scholarly journals Emerging Adulthood Features in Brazilians from Differing Socioeconomic Status

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Dutra-Thomé ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Nonlinear Process ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Urban Context

The present study aimed at investigating emerging adulthood features in Brazilians from low and high socioeconomic statuses (SESs). The sample was 547 Southern Brazilians; residents in the urban context, between 18 and 29 years old (Md = 22 years; IQR = 7), 64.2% females. From this sample, 13 participants were randomly selected to participate on the qualitative study. Instruments were the Brazilian Version of the Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood, a Semi-structured interview, and the variable socioeconomic status (SES) from the Brazilian Adolescence and Youth Questionnaire. Analysis from Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) indicated no associations between SES and IDEA dimensions. Deductive thematic analysis revealed the presence of emerging adulthood features in Brazil (general Kappa = .83) and that economic disparities affected youth developmental trajectories. High SES individuals were more likely to experience EA features according to what has been observed in industrialized countries. Low SES individuals presented a divergent trend, because their opportunities to live a period of identity exploration would happen after an other-focused period. The transition to adulthood considered as a nonlinear process influenced by the socioeconomic context is discussed.

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 490-500
Author(s):  
Joyce Serido ◽  
Amanda M. Pollitt ◽  
Joel A. Muraco ◽  
Katherine J. Conger ◽  
Stephen T. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Stress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Equation Modeling

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.

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

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.

scholarly journals Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Social Support on Violence against Pregnant Women: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e0170469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro ◽  
Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva ◽  
Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves ◽  
Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista ◽  
Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

scholarly journals Effect of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp Lima ◽  
Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista ◽  
Cecília Claudia Costa Ribeiro ◽  
Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Fat Free Mass ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Adolescent Physical Activity ◽  
Negative Effect

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass. METHODS: A c ohort s tudy w ith 5 79 a dolescents e valuated a t b irth a nd a dolescence i n a birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, socioeconomic status (SES) at birth, maternal age, pregestational body mass index (BMI), gestational smoking, gestational weight gain, type of delivery, gestational age, sex of the newborn, length and weight at birth, adolescent socioeconomic status, “neither study/nor work” generation, adolescent physical activity level and alcohol consumption were tested as early determinants of adolescent fat-free mass (FFM). RESULTS: A higher pregestational BMI resulted in higher FFM in adolescence (Standardized Coefficient, SC = 0.152; p < 0.001). Being female implied a lower FFM in adolescence (SC = -0.633; p < 0.001). The negative effect of gender on FFM was direct (SC = -0.523; p < 0.001), but there was an indirect negative effect via physical activity level (SC = -0.085; p < 0.001). Women were less active (p < 0.001). An increase of 0.5 kg (1 Standard Deviation, SD) in birth weight led to a gain of 0.25 kg/m2 (0.106 SD) in adolescent FFM index (p = 0.034). Not studying or working had a negative effect on the adolescent’s FFM (SC = -0.106; p = 0.015). Elevation of 1 SD in the adolescent’s physical activity level represented an increase of 0.5 kg/m2 (0.207 SD) in FFM index (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The early determinants with the greatest effects on adolescent FFM are gender, adolescent physical activity level, pregestational BMI, birth weight and belonging to the “neither-nor” generation.

Early Maladaptive Schemas as Predictors of Interpersonal Orientation and Peer Connectedness in University Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1377-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyesook Yoo ◽  
Ju Hee Park ◽  
Hey Jung Jun
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Interpersonal Orientation

In this study we examined whether or not early maladaptive schemas regarding disconnection and rejection influenced peer connectedness of university students in emerging adulthood. We also investigated the mediating role of interpersonal orientation on these relationships. The participants were 304 students at universities in Korea, aged between 18 and 25 years. Results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that the defectiveness/shame schema had an indirect, negative effect on peer connectedness via interpersonal orientation, and the abandonment/instability schema had an indirect, positive influence on peer connectedness. The social isolation/alienation schema negatively and directly affected peer connectedness. Our findings suggest that when a sense of disconnection and rejection develops during childhood and adolescence, individuals show a relatively stable tendency to either avoid or overvalue interpersonal relationships. This may lead to difficulties in establishing peer relationships in emerging adulthood.

Influence research of multi-dimensional tech-innovation behavior on tech-innovation performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-li Zhou ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Yun Lin ◽  
Yan-dong He ◽  
Nan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Behavior

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the research on the influence of tech-innovation behavior on tech-innovation performance for Chinese manufacturing enterprises. Environmental performance has been taken into consideration with the green manufacturing and sustainability philosophy being a hotspot. Design/methodology/approach To verify the hypotheses and assumptions, a questionnaire was designed and a semi-structured interview was conducted for data collection. In addition, structural equation modeling (SEM) is applied to verify the influence model through assessing the fitting indexes based on the 317 questionnaire responses in the form of Likert-type scale. Findings Tech-innovation behavior and activity from direction, mode and investment behavior dimensions show their different positive influences on tech-innovation performance. This paper has creatively taken environmental tech-innovation performance into consideration, as well as economic performance. This investigation has provided the interpretation for each individual enterprise from three dimensions when conducting tech-innovation activity. Research limitations/implications Tech-innovation behavior, which has been a subject of extended discussion during recent decades, is the effective activity or action for tech-innovation. However, there have not been any studies on the environmental performance influence study, as well as the economic performance from these three dimensions and framework. Practical implications As this paper discusses the tech-innovation performance influence study from three dimensions, individual enterprises can choose the corresponding action for the proper tech-innovation path, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Originality/value This study helps managers recognize tech-innovation activities for better tech-innovation performance based on the empirical study.

scholarly journals A structural equation modeling approach to understanding pathways that connect socioeconomic status and smoking

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e0192451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney A. Martinez ◽  
Laura A. Beebe ◽  
David M. Thompson ◽  
Theodore L. Wagener ◽  
Deirdra R. Terrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Approach

Understanding Discipline in Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Structural Equation Model

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Miranda ◽  
Dolores Grau ◽  
Jesús Rosel ◽  
Amanda Meliá
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parental Discipline ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Parent Domain

One hundred and fifty-five mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) completed a semi-structured interview, the Parenting Stress Index Questionnaire (Abidin, 1990), to evaluate parenting stress. The Parenting Scale (Arnold, O'Leary, Wolff & Acker, 1993) was also administered to measure dysfunctional discipline strategies. Structural equation modeling was used to test a model in which the independent variables were the Child's Characteristics and the Socio-Educational Status of his or her family; intermediate variables were Parenting Stress concerning the Child Domain and concerning the Parent Domain; and the dependent variable was Parental Discipline. The results confirm our hypotheses. Interventions in these families should therefore incorporate a component focused on Parenting Stress (in both the Child Domain and the Parent Domain), as a determinant of Parental Discipline.

scholarly journals Determinants of Obesity: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Adults Living in an Urban Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 717-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith S. Brook ◽  
Jung Yeon Lee ◽  
David W. Brook ◽  
Stephen J. Finch
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

This study examined the relation of cigarette smoking, psychological symptoms (e.g., depressive symptoms, anxiety), physical activity, and body mass index (BMI) separately by sex. The sample consisted of 815 African Americans and Puerto Ricans (324 males, 491 females). The participants were originally 14 years of age, and were followed to 32 years of age, and gave information on smoking, depressive symptoms, anxiety, physical activity, and BMI. Structural equation modeling showed that for males cigarette smoking in mid/late adolescence was related to cigarette smoking in emerging adulthood and early adulthood. Finally, cigarette smoking in early adulthood was negatively related to BMI in adulthood only for male participants. For female participants, cigarette smoking in adolescence was related to psychological symptoms (e.g., depressive symptoms, anxiety) in emerging adulthood and early adulthood. Psychological symptoms in early adulthood predicted less physical activity in adulthood, which in turn, was related to BMI. With one exception, all of the standardized coefficients were statistically significant. Implications for preventive interventions are discussed.

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