Young adults in the U.S. are more afraid of growing up than those of past generations — but those fears are calmed over time, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association this week.
The researchers examined data collected from college students in 1982, 1992 and 2002 that asked them how much they wanted to “return to the security of childhood” or believed the “happiest time” in life was in childhood. There were 1,200 students included in the initial assessment.
