The Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) is a multidisciplinary, international organization with a focus on theory and research related to emerging adulthood, which includes the age range of approximately 18 through 29 years.
Mission
The mission of SSEA is to advance the understanding of development in emerging adulthood through scholarship, education, training, policy, and practice. This goal is promoted through biennial meetings, the flagship journal Emerging Adulthood, and a website that includes information on topics, events, and publications about emerging adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and countries. Membership is open to researchers, policymakers, educators, and practitioners with special interests in development during this period of life.
As an international society, SSEA recognizes that identities, structural inequities, and historical legacies shape development. We strive to integrate these aspects into our work, ensuring research, policy, and practice reflect the diverse realities of emerging adults worldwide.
Since 2003, SSEA has been at the forefront of emerging adulthood research. Supported by the field’s preeminent researchers from around the world, the society has organized international conferences and launched a scholarly journal. As we look toward continuing study in this under-researched field, the SSEA is developing new ways for scholars to exchange ideas, coordinate research, and find new opportunities.
Cultivating Student Success
The last book of the Emerging Adulthood Series published by Oxford University Press and sponsored by SSEA is Cultivating Student Success. The book’s editors are Tisha A. Duncan and Allison A. Buskirk-Cohen. Higher education in the United States is facing a critical juncture. Tuition costs are rising, while measures of success are declining. Students struggle to meet the most basic academic requirements, barely passing their courses, while others battle physical and mental health difficulties that profoundly impact their ability to do well in college. This book responds to these challenges, offering a holistic collection of practices to guide those working[...]
Emerging Adulthood (EA) is the flagship journal of SSEA published by SAGE. It is an interdisciplinary and international journal for advancements in theory, methodology, and empirical research on development and adaptation during the late teens and twenties. It covers clinical, developmental and social psychology, and other social sciences. The journal seeks manuscripts that advance basic and applied knowledge of normative and atypical development during emerging adulthood, in addition to other topics.
As a member, you will join an international group of scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers in advancing the study of development in emerging adulthood (ages 18-29) through research, education, training, policy, and practice.
Join now before prices increase January 1st, 2025, and take advantage of lower conference rates.
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