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.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:04:28 +0000
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