Talking about 'Y' Generation

Temperament and Challenges

A Victorian state-wide conference for both professional and voluntary practitioners interested in the field of marriage, relationship and family education.

This conference is sponsored by the Victorian members of the Marriage and Relationship Educators’ Association of Australia (MAREAA).

Keynote Speaker

Diana Smart (Australian Institute of Family Studies)

Topic

“How do young Australians in their mid twenties perceive life, relationships , marriage and parenthood?”

The paper presents findings from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) about life as experienced by young adults in Australia today, and their views about relationships, marriage and parenthood. The ATP is an ongoing, longitudinal study that has followed young people’s psychosocial development from infancy to adulthood, investigating the contribution of personal, family, peer and broader environmental factors to adjustment and wellbeing. Commencing in 1983, this internationally renowned study has so far collected 14 waves of data across the first 24 years of life. A snapshot of how 23-24 year olds were faring in terms of their wellbeing, adjustment and risk taking will be presented. This will be followed by findings about their experience of romantic relationships, perceptions of cohabitation and marriage, and aspirations for long-term relationships, marriage and parenthood. Trends for the whole sample, and for young men and young women, will be presented.

Workshops on the day include:

For Love AND Money - Your spouse is your financial partner!

Gender and desire – are they related?

“And Baby Makes Three”