December 6, 2007

Traditional-Age College Students Are Not Adults in Most Parents' Eyes, or Their Own, Study Finds

By Mary Andom

What does it take for a college student to be considered an adult? A successful career, a nice pad, and financial independence? Many 18-to-25-year-old students list those attributes as markers of adulthood.

But a majority of those students' parents and even a majority of students in that age group believe they haven't reached adulthood during their college years, according to a new study by Brigham Young University researchers.

A report on the study, "If You Want

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