Adolescents' cognitive capacity reaches adult levels prior to their psychosocial maturity: Evidence for a "maturity gap" in a multinational, cross-sectional sample

• Main Authors: Grace Icenogle, Laurence Steinberg, Natasha Duell, Jason Chein, Lei Chang, Nandita Chaudhary, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Kostas A. Fanti, Jennifer E. Lansford, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana M.Uribe Tirado, Liane P. Alampay, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Hanan M.S. Takash, Dario Bacchini
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Medicine; Psychology; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85061617264&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/63563
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019 American Psychological Association. All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological science to decide where to draw these boundaries. However, little is known...