Late adolescence

Japanese: late adolescence(英語表記)lateadolescence
Late adolescence

…Men and women respond slightly differently to sexual body behavior. In late adolescence, as interest in the opposite sex increases, people begin to make new friends through relationships with people of the opposite sex who are the same age. At the same time, a major characteristic of late adolescence is that people begin to ask themselves what kind of life is appropriate for them and that suits them. This is called “identity-seeking.”

*Some terminology explanations that mention "late adolescence" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…性的な身体への対応は男女で少し異なる。青年後期late adolescenceになると異性への関心の増大とともに,同年輩の異性との交際という新しい仲間づくりがはじまるが,それと並んで,自分にふさわしい自分らしい生き方とは何か,という自問自答がはじまるのが大きな特徴である。これを〈自己アイデンティティの模索identity‐seeking〉とよぶ。…

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