Youth crisis

Frenetic life: The investigation revealed 25-35 years will feel pressure from parents to succeed

They can still be in the prime of their lives - but for many young adults, their 20s and 30s are now a moment of panic and self-doubt because they suffer from "quarter-life crisis."

Faced with too many choices, they know the classic symptoms of a midlife crisis earlier, research suggests.

Young adults today are often faced with the multitude of options available, which lead them to feel anxiety, depression and the feeling of being trapped or "locked in" a marriage or a job that not feel well.

And the phenomenon seems to be more common than in the past, according to the University of Greenwich researcher Oliver Robinson.

Dr. Robinson, who interviewed 50 people, aged between 25 and 35 about their adjustment difficulties, said: "You are now footlooseto make changes in adulthood sooner than I think you were before."

There is a greater fluidity in the workplace, greater fluidity in marriage or alternatives to marriage. This fluidity has led to major changes in life are more acceptable.

In the past, if a major life change was to occur, it would happen in mid-life.

Pressure to meet the demands of parents can add to the sense of crisis among young adults today, he said.

These are people who feel a freneticneed to get a job, make money and be successful quickly, said the researcher.

It connects to the demanding nature of people in their 20s and 30s who want it all. They are not happy with a mediocre ploddy, conventional life.

While a major reassessment of the life choices can be confusing, it seems to be worth it in the end, the annual conference of the British Psychological Society heard.

Dr. Robinson said, "setting the clock back on as adults and again" carries with it a sense of freedom.

And those who have suffered - or are - a "quarter-life crisis" will be happy to know he cuts his oddsof suffers from a "good" mid-life crisis later.

Dr. Robinson said, "you would be much less likely to ‘suffer another crisis’ because the lifestyle that you ‘Post-Crisis’ is inherently healthier than what we had before."