Coined by psychology professor Jeffrey Arnett, emerging adulthood has been known variously as "transition age youth",[REF][REF] "delayed adulthood",[REF] "extended adolescence", "youthhood",[REF] "adultolescence",[REF] and "the twixter years" [REF].
Compared to other terms that have been used which give the impression that this stage is just a "last hurrah" of adolescence, "emerging adulthood" recognizes the uniqueness of this period of life [REF].