Financial Stress and Drinking During the Transition to Adulthood: The Role of Parental Financial Support

We investigated the concurrent and prospective associations between financial stress and drinking during the transition to adulthood in the United States, drawing from two distinct stress and coping perspectives as competing explanations for the direction of associations: the Transactional Model of Stress and the Conservation of Resources (CoR) model. Because many emerging adults rely on continuing financial support from parents, we examined the role of parental support on these associations. We tested these associations using longitudinal structural equation modeling with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( N = 9,026) collected at two time points: early emerging adulthood (ages 18–26) and 5 years later. Consistent with CoR, financial stress reduced concurrent drinking. Furthermore, parental financial support reduced adult children’s financial stress but increased drinking in early emerging adulthood. We discuss the findings in regard to facilitating the transition to adulthood.

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Can Supportive Siblings Protect against the Risk that Stress from Feelings of Alienation with Parents and Peers Poses to Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood?

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x21993859 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0192513X2199385

Author(s):

Muna Osman ◽

Dave Miranda

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Two Samples

Feelings of alienation with parents and peers can lead to psychological distress, possibly because such feelings are stressful. Supportive siblings are known to foster mental health in youth, but research in emerging adulthood is limited. We hypothesized supportive sibling climate as a protective factor in the risks that stress from parent and peer alienation poses to psychological distress among emerging adults. A proposed moderated-mediation model was tested, across three samples, using latent moderated mediation structural equation modeling. Results indicated that parental and peer alienation were associated with more psychological distress, and stress partially mediated the link between parental (but not peer) alienation and psychological distress in two samples. However, a supportive sibling climate was not protective as it did not moderate the links among alienation, stress, and psychological distress. In sum, siblings seem beneficial, but perhaps it is not sufficient to protect emerging adults’ mental health against stress from parent and peer alienation.

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Stepfamily Closeness and Depression Among American Indian Emerging Adults: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x18808574 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 267-292 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kaitlin P. Ward ◽

Gordon E. Limb ◽

Sarah Higbee ◽

Helena Haueter

Keyword(s):

American Indian ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

American Indians ◽

Structural Equation ◽

The United States ◽

Equation Model ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Racial Groups ◽

Biological Parent ◽

Parent Child

Stepfamilies are one of the fastest growing family structures among all racial groups in the United States. Stepfamily research among many racial groups, specifically American Indians, is virtually nonexistent. This is unfortunate, as American Indians are more likely to divorce and remarry compared with other populations. From a family systems perspective, this study examined whether retrospectively perceived closeness in three stepfamily relationships, namely child–residential biological parent, child–residential stepparent, and child–stepsibling, were negatively associated with depression scores in 226 American Indian emerging adults. A structural equation model showed that increased child–residential biological parent and child–stepsibling closeness predicted decreased depression scores, whereas child–residential stepparent closeness did not. We also found that depression scores significantly predicted retrospective perceptions of child–residential biological parent, child–residential stepparent, and child–stepsibling closeness. Findings encourage interventions that strengthen American Indian child–residential biological parent and child–stepsibling relationships, and underscore the need for further research that explores American Indian stepfamily relationships.

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The Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital on the Budget Participation-Job Performance Relationship

Journal of Management Accounting Research ◽

10.2308/jmar-50202 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 159-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Roopa Venkatesh ◽

Jennifer Blaskovich

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Organizational Behavior ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Psychological Capital ◽

The United States ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Setting Process ◽

Positive State

ABSTRACT This study draws from the literature in positive psychology and organizational behavior to examine the role of an individual's psychological capital (PsyCap) on the budget participation-job performance relationship. PsyCap is an emerging construct that represents an individual's positive state of psychological development, and is characterized by the individual's hope, efficacy, optimism, and resiliency. We surveyed 109 employees working in organizations across the United States who are actively involved in the budget-setting process or have budgetary responsibilities. The results of a mediation analysis show that budget participation is significantly and positively associated with employees' levels of PsyCap, which is in turn significantly and positively associated with higher levels of job performance. Supplemental analysis using a structural equation modeling technique also supported the hypotheses of this study.

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A Genetically Informed Study of Neighborhoods and Health: Results From the MIDUS Twin Sample

The Journals of Gerontology Series B ◽

10.1093/geronb/gby157 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 75 (5) ◽

pp. 1072-1081

Author(s):

Jennifer W Robinette ◽

Christopher R Beam

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

The United States ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Neighborhood Safety ◽

Neighborhood Watch ◽

Safety Concerns ◽

Environmental Processes ◽

Environmental Selection ◽

Physiological Risk

Abstract Objectives To examine whether neighborhood income and neighborhood safety concerns influence multisystem physiological risk after adjusting for genetic and environmental selection effects that may have biased previous tests of this association. Methods We used structural equation modeling with a genetically informed sample of 686 male and female twin pairs in the Midlife in the United States Study II (2004). Results Controlling for additive genetic and shared environmental processes that may have biased neighborhood–health links in previous examinations, higher neighborhood safety concerns were associated with less physiological risk among women but not men. Discussion Our findings suggest a possible causal role of neighborhood features for a measure of physiological risk that is associated with the development of disease. Efforts to increase neighborhood safety, perhaps through increased street lighting or neighborhood watch programs, may improve community-level health.

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Maternal HIV and Adolescent Functioning in South Africa: The Role of the Mother-Child Relationship

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431618824726 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 83-103

Author(s):

Rebecca Hill LeCroix ◽

Wing Yi Chan ◽

Chris Henrich ◽

Frances Palin ◽

Jenelle Shanley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Maternal Health ◽

South African ◽

Structural Equation ◽

The United States ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Psychosocial Effects ◽

South Africans ◽

Child Relationship ◽

Mother Child Relationship

Black South Africans are disproportionately affected by HIV compared with White counterparts. In their unique social context, South African families affected by HIV are vulnerable to adverse psychosocial effects. U.S.-based and emerging South African research suggests mothers living with HIV may experience compromised parenting. In the United States, mother-child relationship quality has been associated with internalizing (anxiety, depression) and externalizing (delinquency, acting out) child behaviors. This study adds to South African research with emphasis on the role of the mother-child relationship among HIV-affected South Africans from multiple communities. Structural equation modeling examined relationships between maternal health and child adjustment, operating through mother-child relationship. The best-fitting model suggested maternal health influences youth externalizing behaviors through the mother-child relationship, but that maternal health is directly related to child internalizing problems. Findings support and extend previous results. Further research would benefit from investigating ways the unique South African context influences these variables and their interactions.

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Gender (A)Symmetry in Correlates of Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Gender (A) Symmetry in IPV and the Role of Gender Attitudes

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801219848488 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (9) ◽

pp. 1033-1054 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mieko Yoshihama ◽

Juliane Blazevski ◽

Deborah Bybee

Keyword(s):

Partner Violence ◽

Structural Equation ◽

The United States ◽

Gender Attitudes ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Analytical Strategy ◽

Emotional Aggression ◽

Domestic Roles ◽

Gender Differences And Similarities

This study examined, using structural equation modeling (SEM), gender differences and similarities in correlates of the perpetration of emotional aggression against intimate partners among one of the largest groups of Asian Indians in the United States, Gujaratis. Although most of the correlates of emotional aggression (e.g., patriarchal attitudes, spousal disagreement, and alcohol use) were similar for men and women, higher support for gendered domestic roles was significantly related to higher perpetration of emotional aggression for men but not for women. Multigroup latent SEM served as a unique analytical strategy to investigate gender (a)symmetry, a controversial but critical debate in the field.

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The Influence of Emerging Adulthood on the Risky and Dangerous Behaviors of LGBT Populations

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci9120228 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 228

Author(s):

Christopher Salvatore ◽

Tarika Daftary-Kapur

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Social Bonds ◽

Turning Points ◽

The United States ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Lgbt Populations ◽

Dangerous Behaviors ◽

The Relationship

During emerging adulthood, traditional social bonds and turning points may be delayed, not present, or may not work in the same manner as they had for prior generations, leading many to engage in risky and dangerous behaviors. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered emerging adults may be at particular risk for engaging in risky and dangerous behavior during emerging adulthood due to the lack of social bonds, reaching of turning points, as well as the historic stigmatization of these populations. Focusing on LGBT populations in the United States, the influence of emerging adulthood on risky and dangerous behaviors is presented; a theoretical examination of the relationship between LGBT populations and risky and dangerous behaviors is provided; the influence of emerging adulthood on LGBT populations is explored; research on the role of emerging adulthoods influence on the risky and dangerous behaviors of LGBT populations is presented; and theoretical and policy implications are offered.

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The influence of culture in emerging adulthood: Perspectives of Chinese college students

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1080/01650250344000244 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 26-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 102

Author(s):

Larry J. Nelson ◽

Sarah Badger ◽

Bo Wu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Transition To Adulthood ◽

Chinese Culture ◽

The United States ◽

Cultural Construction ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Time Period ◽

Adult Status

Emerging adulthood refers to a time period (18–25 years of age) between adolescence and adulthood. Recent research suggests that it may be a cultural construction. More traditional, non-Western cultures may have a shortened period of emerging adulthood, or no emerging adulthood at all, because these cultures tend to place greater emphasis on practices that lead to an earlier transition to adulthood. The purpose of this study was to examine emerging adulthood in the Chinese culture, including (1) the types of criteria Chinese young people deem necessary for becoming an adult, (2) the types of behaviours Chinese emerging adults are engaging in, (3) identity-related issues, and (4) other aspects of Chinese culture that might suggest that emerging adulthood in China may be different than in the United States. Participants in this study were 207 students at Beijing Normal University located in Beijing, China. Results provided evidence to support the notion that emerging adulthood is affected by culture. Findings revealed that the majority of Chinese college students (1) feel they have reached adult status in their early twenties, (2) have culturally specific criteria for adult status, and (3) tend to engage in behaviours and have beliefs and values that appear to differ from emerging adults in Western cultures.

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Consumer Food Waste Behavior among Emerging Adults: Evidence from China

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods9070961 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 961 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wang-Chin Tsai ◽

Xuqi Chen ◽

Chun Yang

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Food Waste ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Human Society ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

High Degree

With the aggravation of global climate change, the issue of environmental protection has become the focus of global attention, and countries all over the world have devoted themselves to the sustainable development of resources to reduce the negative impact of the environment on human society. Reducing the resource waste is an important aspect of the sustainable development, among which food waste is a critical part. According to a report of the United Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 35% of food is wasted during consumption. Although households are the main contributors to food waste during consumption, the situation in university canteens cannot be ignored. As universities have a high degree of social influence, some policies and activities are piloted in universities, and then, promoted to society after achieving significant results. In future social development, the food waste behavior of consumers at the early stage of adulthood will have a significant impact on society. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the factors that lead to food waste by early adulthood consumers. This study focuses on food waste by end consumers and explores factors in the food waste behavior of the emerging adulthood consumer, which can be used as a reference for improving food waste in schools, governments, and other related industries in the future. The results show that the model of factors influencing the food waste behavior of emerging adulthood consumers established in this study is acceptable. According to the analysis results of the structural equation modeling (SEM), it can be seen that the influences of environmental concerns on the attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are ranked first, second, and third, respectively. While emerging adulthood consumers have a high degree of independence and self-awareness, schools, governments, media networks, and other related industries also need to establish a more complete system and form of cherishing food, in order to encourage emerging adulthood consumers to change their behavior and attitude spontaneously.

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Learning to Love, Work, and Live Your Best Life: Mentoring in Emerging Adulthood Predicts Later Flourishing and Subjective Well-Being

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/21676968211012879 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 216769682110128

Author(s):

Jordan Boeder ◽

Veronica Fruiht ◽

Sarah Hwang ◽

Giovanna Blanco ◽

Thomas Chan

Keyword(s):

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Transition To Adulthood ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Panel Study ◽

Later Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Adult Lives

Mentors that guide young people in their transition to adulthood provide support in a variety of domains that set the stage for happier adult lives. While mentoring during emerging adulthood is associated with shorter-term social and professional success—less is known about whether mentoring for career and committed relationships, specifically, are linked to downstream well-being. This study uses nationally representative data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics ( N = 6,197) to examine whether receiving mentoring in emerging adulthood is linked to later flourishing and subjective well-being. Structural Equation Models indicate that people with career mentors in emerging adulthood reported higher levels of flourishing and subjective well-being and those with committed relationship mentors reported more flourishing in later life. Findings suggest that emerging adults who receive career supports may have better chances of experiencing well-being downstream.

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