Overall and Contextually-Bound Well-Being: Life Satisfaction of Romanian Migrant Emerging Adults as the Outcome of a Mediated Association Acculturation-Adaptation

Given the crucial role that grandparents play in the upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding the perceived importance of grandparents for their emerging adult grandchildren is of particular relevance. This study examined the relations between perceived grandparents’ roles and family and life satisfaction in Portuguese emerging adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18–25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire. Findings of structural equation modeling showed that emerging adults’ perceptions of grandparental roles of counselor, enjoying the relationship, and indulgence are positively related to their family and life satisfaction. The mediation analysis showed that family satisfaction mediated the relation between perceptions of grandparents acting as counselors and the life satisfaction of emerging adult grandchildren. Implications of family relationships and grandparenting in the context of emerging adulthood are discussed.

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Disability Self-Identification and Well-Being in Emerging Adults

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/2167696818812604 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 306-316

Author(s):

Holly McCartney Chalk ◽

Christopher P. Barlett ◽

Natalie D. Barlett

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Support Services ◽

Structural Model ◽

Psychosocial Outcomes ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychiatric Disabilities ◽

Positive View ◽

Disability Identity ◽

Identity Based

Research suggests that emerging adults (EAs) with a disabling impairment experience poor psychosocial outcomes and delayed markers of adulthood. Given the numbers of EA with a disabling impairment who do not self-identify as having a disability, we examine a multigroup structural model of positive disability identity based on disability self-identification. Participants ( n = 2,016) completed assessments of positive disability identity, psychosocial outcomes, and markers of adulthood. Most participants with a disabling impairment did not self-identify as having a disability (68%). Positive disability identity, maintaining a positive view of disability, was associated with increased life satisfaction, regardless of whether EA self-identify as having a disability. Exploratory analyses suggest that EA with psychiatric disabilities experience the most negative psychosocial outcomes. Findings suggest that maintaining a positive view of disability is associated with favorable outcomes. However, intervention with EA who do not self-identify is challenging, as they may not seek support services.

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Romantic Relationship Status and Emerging Adult Well-Being: Accounting for Romantic Relationship Interest

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/2167696818772653 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 304-308 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jonathon J. Beckmeyer ◽

Shannon Cromwell

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Emerging Adult ◽

Well Being ◽

The Other ◽

Relationship Status ◽

Using Data

Using data from 744 unmarried emerging adults, we tested the associations between their romantic relationship status and well-being while accounting for single participants’ romantic relationship interest. Specifically, we compared the depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, and loneliness of those who were (1) romantically involved, (2) single not/slightly interested in a romantic relationship, and (3) single very interested in a romantic relationship. The single very interested group reported greater depressive symptoms than those in the other two groups, who did not differ from each other. Emerging adults in the romantically involved group reported greater life satisfaction than both groups of single participants who did not differ from one another. Those in the romantically involved group reported less loneliness than both groups of single emerging adults, and the single not/slightly interested group reported less loneliness than the single very interested group. Results are discussed within the context of emerging adult romantic development.

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Presence of Meaning, Sources of Meaning, and Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/2167696816649804 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 69-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Siu-ming To ◽

Wai-leung Sung

Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Presence Of Meaning

In this study, we aimed to examine whether and how presence of meaning and sources of meaning interact and contribute to the subjective well-being of emerging adults. Results from a cross-sectional survey of 251 Chinese community college students in Hong Kong revealed that presence of meaning was positively associated with life satisfaction and positive affect. The findings also showed that ascriptions to self-preoccupating and individualistic sources of meaning were associated with positive affect, while ascriptions to individualistic and self-transcendent sources of meaning were associated with life satisfaction. Furthermore, ascription to the individualistic source of meaning amplified the strength of a positive relationship between presence of meaning and life satisfaction. These findings can provide a knowledge base for initiating further research on how different components of meaning in life cooperate to affect emerging adults’ subjective well-being.

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Helicopter Parenting Versus Autonomy Supportive Parenting? A Latent Class Analysis of Parenting Among Emerging Adults and Their Psychological and Relational Well-Being

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/21676968211000498 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 216769682110004

Author(s):

Woosang Hwang ◽

Eunjoo Jung

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Latent Class ◽

Well Being ◽

Helicopter Parenting ◽

Supportive Parenting ◽

Parenting Class ◽

Parenting Classes

We aim to identify typologies of parenting among emerging adults and describe how parenting typologies are related to their life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and parent-child relationship. Using a three-step latent class approach, we analyzed 472 mother-child and 426 father-child relations. We recruited the students from a private university in Upstate New York. We confirmed four parenting classes among emerging adult mothers and fathers: helicopter parenting, autonomy supportive parenting, uninvolved parenting, and parenting that combined characteristics of helicopter parenting and autonomy supportive parenting. We found that emerging adults whose parents were in the autonomy supportive parenting class reported higher scores on life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and their relationship with their parents than those in the helicopter parenting and uninvolved parenting classes. In addition, we found that emerging adults in the combined parenting class reported higher scores for life satisfaction and their relationship with their parents than those in the autonomy supportive parenting class.

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Exploring the Roles of Career Adaptability, Self-Esteem, and Work Values in Life Satisfaction Among Emerging Adults During their Career Transition

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/21676968211012586 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 216769682110125

Author(s):

Petr Hlaďo ◽

Libor Juhaňák ◽

Lenka Hloušková ◽

Bohumíra Lazarová

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Work Values ◽

Career Transition ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

Career Adaptability ◽

Subjective Well Being

The present study examined the relationships of career adaptability and self-esteem with life satisfaction among emerging adults and the mediating effect of work values on these relationships. Five hundred and twelve emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 25 who graduated from vocational education and training were enrolled. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing study variables during their career transition: 2 months before (T1) and 10 months after graduation (T2). The results confirmed a direct and positive effect of self-esteem (T1) on life satisfaction (T2). However, career adaptability (T1) was not directly related to life satisfaction (T2). Additionally, work values (T2) served as a significant mediator between career adaptability (T1) and life satisfaction (T2). The study showed that mastery work values mediated this relationship. These results suggest that potential interventions should focus on increasing career adaptability and self-esteem and on strengthening intrinsic work values to improve emerging adults’ subjective well-being.

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Narcissism, Well-Being, and Observer-Rated Personality Across the Lifespan

Social Psychological and Personality Science ◽

10.1177/1948550611415867 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 216-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Patrick L. Hill ◽

Brent W. Roberts

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Personality Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Adult Participants ◽

Adult Role ◽

Observer Ratings ◽

Role Adoption ◽

The Relationship

Previous studies have noted that narcissists do, in some cases, experience benefits. The current study adds to this discussion by examining whether age might moderate the links between narcissism and a self-reported benefit (life satisfaction) and an observer-reported benefit (observer ratings of personality). In a sample of college students and their family members ( N = 807), the authors demonstrate that narcissism positively correlates with life satisfaction for adolescents and emerging adults, but not for adult participants. In addition, the relationship between narcissism and observer-reported neuroticism was weakly negative for undergraduate students, but significant and positive for their mothers. Taken together, these results suggest that narcissism is more beneficial for adolescents and emerging adults than for adults. Both sets of analyses also pointed to the importance of studying narcissism as a multifaceted construct. Findings are discussed with respect to personality development theories that emphasize adult role adoption.

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Different Future Time Perspectives Interplay in Predicting Life Satisfaction

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000192 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 103-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Minjie Lu ◽

Angel Y. Li ◽

Helene H. Fung ◽

Klaus Rothermund ◽

Frieder R. Lang

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Time Perspective ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Time Perspective ◽

Hong Kong Chinese ◽

Future Time ◽

Time Perspectives ◽

Time Extension ◽

Future Self ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. This study addresses prior mixed findings on the relationship between future time perspective (FTP) and well-being as well as examines the associations between three aspects of FTP and life satisfaction in the health and friendship domains. 159 Germans, 97 US Americans, and 240 Hong Kong Chinese, aged 19–86 years, completed a survey on future self-views (valence) and life satisfaction. They also reported the extent to which they perceived future time as expanded vs. limited (time extension) and meaningful (openness). Findings revealed that individuals with more positive future self-views had higher satisfaction. However, those who perceived their future as more meaningful or perceived more time in their future reported higher satisfaction even when future self-views were less positive.

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