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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"Emerging Adulthood"”.
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Examining cohabitation in emerging adulthood
… data sets from the 1980s or age ranges from emerging adulthood, young adulthood, and older adulthood in the same studies. Supported by life course theory, inertia theory, and selection effects theory, the current study examined cohabitation specifically within the years of 18-25 to explore …
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Emerging adulthood and willingness to caregive
… little is known about caregiving during emerging adulthood despite the unique juxtaposition of gains in autonomy concurrent with declining degrees of dependency common in the developmental period. This study investigated whether emerging adults differ in AD caregiving beliefs based on …
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Motivations for Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
Emerging adults (ages 18-29) have the highest rates of cannabis use and associated consequences relative to other age groups. Cannabis motives (i.e., reasons for using cannabis) are one of the most established predictors of cannabis outcomes, however, the literature is limited in the following …
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Emerging adulthood and developmental co-ordination disorder
… of this thesis was to investigate key themes of emerging adulthood in young adults with motor co-ordination difficulties from both a parental and personal perspective using a mixed method approach. A number of studies over the past twenty years have considered longer term outcomes in children …
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Experimentation During Emerging Adulthood: A Qualitative Analysis
… for learning. Thus, from the perspective of emerging adults, substance use, alcohol use, and sexual activity, which have typically been identified as negative risk-taking, may afford youth positive developmental opportunities. These findings have many implications for research and for …
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Personality And Risk-Taking Behaviors In Emerging Adulthood
… <p>PERSONALITY AND RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD</p> <p>by</p> <p> </p> <p>AGNES WARD</p> <p> </p> <p>December 2010</p> <p> </p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Stephen B. Hillman</p> <p> </p> <p>Major: Educational Psychology </p> <p> </p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy </p> <p> </p> <p> Much …
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Emerging adulthood: A comparative analysis across vocational settings
… a mixed methodology to investigate whether emerging adulthood differs based on vocational setting. Quantitative questionnaires were completed by 18-29 year-olds from university, vocational college/trade school, and the labour force (without post-secondary) to examine conceptions of what …
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Cultural Identity Salience, Individuation, and Life Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood
<p>This quantitative study examined emerging adults’ (18-29 years old) cultural identity domains of race/ethnicity identity, gender identity, sexual identity, spiritual identity, and socioeconomic class identity with their features of individuation from parents and life satisfaction. Additional …
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Parenting Practices in Emerging Adulthood: Development of a New Measure
… research has been done examining parenting in emerging adulthood, including its correlates and outcomes. As such, there is a need for a measure of parenting that is appropriate for use in emerging adulthood. The current study attempted to develop a measure that identifies and assesses behaviors …
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Social Anxiety and Psychosocial Functioning: Investigating Relations Across Emerging Adulthood
… emotional and academic tasks associated with emerging adulthood are particularly challenging for those with social anxiety, a behavior defined as fear of negative evaluation, distress with social interactions, and/or avoidance of new or all social situations. The goal of this dissertation was …
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Undergraduate Students as Parents: Managing Multiple Roles During Emerging Adulthood
… exploration typical of the 18-25 year old emerging adulthood period reported experiencing more role management stress. First-generation, ethnic minority, single parents, and part-time students had fewer family support and income resources available than did other participants. Those …
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THE IMPACT OF FAMILY FUNCTION ON IDENTITY FORMATION DURING EMERGING ADULTHOOD
… as a predictors of identity formation during emerging adulthood. An online survey was used to assess components of Olson’s Circumplex Model of Family Functioning as well as reported identity formation. Data was collected from 117 emerging adults. The final data revealed that more balanced …
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WOMEN’S AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY
… into women’s awareness of sexual violence during emerging adulthood. Sexual violence refers to any sexual act that is experienced as a threat or violation and takes away an individual’s ability to control intimate contact (Adams, 2005). Current estimates suggest that one in six adult women in the …
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Onward and Upward: Strategies to Boost Need Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood
<p>Emerging adults (18-30 years old) may be vulnerable to reduced well-being and psychological need satisfaction, which refer to a meta-theory of self-determination theory which reflects the degree to which individuals feel skilled (competence), connected to others (relatedness) and in control of …
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Cannabis Use Through a Developmental Lens: Perceptions of Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
Rates of cannabis use are highest during emerging adulthood (EA) relative to other age groups, and researchers have found that involvement with substances influences EAs’ perceptions of this time of life. However, there is limited empirical research on how the experience of EA influences …
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Investigating the Roles of Time Perspective and Emerging Adulthood in Predicting Driving Behavior
… interest are 18 to 25 year olds or <em>emerging adults</em> because of their increased crash risk. The prevalence of crashes attributable to the combination of driving inexperience and risky behaviors creates the necessity to identify predictors of crash likelihoods. While there are …
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Parent-Child Dyadic Experiences Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) during Emerging Adulthood
… disability are impactful contexts during emerging adulthood and the launching stage of the family life cycle (Beatty, 2011; Capelle, Visser, and Vosman, 2016; Young et al., 2010). The parent-child relationship is important to both developmental and health outcomes in families coping with …
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An examination of relationship experiences in relation to loneliness and depressive symptomatology in emerging adulthood
<p>Emerging adulthood is a complex, multifaceted, unique and systems-oriented developmental period whereby individuals encounter a wide range of factors, each of which influence their subsequent adulthood outcomes (i.e., adaptive and maladaptive pathways). Given the importance of studying …
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THE IMPACT OF STRESS EXPOSURE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES DURING EMERGING ADULTHOOD: THE BUFFERING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY
… (Study 2) methodology to examine whether (1) emerging adults with greater stress exposure have poorer psychological outcomes and (2) psychological flexibility buffered against the deleterious impacts of stress exposure.A sample of 432 emerging adults (M age = 19.69 years [SD = 1.54]; 84.2% …
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Fear of intimacy in romantic relationships during emerging adulthood : the influence of past parenting and separation-individuation
… regarded as being one of the milestones of adulthood. Fear of intimacy has been defined as “the inhibited capacity of an individual, because of anxiety to exchange thoughts and feelings of personal significance with another individual who is highly valued” (Descutner & Thelen, 1991, p. 219). …
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