Showing papers in "Emerging adulthood in 2020"
TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study examines multiple aspects of adjustment in 5,532 college students from the US from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Abstract: College presents unique opportunities and stressors that challenge psychosocial adjustment. This 4-year longitudinal study examines multiple aspects of adjustment in 5,532 college students from imm...
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TL;DR: A large national sample of adults ages 18-60 was surveyed on features proposed in the theory of emerging adulthood, including identity explorations, self-focus, feeling in-between, instability, and self-confidence.
Abstract: A large national sample of adults ages 18–60 was surveyed on features proposed in the theory of emerging adulthood, including identity explorations, self-focus, feeling in-between, instability, and...
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TL;DR: This article investigated how implicit family financial socialization (family communication quality and family economic enmeshment) influences emerging adults' objective and subjective evaluation of family communication quality, and found that implicit family socialization influenced emerging adults subjective and objective judgments.
Abstract: This study’s purpose is to investigate how implicit family financial socialization (family communication quality and family economic enmeshment) influences emerging adults’ objective and subjective...
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TL;DR: EA appears to be a critical period for both diet quality and mental health in emerging adulthood, and there was moderate support for associations between dietquality and depression, anxiety, positive/negative affect, suicide ideation, and psychological health.
Abstract: Previous research has reported associations between diet and risk of depression and anxiety; however, this is underexplored in emerging adulthood (EA; 18–29 years). This systematic review examined ...
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TL;DR: The coronavirus pandemic that began in December 2019 (COVID-19) quickly spread globally with an increased transmission in the United States beginning in March 2020 as mentioned in this paper, and social distancing guidelines wer...
Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic that began in December 2019 (COVID-19) quickly spread globally with an increased transmission in the United States beginning in March 2020. Social distancing guidelines wer...
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TL;DR: The concept of care leavers' family lives are not well-documented in Global South literature as discussed by the authors, and the West has seen an increase in studies focusing on the family concept.
Abstract: Care leavers’ family lives are not well-documented in Global South literature. The West has seen an increase in studies focusing on the family concept. This article focuses on the concept of “famil...
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TL;DR: In this article, an economic stress model in emerging adolescents (ESM-EA) is proposed to attune negative consequences of economic hardship, but research is lacking among youth. But the model does not consider the impact of economic stress on mental health.
Abstract: Families mobilize psychosocial resources to attune negative consequences of economic hardship, but research is lacking among youth. We propose an Economic Stress Model in Emerging Adulthood (ESM-EA...
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TL;DR: In this article, age trends in identity distress and asso-called pathological forms of identity distress were examined and the authors found that the process of identity formation can cause a considerable amount of distress leading to pathological forms.
Abstract: The process of identity formation can cause a considerable amount of distress leading to pathological forms of identity distress. The present study examined age trends in identity distress and asso...
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TL;DR: This article conducted a cross-sectional study to understand the relation between financial behaviors and satisfaction in emerging adults and parental financial socialization, focusing on families from families from the US and Canada.
Abstract: To understand the relation between financial behaviors and satisfaction in emerging adults (EAs) and parental financial socialization, we conducted a cross-sectional study focusing on families from...
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TL;DR: A handful of studies have addressed dimensionality of family financial socialization as discussed by the authors, but only one of them has addressed the dimensions of families' financial social networks, and its effects continue well into people's life course.
Abstract: Financial behaviors are grounded in family financial socialization, and its effects continue well into people’s life course. However, only a handful of studies have addressed dimensionality of fami...
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TL;DR: The ability to successfully cope with stress is strongly negatively influenced by academic, social, and professional stressors as mentioned in this paper, and the ability of successfully coping with stress in emerging adulthood is positively correlated with the ability to succeed with stress.
Abstract: Emerging adulthood is a developmental period marked by increased anxiety related to academic, social, and professional stressors The ability to successfully cope with stress is strongly negatively
TL;DR: In this article, a multigenerational qualitative research study explores family financial discussion processes that may lead to better financial preparation for emerging adults. Interviews were conducted with 9 adults.
Abstract: This multigenerational, qualitative research study explores family financial discussion processes that may lead to better financial preparation for emerging adults. Interviews were conducted with 9...
TL;DR: In this article, the challenges of dialogue between Global North and South have been highlighted, while the Northern knowledge and voice remain privileged, while writing from the South often goes the other way.
Abstract: Globalization of knowledge and scholarship raises the challenges of dialogue between Global North and South. Northern knowledge and voice remain privileged, while writing from the South often goes ...
TL;DR: A well-documented outcome for emerging adults in determining their "success" is whether they are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) or engaged in Education, Employment, and Training (EET).
Abstract: A well-documented outcome for emerging adults in determining their “success” is whether they are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) or engaged in Education, Employment, and Training (...
TL;DR: The authors examined helicopter parenting during the transition to university relative to positive parent-student relationships, and found that the helicopter parenting intervention was beneficial for emerging adults in terms of their ability to perform tasks independently.
Abstract: We examined helicopter parenting (e.g., intervening, assisting with tasks that emerging adults are capable of performing independently) during the transition to university relative to positive pare...
TL;DR: In this article, the developmental period from 18 to 25 years of age when young people explore the possibilities of life with support from their parents is defined as emerging adulthood, and young people with an out-of-h...
Abstract: Emerging adulthood is the developmental period from 18 to 25 years of age when young people explore the possibilities of life with support from their parents. However, young people with an out-of-h...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the importance of becoming independent from parental financial support and developing financial capabilities as important life tasks in emerging adulthood (EA), however, research on how the accomplishment of these tasks is achieved is limited.
Abstract: Becoming independent from parental financial support and developing financial capabilities are important life tasks in emerging adulthood (EA). However, research on how the accomplishment of these ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify different mechanisms through which identity can affect psychosocial functioning in both community and clinical populations, and propose a method to identify the mechanisms through identifying different mechanisms.
Abstract: Research has demonstrated the important impact of identity on psychosocial functioning in both community and clinical populations. The present article aims to identify different mechanisms through ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether differences in exposure to racial discrimination and coping mechanisms can shape physiological health among emerging adults, grounded in the Biopsychosocial Model, examined whether J...
Abstract: Differences in exposure to racial discrimination and in coping mechanisms can shape physiological health among emerging adults. This study, grounded in the Biopsychosocial Model, examines whether J...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe emerging adulthood as a developmental period marked by many life transitions as 18- to 29-year-olds leave adolescence to adulthood, and some individuals can successfully navigate through this transition.
Abstract: Emerging adulthood represents a developmental period marked by many life transitions as 18- to 29-year-olds leave adolescence to adulthood. Some individuals can successfully navigate through this t...
TL;DR: Informed by the qualitative method and the descriptive-interpretive design, this study, which was underscored by radical humanist goals of structural social work, reflects the voices of 16 youth participants.
Abstract: Informed by the qualitative method and the descriptive-interpretive design, this study, which was underscored by radical humanist goals of structural social work, reflects the voices of 16 youth wh...
TL;DR: In a recent special issue of the Africa Network of Care-Leaving Researchers, this article, a collection of studies from six countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) are presented.
Abstract: Many children in sub-Saharan Africa find themselves without adequate parental care, resulting from growing levels of poverty, disease (e.g., Aids and Ebola), harmful cultural norms, conflict, and trafficking, among others. In Africa, most orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are taken care by the relatives and other community members, but this traditional system is under stress, and many OVC end up on their own on the streets or in child-headed households (Leinaweaver, 2014). Others enter the formal alternative care system (also known as foster or out-of-home care) provided through residential care facilities known by different names, such as orphanages, child and youth care centers, or children’s homes. Recent estimates suggest that about 2.7 million children are in formal care globally, of which about 11% live in sub-Saharan Africa (Petrowski, Cappa, & Gross, 2017). However, many more children are unaccounted for in unregistered facilities run by nongovernmental organizations dotted across the continent (Milligan, Withington, Connelly, & Gale, 2016). Because reunification services are absent, there is a limited improvement in the conditions of their families, resulting in many children being in long-term care. However, youth in alternative care must leave at some point, usually at 18 years, to make a life on their own. Their transition to adulthood is atypical to the normative trend. Young people in the wider population are staying longer with their parents to deal with the demands of emerging adulthood, the developmental stage between the ages of 18 and 26 years. Despite care-leavers becoming a growing vulnerable population in Africa, they are neglected in policy, practice, and research agendas (Pinkerton, 2011). Evidence from Africa is conspicuously missing in the international literature that is dominated by countries of the Global North, such as the UK and the United States (MannFeder & Goyette, 2019; Mendes & Snow, 2016; Stein & Munro, 2008). While scant evidence has emerged from Africa over the last few decades, this has been almost entirely from South Africa and Ghana only. The 10 papers in this special issue, initiated by the Africa Network of Care-Leaving Researchers, add to the African literature on care-leaving and contribute to the global dialogue on the subject. Drawn from six countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe), the studies delve into varied aspects of care-leavers’ experiences, attitudes, and views. They report robust evidence from qualitative data (Bond, 2020; Frimpong-Manso, 2020; Gwenzi, 2020; Moodley, Raniga, & Sewpaul, 2020; Takele & Kotecho, 2020), quantitative data (Dickens & Marx, 2020), and mixed methods data (Bukuluki, Kamya, Kasirye, & Nabulya, 2020; Dziro, 2020). Most of the evidence comes from residential care, but there is also a focus on nonformal kinship care, an area on which very little is written, despite being the major form of alternative care for OVC on the continent. Key themes that emerge from the collection of studies in this special edition include outcomes, resilience, family and sociocultural networks, and transitional support.
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of changes in outstanding student debt on trajectories of subjective financial well-being over time and how these trajectories vary according to the degree of student debt.
Abstract: In this study, we examined (1) the effect of changes in outstanding student debt on trajectories of subjective financial well-being (SFWB) over time and (2) how these trajectories vary according to...
Mount St. Mary's University1, State University of New York at Fredonia2, University of Michigan3, Georgia Gwinnett College4, McDaniel College5, Bradley University6, Michigan State University7, Southern Arkansas University8, Paradise Valley Community College9, Swansea University10, Ohio Wesleyan University11, Pacific Lutheran University12
TL;DR: In this article, the authors tested psychometric properties of the Markers of Adulthood (MoA) importance scale and a revised inventory of the dimensions of emerging adulthood (IDEA-8) in a large, diverse multisite and multi-platform setting.
Abstract: We tested psychometric properties of the Markers of Adulthood (MoA) importance scale and a revised Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-8) in a large, diverse multisite and multi...
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the previously reported positive PA-alcohol association does not necessarily align with the within-person daily association, and future studies with more nuanced measurement strategies are needed to better understand the association between PA and alcohol use.
Abstract: Emerging adults, particularly university students, who are physically active, drink more than their less physically active peers. We extended this between-person relationship to the within-person l...
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative research design was used to uncover female care-leavers' experience of aftercare in Ethiopia in 20 years, and the authors recognized the phenomenon of care-learner's experience in aftercare.
Abstract: The phenomenon of care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in Ethiopia has not yet been recognized. A qualitative research design was used to uncover female care-leavers’ experience of aftercare in 20...
TL;DR: The impact of identity-related risk factors on psychopathology was analyzed in 2,113 emerging adults (M = 22.0 years; 66% female) from France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Peru, and Poland as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The impact of identity-related risk factors on psychopathology was analyzed in 2,113 emerging adults (M = 22.0 years; 66% female) from France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Peru, Pakistan, and Poland. I...
TL;DR: The authors posit that the cognitive underpinnings of loneliness are more complex than real and perceived socioemotional deficits, and propose a more complex model to identify the underlying causes of depression.
Abstract: Loneliness among emerging adults in college has been primarily attributed to real and perceived socioemotional deficits. We posit that the cognitive underpinnings of loneliness are more complex. Pa...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the agency enablers and the factors which hinder adolescents and adolescents' transition into adult life in care. But, they did not consider the role of adults.
Abstract: Uganda has an increasing number of vulnerable youth in care who require support to transition into adult life. This article explores the agency enablers and the factors which hinder adolescents and...
TL;DR: In this paper, a model of first-year university students' financial socialization focusing on parents as financial socialisation agents and students' present financial outcomes was tested, and the results from 395 first year students were reported.
Abstract: The study tested a model of first-year university students’ financial socialization focusing on parents as financial socialization agents and students’ present financial outcomes. Results from 395 ...