Coming of age - more than just the transition from school to career

It's not just the different qualification stages and career choice decisions which mark the transition into adulthood for young people – it's also, for example, beginning to live independently away from the parental home, the first romantic relationship, or moving in with your partner. Growing up is therefore more than simply taking the step to being financially independent. The article considers various steps towards independence and investigates points in time and factors which influence these steps on the basis of the German Youth Institute (DJI) survey AID:A (“Growing up in Germany: everyday worlds”[Aufwachsen in Deutschland: Alltagswelten]).