scholarly journals Tailoring Narration for Distinct Audiences in Emerging Adulthood

2019 ◽  
pp. 216769681985675 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pasupathi ◽  
K. C. McLean ◽  
T. L. Weeks ◽  
W. Hynes
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Task

The development of narrative identity is a critical task for emerging adults—one shaped by parents and peers. However, how diverse audiences might jointly shape narrative identity remains underexamined. The present study addresses this gap, examining how emerging adults perceive diverse audiences for their narratives and tailor those narratives. In Study 1, emerging adults ( N = 112 and 106) rated peer audiences as more frequent, comfortable, agreeable, and less challenging audiences compared to mothers and fathers. In Study 2, participants ( N = 106 participants; n = 1272 narratives) responded to four narrative prompts: first, the standard prompt with no audience specified and then edited those narratives (if desired) for mothers and for friends. Broadly, relative to friends, mothers elicited more positive, but also more edited, narratives. These findings illustrate the social-relational dynamics of narrative identity construction in emerging adulthood, as well as implications for narrative autonomy and narrative intimacy.

scholarly journals Tailoring Narration for Distinct Audiences in Emerging Adulthood

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monisha Pasupathi ◽  
Kate C. McLean ◽  
Trisha Weeks ◽  
William Hynes
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Task

The development of narrative identity is a critical task for emerging adults – one shaped by parents and peers. However, how diverse audiences might jointly shape narrative identity remains underexamined. The present study addresses this gap, examining how emerging adults perceive diverse audiences for their narratives, and tailor those narratives. In Study 1 emerging adults (n = 112 and 106) rated peer audiences as more frequent, comfortable, agreeable, and less challenging audiences compared to mothers and fathers. In Study 2 participants (n = 106; n = 1272 narratives) responded to four narrative prompts: first, the standard prompt with no audience specified, and then edited those narratives (if desired) for mothers and for friends. Broadly, relative to friends, mothers elicited more positive, but also more edited, narratives. These findings illustrate the social-relational dynamics of narrative identity construction in emerging adulthood, as well as implications for narrative autonomy and narrative intimacy.

scholarly journals Parental Involvement and Executive Function in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 970-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A Berg ◽  
Deborah J Wiebe ◽  
Eunjin Lee Tracy ◽  
Caitlin S Kelly ◽  
Daniel Mello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Growth Curve Models

Abstract Objective To examine (a) changes in parental involvement across early emerging adulthood, (b) whether yearly fluctuations in parental involvement were associated with adherence and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) over time, and (c) whether higher involvement was more beneficial for those with poorer executive function (EF). Methods A total of 228 high school seniors (M age = 17.76) with type 1 diabetes reported on mothers’ and fathers’ acceptance, knowledge of diabetes activities, disclosure to mothers and fathers regarding diabetes, and adherence at four yearly time points. At baseline, participants completed performance-based measures of EF. HbA1c was collected from assay kits. Results Growth curve models revealed significant declines in disclosure to fathers and mothers’ and fathers’ knowledge of diabetes activities; no changes were found in mothers’ or fathers’ acceptance nor disclosure to mothers. Multilevel models indicated significant between-person effects for nearly all aspects of parental involvement with more acceptance, knowledge, and disclosure associated with better HbA1c and adherence. Within-person effects for disclosure to fathers, and mothers’ and fathers’ knowledge indicated that in years when emerging adults perceived higher amounts of these types of involvement (compared with their own average), HbA1c was lower. Within-person effects were found for acceptance to mothers, disclosure to mothers and fathers, and mothers’ diabetes knowledge for adherence. Disclosure to fathers and mothers’ knowledge of diabetes activities were especially beneficial for HbA1c for those with poorer EF performance. Conclusions Parental involvement in diabetes management remains important during the high-risk time of emerging adulthood, especially for those with poorer EF.

scholarly journals A Person-Centered Approach to Resilience and Vulnerability in Emerging Adulthood: Predictions From Parenting and Personality in Adolescence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna de Maat ◽  
Nicole Lucassen ◽  
Rebecca Shiner ◽  
Peter Prinzie
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

In this person-centered study, we identified different profiles of resilience and vulnerability in emerging adulthood in response to previously experienced stressful life events. Additionally, we examined whether mothers’ and fathers’ parenting and participants’ personality traits in adolescence predicted these profiles. Data from the Flemish Study on Parenting, Personality, and Development (N = 346 families) were used. At T1 (2004; Mage = 11 years), T2 (2007), and T3 (2009), mothers and fathers reported on their parenting and their child’s personality. At T4 (2018; Mage = 25 years), emerging adults retrospectively self-reported the occurrence and impact of 22 stressful life events and rated current behavior problems and subjective well-being. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles: Competent (71%; low stress, low behavior problems, high subjective well-being), Vulnerable (21%; average stress, high behavior problems, low subjective well-being), and Resilient (9%; high stress, average behavior problems, average subjective well-being). Emerging adults in the Resilient profile had experienced higher levels of maternal positive parenting and were less emotionally stable and conscientious than those in the Competent profile. Furthermore, emerging adults in the Vulnerable profile were less emotionally stable than their peers in the Competent profile. These findings reveal new insights into the heterogeneous patterns of emerging adults’ adaptation following stressful life events.

scholarly journals Whom Should I Talk To? Emerging Adults’ Romantic Relationship Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Jensen ◽  
Amy Rauer ◽  
Yuliana Rodriguez ◽  
Andrew Brimhall
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Relationship Problems ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Disclosure Patterns

This exploratory study examined how often young adults discussed their romantic relationship problems with their social networks: partners, friends, mothers, and fathers (“relationship work” or RW). Using a sample of 82 heterosexual, romantically involved young adults, we found that participants engaged in RW most frequently with partners, followed by friends and mothers, and least with fathers. Suggesting that young adults vary in their disclosure patterns, cluster analyses revealed three groups: disclosers, who shared romantic challenges with all parties examined; selectives, who primarily discussed romantic problems with partners and mothers; and discretes, who engaged in low RW overall. Although RW with mothers was not concurrently associated with partners’ love and conflict, RW with fathers was associated with less love and greater conflict. Moreover, when looking at a subsample of 56 participants who remained together over the course of a year, greater reported romantic love at Time 1 predicted less RW with fathers 1 year later at Time 2. Findings suggest that romantic and social dynamics in emerging adulthood may determine the extent to which young adults confide in their mothers and fathers about romantic problems, but that both parents play important roles. Scholars need to consider the influence of the social network, including parents, on romantic relationship functioning, particularly in young adulthood. Practitioners may also benefit from discussing appropriate and helpful ways of actively involving the social network in romantic challenges.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Predictors of Helicopter Parenting in Emerging Adulthood

2020 ◽  
pp. 216769682093198
Author(s):  
Larry J. Nelson ◽  
Laura M. Padilla-Walker ◽  
Ryan D. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
The United States ◽  
Helicopter Parenting ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Single Parent Families ◽  
Relational Factors ◽  
Over Time

The purpose of this exploratory longitudinal study was to examine stability and change of helicopter parenting throughout the first few years of emerging adulthood and to examine child and parent–child relational factors that might predict helicopter parenting. Participants included 453 emerging adults from a northwestern city in the United States (51% female, 33% single-parent families) who participated in a 10-year longitudinal study, with the current study examining ages 19–21. Results revealed that (a) for both mothers and fathers, helicopter parenting decreased over time, (b) some child and relational factors predicted initial levels of helicopter parenting, but (c) the findings were somewhat different for mothers and fathers and for daughters and sons. The findings support the growing understanding that the links between helicopter parenting and child (mal)adjustment are nuanced and complex. Findings have implications for those who work with parents and young people in trying to promote flourishing during emerging adulthood.

Narrative identity and the re-conceptualization of lone motherhood

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa May
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cultural Narratives ◽  
Lone Mothers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Narrative Constructions ◽  
Dominant Narratives ◽  
Normative Account

Lone motherhood tends to be viewed as something a woman is, an identity that defines the woman. This article takes a different route into lone motherhood by focusing on identity construction in the life stories of four Finnish lone mothers. Faced with dominant narratives that define lone motherhood in negative terms, the narrators construct a counter-normative account of their lone motherhood through a dialogue with different cultural narratives on motherhood, independence and family. Furthermore, the social category of lone motherhood is not one that the lone mothers themselves adopt in their narrative constructions of the self. Instead, they attempt to create space for themselves within the normative narratives on motherhood and womanhood, thus refuting the idea that lone motherhood is constitutive of identity. At the same time, the life stories reveal how powerful the cultural narratives on motherhood and family are – lone mothers can challenge them, but they can never escape these narratives completely. (Lone Motherhood, Narrative Identity, Life Stories, Cultural Narratives)

Drinking stories of emerging adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-121
Author(s):  
Kateřina Lojdová
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication

Abstract The period of emerging adulthood is seen as a period of transition from adolescence to adulthood and is associated with increased alcohol consumption. The aim of the study is to understand the meaning of alcohol for emerging adults through stories about alcohol intoxication. Eighty-two drinking stories written by emerging adults were analysed using the narrative oriented inquiry (NOI) method. The results are divided into three layers: (1) contents of the drinking stories, (2) discourses of drinking stories, (3) (re)construction of the identity of emerging adults in drinking stories. I sought to extend the current knowledge on drinking stories in two ways: (a) localization within emerging adulthood, (b) by using NOI methodology. Results show the importance of drinking stories for identity construction of emerging adults and as markers of the beginning and the end of emerging adulthood, albeit not a linear one.

Generational Perspectives on Emerging Adulthood

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob A. Paulsen ◽  
Moin Syed ◽  
Kali Trzesniewski ◽  
M. Brent Donnellan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Discussion ◽  
The Social ◽  
Generational Changes ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Sociologists, psychologists, and others in the social sciences generally agree that the nature of adulthood is different now from what it was 50 years ago. There is much less agreement, however, on what these changes mean for the psychological experience of emerging adults. There has been extensive discussion and debate in the academic literature and popular press about whether there have been generational changes in how young people view themselves and their place in society. This chapter explores the debate over the self-focused nature of emerging adulthood from a generational perspective, focusing on the construct of narcissism. The authors review past and current conceptualizations and measurements of narcissism, summarize the ongoing debate about the nature of young people today, discuss narcissism from a lifespan developmental perspective, and offer suggestions for future research. Throughout, the authors emphasize the historical context of narcissism and societal beliefs about young people more broadly and stress that a generational perspective must be considered alongside a developmental perspective (i.e., individual ontogenetic change) to provide a more nuanced understanding of emerging adulthood.

Emerging Adults with Disabilities: Theory, Trends, and Implications

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill M. Meyer ◽  
Vanessa M. Hinton ◽  
Nicholas Derzis
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
Developmental Period ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Adolescence And Young Adulthood ◽  
Psychology Literature

Emerging adulthood, a relatively new and promising developmental period coined by Arnett (2000), has come to the forefront of the developmental psychology literature. Emerging adulthood is defined as the developmental period between late adolescence and young adulthood that includes individuals between 18-29 years old. As a developmental period, emerging adulthood applies to all individuals, including those with disabilities. Although there have been numerous studies on youth with disabilities, this population has not been studied from the vantage point of Arnett's concept of “emerging adulthood.” The purpose of this manuscript is to explore the primary theoretical constructs of emerging adulthood: (a) self-exploration (e.g., identity development); (b) uncertainty; (c) self-focus; (d) transition; and (e) optimism, as well as the social trends and implications. Emerging adulthood provides insight that has implications for the educational and rehabilitation services for young adults, including transition services.

Millennials as Emerging Adults

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Risman
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Traditional Beliefs ◽  
Gender Revolution

This chapter begins by providing a historical context for the Millennial generation. Growing up is different in the 21st century than before; it takes much longer. Given how many years youth take to explore their identities before they emerge into adulthood with stable jobs and committed partners, the chapter reviews what we now about “emerging adulthood” as a stage of human development. The chapter also highlights a debate in social science as to whether Millennials are entitled narcissists or a new civically engaged generation that will re-energize America. The chapter concludes with an overview of another debate, whether Millennials are pushing the gender revolution forward or returning to more traditional beliefs.

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