Leaving Home Transition in Israel: Changes in Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Adolescents’ Adaptation to Military Service

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ofra Mayseless ◽  
Ilan Hai
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Physical Separation ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Home Leaving ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

The transition from adolescence to adulthood includes, for most young adults, physical separation from their parents in order to live away from home (Moore, 1987). This physical separation was found to be associated with positive changes in the parent-adolescent relationship (Sullivan & Sullivan, 1980). The present study extended previous findings by examining the effects of physical separation from one’s parents in the Israeli culture, where the time of home-leaving is based on the youngster’s age (18) and is not chosen by the parents or the adolescent, and where the transition is into mandatory military service. A group of 143 young men participated in the study and filled out questionnaires regarding their relationships with their parents and their adjustment and coping at two points in time: three months before conscription and three months later, following their basic training period in the army. Relationships with mothers and fathers were reported to improve (more warmth, less confrontation, and more autonomy) between the two times of measurement. Baseline level (Time l) relationships with parents contributed significantly to reported coping and adjustment. In addition, changes in relationships with parents, in particular a decrease in confrontation with parents and an increase in autonomy granted by parents, all significantly contributed to an increase in feelings of control and adjustment. Results are discussed in the light of the importance of relationships with primary caregivers (i.e. parents) and developmental changes in these relationships in promoting adjustment in early adulthood during home leaving transition.

Mapping developmental changes in perceived parent–adolescent relationship quality throughout middle school and high school

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (04) ◽  
pp. 1541-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Ebbert ◽  
Frank J. Infurna ◽  
Suniya S. Luthar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
New England ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Relationship ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThis study examined changes in adolescents’ perceived relationship quality with mothers and fathers from middle school to high school, gender differences, and associated mental health consequences using longitudinal data from the New England Study of Suburban Youth cohort (n = 262, 48% female) with annual assessments (Grades 6–12). For both parents, alienation increased, and trust and communication decreased from middle school to high school, with greater changes among girls. Overall, closeness to mothers was higher than with fathers. Girls, compared to boys, perceived more trust and communication and similar levels of alienation with mothers at Grade 6. Girls perceived stronger increases in alienation from both parents and stronger declines in trust with mothers during middle school. Increasing alienation from both parents and less trust with mothers at Grade 6 was associated with higher levels of anxiety at Grade 12. Less trust with both parents at Grade 6 and increasing alienation and decreasing trust with mothers in high school were associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms at Grade 12. Overall, girls reported having higher levels of anxiety at Grade 12 compared to boys. Findings on the course of the quality of parent–adolescent relationships over time are discussed in terms of implications for more targeted research and interventions.

Familial Mentor Support and Black Youths’ Connectedness to Parents Across Adolescence

2021 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2110582
Author(s):  
Janelle T. Billingsley ◽  
Ariana J. Rivens ◽  
Bianka M. Charity-Parker ◽  
Stephanie H. Chang ◽  
Shedrick L. Garrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Stage ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Black Adolescents ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Positive Communication ◽  
Mentor Support ◽  
Adolescent Relationship ◽  
The Impact

This mixed method study explored whether and how familial mentor support may have influenced the parent-adolescent relationship, and whether the impact of familial mentor support on the parent-adolescent relationship may have differed across adolescents’ developmental stage. Findings from analyses of survey data from 106 Black adolescents indicated that familial mentor support may be equally beneficial for youths’ connectedness to parents across developmental stage. Interview data from a subset of 12 adolescents, their primary caregivers, and familial mentors were analyzed to better understand how familial mentors supported the parent-adolescent bond and whether the nature of mentor support differed between early and middle adolescents. Qualitative findings indicated that mentors supported the parent-adolescent relationship by acting as sounding boards; coaching positive communication strategies; and promoting understanding between youth and their parents. Additionally, findings indicated that familial mentors may be attuned to developmental changes experienced by their adolescent relatives.

Exploring a causal model in observational cohort data: The role of parents and peers in shaping substance use trajectories

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Greenwood ◽  
George Joseph Youssef ◽  
Primrose Letcher ◽  
Elizabeth Spry ◽  
Lauryn Hagg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Cohort Data ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Peer Affiliations ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

Aims: To explore the process of applying counterfactual thinking in examining causal predictors of substance use trajectories in observational cohort data. Specifically, we examine the extent to which quality of the parent-adolescent relationship and affiliations with deviant peers are causally related to trajectories of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use across adolescence and into young adulthood. Methods: Data were drawn from the Australian Temperament Project, a population-based cohort study that has followed a sample of young Australians from infancy to adulthood since 1983. Parent-adolescent relationship quality and deviant peer affiliations were assessed at age 13-14 years. Latent curve models were fitted for past month alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use (n = 1,590) from age 15-16 to 27-28 years (5 waves). Confounding factors were selected in line with the counterfactual framework. Results: Following confounder adjustment, higher quality parent-adolescent relationships were associated with lower baseline cannabis use, but not alcohol or tobacco use trajectories. In contrast, affiliations with deviant peers were associated with higher baseline binge drinking, tobacco, and cannabis use, and an earlier peak in the cannabis use trajectory. Conclusions: Confounding adjustments weakened several estimated associations and the interpretation of such associations as causal is not without limitations. Nevertheless, findings suggested causal effects of both parent-adolescent relationships and deviant peer affiliations on the trajectory of substance use. Causal effects were however more pervasive (i.e., more substance types) and protracted for deviant peer affiliations. The current study encourages the exploration of causal relationships in observational cohort data, when relevant limitations are transparently acknowledged.

Contextual Behavioral Approaches to Understanding Body Image Threats and Coping in Youth: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 074355842110078
Author(s):  
Anna L. Brichacek ◽  
Kristen Murray ◽  
James T. Neill ◽  
Elizabeth Rieger
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Young People ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
External Sources ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Selection Of

Adolescence involves significant developmental changes and challenges including heightened body image concerns. However, there is limited research on adaptive ways of responding to perceived threats to body image. This study uses body image flexibility, derived from contextual behavioral perspectives, and coping theories to explore young people’s responses to body image threats. High school and university students (12 male, 15 female) aged 12 to 24 years were recruited from educational institutions in a metropolitan area of Australia. Thematic analysis of semistructured interviews identified themes related to body image threats from internal and external sources. In response to these threats, young people reported coping by changing the content of, and how they related to, perceived threats, and seeking social support. In addition, young people viewed coping as a dynamic process that changed over time and across situations. Reported processes of attending to, and allowing, momentary negative experiences and connecting with other important life domains were consistent with body image flexibility. The coping context affected the selection of coping strategies, with body image flexibility facilitating more adaptive coping for some participants. Further investigation of contextual behavioral approaches, such as body image flexibility, could help to better understand and promote adaptive body image coping in youth.

“It's been a good time to reflect on…who isn't worth keeping around”: COVID-19, adolescent relationship maintenance and implications for health education

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanna Goldstein ◽  
Sarah Flicker
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Relationship Maintenance ◽  
Good Time ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Demographic Surveys ◽  
Adolescent Relationship

PurposeThis paper adds to the growing body of research examining the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on the everyday lives of young people. It draws on theories of “digital intimacies” and “relationship maintenance” to argue that young people’s reflections on COVID-19, physical distancing and online relationships expose larger gaps in sex, relationships and health education pedagogies.Design/methodology/approachFive semi-structured online focus groups were conducted with Canadian adolescents aged 16–19 probing their experiences of dating and platonic relationships during COVID-19. Narrative thematic analysis methods were used to develop themes outlining how physical distancing measures have affected young people’s relationship norms, expectations and values.FindingsCOVID-19 physical distancing measures and school closures appeared to create the conditions for some young people to productively reflect on the labor involved in the maintenance of their relationships in relation to considerations of proximity, reciprocity and distance. This labor was particularly articulated by female participants, many of whom expressed that life disruptions caused by COVID-19 catalyzed learning about their own relationship needs, desires and boundaries.Research limitations/implicationsResults from this research are not widely generalizable, as each participant had a unique experience with COVID-19 physical distancing measures, schooling and in-person contact. Due to anonymity measures implemented, participant narratives cannot be confidently associated with demographic surveys that hampered the ability to offer an intersectional analysis of participant experience.Originality/valueDiscussions of relationship maintenance and digital intimacies elucidate the limitations of health education’s tendency to construct adolescent relationships as existing along binaries of “healthy” and “unhealthy.” Health education might benefit from more meaningful integration of these concepts.

The impact of stress and coping: Developmental changes in the transition to adolescence

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Hoffman ◽  
Rachel Levy-Shiff ◽  
Shaul C. Sohlberg ◽  
Julia Zarizki
Keyword(s):  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Transition To Adolescence ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Mouse Age Matters: How Age Affects the Murine Plasma Metabolome

Metabolites ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Patrick Pann ◽  
Martin Hrabě de Angelis ◽  
Cornelia Prehn ◽  
Jerzy Adamski
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Mouse Strains ◽  
Targeted Metabolomics ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Plasma Metabolome ◽  
Metabolite Profiles ◽  
Age Range

A large part of metabolomics research relies on experiments involving mouse models, which are usually 6 to 20 weeks of age. However, in this age range mice undergo dramatic developmental changes. Even small age differences may lead to different metabolomes, which in turn could increase inter-sample variability and impair the reproducibility and comparability of metabolomics results. In order to learn more about the variability of the murine plasma metabolome, we analyzed male and female C57BL/6J, C57BL/6NTac, 129S1/SvImJ, and C3HeB/FeJ mice at 6, 10, 14, and 20 weeks of age, using targeted metabolomics (BIOCRATES AbsoluteIDQ™ p150 Kit). Our analysis revealed high variability of the murine plasma metabolome during adolescence and early adulthood. A general age range with minimal variability, and thus a stable metabolome, could not be identified. Age-related metabolomic changes as well as the metabolite profiles at specific ages differed markedly between mouse strains. This observation illustrates the fact that the developmental timing in mice is strain specific. We therefore stress the importance of deliberate strain choice, as well as consistency and precise documentation of animal age, in metabolomics studies.

scholarly journals Cadet Basic Training: An Ethnographic Study of Stress and Coping

2000 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie A. Gold ◽  
Stanford B. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
And Coping

Military Service in Midlife

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Kleykamp ◽  
Ryan Kelty ◽  
David R. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Psychosocial Benefits ◽  
The Military

This chapter examines the role of military experience on positive or negative development and functioning in early adulthood. It reviews the demographic composition of the military in the United States, with attention to the diversity of those who serve. It reviews how military service influences the transition to adulthood, now serving as a pathway toward, rather than an interruption of, adulthood. It summarizes the wealth of research connecting military service to midlife outcomes, with a special focus on how military experiences may generate positive growth and resilience. Although some who serve may experience trauma, military service can also provide material and psychosocial benefits, including post-traumatic growth. Notably, the benefits of military service tend to accrue most for individuals who come from more disadvantaged backgrounds, making the military a potentially important institutional setting for a successful transition to adulthood for those who need such supports the most.

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