scholarly journals An Exploration of Family Factors Related to Emerging Adults’ Religious Self-Identification

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Anthony Walker
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
The Family ◽  
Religious Ideals

Emerging or young adulthood is a time of identity exploration across a number of domains. Those domains include work, relationships, and beliefs and values. Specifically, emerging adults are tasked with differentiating religious beliefs and values from those of their parents. Much evidence suggests that emerging adults adopt the religious or non-religious ideals they were raised with. Family structure, parental divorce, parental marital quality and parental conflict have all been identified as factors related to degree of religiousness in emerging adulthood. It is less clear how those and other family factors may relate to types of religious identity. Using a subsample of wave 3 of the National Survey of Youth and Religion, researchers identified six types of religiousness in emerging adulthood. To our knowledge, family factors related to this typology have not been thoroughly investigated. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study is to further explore and describe the family factors related to the six types of religiousness in emerging adulthood using a purposive sample of 49 college students from a large public university in the United States. Qualitative analyses describe themes related to five of the six types. Future directions are discussed.

Daily Subjective Age in Emerging Adults: “Now We’re Stressed Out”

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 468-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Bellingtier ◽  
Shevaun D. Neupert
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Daily Stressors ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Daily Diary Design ◽  
Daily Variability ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

During the emerging adulthood years, individuals explore their identities and often report feeling in-between adolescence and adulthood. These characteristics may correspond to greater variability in how old individuals feel. This study examined the daily variability in emerging adults’ subjective ages, as well as its association with daily stressors and the psychological dimensions of identity exploration and feeling in-between. Using a 9-day daily diary design, the study measured 106 emerging adults’ (18–22 years old) daily stressors, daily subjective ages, and endorsement of the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood. Findings indicated that over half of the variability in emerging adults’ subjective ages occurred within person, and daily stressors could predict this variability. Furthermore, those high in identity exploration and feeling in-between were most likely to respond to daily stressors by feeling older. Results suggest that psychological identification with emerging adulthood amplifies responses to daily stressors and predicts feeling subjectively older.

Immigration Trends in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Eugenio M. Rothe ◽  
Andres J. Pumariega
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
The Family

The chapter on immigration trends describes the current legal and illegal paths of immigration to the United States; a historical perspective of the reasons for migration; the past and current numbers of immigrants who have arrived in the United States and their demographic profile; which countries contribute immigrants and which states receive them; the changing race and ethnicity of the immigrants throughout the country’s history; the immigrants’ levels of education, skill sets, and financial attainment at the time of arrival and after the second generation. A demographic profile of the illegal immigrants, their vulnerability for exploitation, and their financial importance to the country’s economy is presented. The composition of immigrant families, some of the psychological effects of geographical separations and deportations on the family, factors that facilitate or impede assimilation and adaptation, the intergroup relations, values, and political orientation of the different immigrant groups, and the immigrants’ financial contributions to the United States are discussed.

Validity and Reliability of the 8-Item Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood in a Sample of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-19-00055
Author(s):  
Kendra J. Kamp ◽  
Barbara Given ◽  
Gwen Wyatt
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Developmental Features

Background and PurposeThe purpose was to examine the 8-item Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-8) among 61 emerging adults (ages 18–29) with the chronic condition of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).MethodsAn online continence sample of participants’ ages 18–29 years with a self-reported diagnosis of IBD completed a questionnaire including IDEA-8, demographic, and clinical characteristics.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis identified a three-factor structure. The three subscales had acceptable internal consistency (α = .74–.86). Two factors (identity exploration/feeling inbetween and instability) were associated with demographics. The factors were not associated with clinical characteristics.ConclusionsDevelopmental features of emerging adults, as measured by the IDEA-8 for those with IBD, may retain conceptual consistency with healthy adults, but demonstrate a restructuring in factor analysis.

Social Media Use and Substance Use During Emerging Adulthood

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 364-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine McCauley Ohannessian ◽  
Anna Vannucci ◽  
Kaitlin M. Flannery ◽  
Sarosh Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

This study examined the relationship between daily time spent using social media and substance use in a national sample of 563 emerging adults from the United States (18- to 22-year-olds, 50% female, 63% non-Hispanic White). Results revealed that males reported more social media use and more substance use in comparison to females. In addition, greater daily social media use was related to more alcohol consumption, more problematic alcohol use, and more frequent drug use. A significant gender × social media use interaction was also observed for drug use, revealing that greater daily social media use was significantly related to more frequent drug use for females but not for males. Results from this study emphasize the importance of considering different types of social media in relation to substance use and abuse during emerging adulthood and the need to examine these relations by gender.

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

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.

scholarly journals Identity Distress Throughout Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Age Trends and Associations With Exploration and Commitment Processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Palmeroni ◽  
Laurence Claes ◽  
Margaux Verschueren ◽  
Annabel Bogaerts ◽  
Tinne Buelens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Age Trends

The process of identity formation can cause a considerable amount of distress leading to pathological forms of identity distress. The present study examined age trends in identity distress and associations with identity exploration and commitment in a sample of 2,286 Flemish adolescents and emerging adults (14–30 years, 55.7% females). Important and theoretically meaningful age trends in identity distress were uncovered. More specifically, identity distress demonstrated a curvilinear trend with the highest levels of distress occurring in emerging adulthood. Concerning the associations between identity distress and identity processes, we found differences among the age periods studied. Identity distress was especially positively related to exploration in breadth and negatively to commitment making in the late 20s, but less so in adolescence and the early 20s. In sum, these results provide important insights into identity distress throughout adolescence and emerging adulthood. Theoretical implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Revised Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-R) and Substance Use Among College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon-Patrick Allem ◽  
Steve Sussman ◽  
Jennifer B. Unger
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Identity Exploration

Transition-to-adulthood themes, or thoughts and feelings about emerging adulthood, have been measured by the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) and found to be associated with substance use among emerging adults. It has been suggested, however, that the IDEA is lengthy and may not include the most unique and theoretically relevant constructs of emerging adulthood. The Revised Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-R) was developed as an alternative instrument, but research has yet to determine the relationship between the IDEA-R and substance use among emerging adults (ages 18–25 years). College students completed surveys indicating their identification with transition-to-adulthood themes and substance use. Logistic regression models examined the associations between transition-to-adulthood themes and marijuana use and binge drinking, respectively. Participants who felt emerging adulthood was a time of identity exploration were less likely to report marijuana use, while feelings of experimentation/possibility were positively associated with marijuana use and binge drinking. The IDEA-R may be useful for identifying correlates of substance use among emerging adults. Future research should evaluate the IDEA-R among representative samples of emerging adults to confirm the findings of this study. Health professionals working in substance use prevention may consider targeting the themes of identity exploration and experimentation/possibility in programs intended for emerging adults.

scholarly journals Stumbling Into Adulthood: Learning From Depression While Growing Up

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1392-1408
Author(s):  
Rachel Grob ◽  
Mark Schlesinger ◽  
Meg Wise ◽  
Nancy Pandhi
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Nutritional Supplement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resilience Theory ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Multiple Regions ◽  
Adult Roles ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
And Coping

Depression manifests in distinct ways across the life course. Recent research emphasizes how depression impedes development during emerging adulthood. However, our study—based on 40 interviews with emerging adults from multiple regions in the United States, analyzed following grounded theory—suggests a more complex narrative. Increasing experience with cycles of depression can also catalyze (a) mature perspectives and coping mechanisms that protect against depression’s lowest lows; (b) deeper self-knowledge and direction, which in turn promoted a coherent personal identity; and (c) emergence of a life purpose, which fostered attainment of adult roles, skill development, greater life satisfaction, and enriched identity. Our synthesis reveals how depression during emerging adulthood can function at once as toxin, potential antidote, and nutritional supplement fostering healthy development. Our central finding that young adults adapt to rather than recover from depression can also enrich resilience theory, and inform both social discourse and clinical practice.

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

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
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.

Emerging Adults Thinking About Their Future: Development of the Portuguese Version of the Hopes and Fears Questionnaire

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 444-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Fonseca ◽  
José Tomás da Silva ◽  
Maria Paula Paixão ◽  
Diana Cunha ◽  
Carla Crespo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Macroeconomic Uncertainty

Nowadays, emerging adults live in a context of macroeconomic uncertainty. As the major processes of one’s identity exploration currently occur in emerging adulthood, understanding how these individuals foresee their future is of special interest. The purpose of this study was 2-fold: (i) to investigate future orientation (FO) in a sample of Portuguese emerging adults and (ii) to validate the Portuguese version of the Hopes and Fears Questionnaire. Data from 332 individuals were analyzed. Results demonstrated that participants’ future hopes and fears were mainly pertaining to education, work/career, and family/marriage. Participants also reported concerns related to their financial resources. Thus, the results showed that participants’ FO reflected major tasks associated with their development stage, as well as contextual factors, such as macroeconomic trends. This study contributed to the knowledge of emerging adulthood in Portugal, simultaneously providing a useful and reliable measure to evaluate emerging adults’ FO in that country.

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