Peter pan syndrome

In psychology, Peter Pan Syndrome refers to younger generations' perceived unwillingness to grow up and their corresponding alleged immature behaviors (note: Peter Pan Syndrome is not a clinically recognised mental disorder). This syndrome is said to be most prevalent in the generation born in the late 1980s and 1990s where the development of a sense of responsibility allegedly does not occur nearly as early as it used to. Possibly contributing factors might include over-protectiveness of modern parents, rising costs of living, and increased difficulty in finding satisfactory partners.

The name of the phenomenon was based on Peter Pan, a character who never ages and acts with carelessness and fearlessly cocky behaviors, created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie

Society and Culture

Boomerang Generation

The concept of the Boomerang Generation is closely related to Peter Pan Syndrome. The Boomerang Generation is one of several terms applied to the generation of young adults in Western culture, as of the late 2000s decade. They are so named for the frequency with which they choose to cohabitate with their parents after a brief period of living on their own–thus boomeranging back to their place of origin.

See also

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Attachment Theory
• Developmental psychology
• Developmental psychobiology
• Healthy narcissism
• Overpopulation

References

• The Ottawa Citizen. "The Peter Pan syndrome: [Final Edition]". Newspapers.
• O Malley, William J. "The Peter Pan Syndrome". 163. America. Event occurs at Sept 22, 1990: 151. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |No= ignored (help)}