Conflict associated with stronger parent-child religiosity in emerging adults, especially for sons.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Stearns ◽  
Cliff McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Parent Child

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-292 ◽  
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.

Parent–Child Relationship Satisfaction: The Influence of Family Communication Orientations and Relational Maintenance Behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey S. Aloia
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Relational Maintenance ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Relational Maintenance Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
Conversation Orientation

This study examined emerging adults’ satisfaction with parent–child relationships as a function of family communication orientations and relational maintenance behaviors. Two hundred and eleven emerging adults completed measures assessing family communication orientations (conversation and conformity), relational maintenance behaviors (shared tasks, shared networks, positivity, openness, and assurances), and satisfaction with parent–child relationships. Results demonstrated that family conversation orientation and relational maintenance behaviors were positively associated with relationship satisfaction; family conformity orientation was not related to relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, findings indicated support for a model in which positivity and openness mediated the association between family conversation orientation and children’s satisfaction with parent–child relationships.

scholarly journals Emerging adults’ family relationships in the 21st century: A systematic review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Oliveira ◽  
Gabriela Fonseca ◽  
Luciana Sotero ◽  
Carla Crespo ◽  
Ana Paula Relvas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

<p>The current study aims to describe the relationships between emerging adults and their families and how these evolve over emerging adult years. Through a systematic review of the literature, we extracted data from 38 empirical studies, which met the following inclusion criteria: published since 2000, included emerging adults and/or their relatives as participants, and focused on family relationships. The results showed that most studies examined the parent-child relationship, providing insight into the relational renegotiations occurring during emerging adulthood and into inter-generational discrepancies in the way that parents and children viewed their relationships. Family support was also found to be of substantial relevance during this developmental stage. In addition, sex, age, living arrangements, family structure, socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity and cultural contexts emerged as key factors influencing family relationships in varied ways. Implications for future research include the need to consider the family as the unit of analysis and to collect data from multiple family members; to conduct longitudinal studies in order to better understand changes in family relationships across emerging adulthood; and to focus on family relationships beyond the parent-child dyads, namely on sibling and grandparent-grandchildren relationships. In conclusion, this review provided a renewed perspective on family relationships during the transition to adulthood, contributing to clinical insights on individual and familial shifts in the fast-paced and complex contemporary context. </p>

How do emerging adults respond to exercise advice from parents? A test of advice response theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 936-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Guntzviller ◽  
Chelsea L. Ratcliff ◽  
Travis E. Dorsch ◽  
Keith V. Osai
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Message Content ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Influence Attempts ◽  
Advice Quality ◽  
Parent Child ◽  
Advice Response Theory

Advice response theory (ART) proposes advisor characteristics, advice politeness, and advice content impact recipient perceptions of advice quality, their intention to implement the advice, and their coping. However, ART has primarily been examined in friend-to-friend advising on academic, romantic, or social issues. To test ART in an understudied relational and topical context, emerging adults ( N = 196, aged 18–28 years) were surveyed about physical activity or exercise advice they received from a parent. Current findings supported propositions about advisor characteristics and politeness, and parent–child relational elements were particularly salient. Emerging adults satisfied with their parent–child relationship rated all advice features and outcomes more favorably, and participants who reported their parents conveyed that the participant was approved of, competent, and likeable rated all outcomes more favorably. Counter to ART predictions, emerging adults displayed psychological reactance to certain message content features, responding favorably to advice they perceived to propose an efficacious solution but reacting negatively to advice perceived to emphasize their capability of performing the action and the lack of drawbacks in doing so (especially when feelings of obligation were high). ART propositions about advisor characteristics and politeness may hold across advice situations, but the parent–child dynamic during emerging adulthood and inherent face threat for health influence attempts may explain why certain formulations of advice messages elicited responses inconsistent with ART.

Implications of parent–child relationships for emerging adults’ subjective feelings about adulthood.

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 810-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna K. Lindell ◽  
Nicole Campione-Barr ◽  
Sarah E. Killoren
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Parent–Child Relationship Quality and Internalizing Problems as Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1656-1676
Author(s):  
Mary Moussa Rogers ◽  
Cliff McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Maternal Child ◽  
Parent Child

Risky sexual behavior is more prevalent in emerging adult populations and emerging adults engaging in risky sexual behavior also may be experiencing higher levels of internalizing problems. Parents and their relationships with their children maintain relevance in emerging adulthood and may decrease negative outcomes. Thus, the current study examined whether parent–child relationship quality decreased the likelihood of risky sexual behavior via internalizing problems and examined gender dyads between parents and children. Participants included 502 emerging adults (172 males and 330 females) ranging in age from 18 to 25 years. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted and indicated that internalizing problems mediated the relationship between parent (both paternal and maternal)–child relationship quality and risky sexual behavior for both males and females. Maternal–child relationship quality predicted lower internalizing problems more strongly for males than for females, suggesting moderated mediation. Thus, both mothers’ and fathers’ relationship with their children may affect risky sexual behavior indirectly via internalizing problems.

scholarly journals Emerging adults’ family relationships in the 21st century: A systematic review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Oliveira ◽  
Gabriela Fonseca ◽  
Luciana Sotero ◽  
Carla Crespo ◽  
Ana Paula Relvas
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

<p>The current study aims to describe the relationships between emerging adults and their families and how these evolve over emerging adult years. Through a systematic review of the literature, we extracted data from 38 empirical studies, which met the following inclusion criteria: published since 2000, included emerging adults and/or their relatives as participants, and focused on family relationships. The results showed that most studies examined the parent-child relationship, providing insight into the relational renegotiations occurring during emerging adulthood and into inter-generational discrepancies in the way that parents and children viewed their relationships. Family support was also found to be of substantial relevance during this developmental stage. In addition, sex, age, living arrangements, family structure, socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity and cultural contexts emerged as key factors influencing family relationships in varied ways. Implications for future research include the need to consider the family as the unit of analysis and to collect data from multiple family members; to conduct longitudinal studies in order to better understand changes in family relationships across emerging adulthood; and to focus on family relationships beyond the parent-child dyads, namely on sibling and grandparent-grandchildren relationships. In conclusion, this review provided a renewed perspective on family relationships during the transition to adulthood, contributing to clinical insights on individual and familial shifts in the fast-paced and complex contemporary context. </p>

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of Emerging Adults’ and Parents’ Perspectives on Communicating Adulthood Status

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Jablonski ◽  
Sara Martino
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Communication ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Qualitative Exploration ◽  
Parent Child

In this study the authors examine parent - child communication in Emerging Adulthood. Thirty - seven college students and one or both of their parents completed written questionnaires assessing whether the parent had verbally communicated or did some action to acknowledge the Emerging Adult’s maturity. Communication about changes in the parent - child relationship, as well as the Emerging Adult’s decision - making abilities, obligations to the family, and financial responsibilities were also assessed. The responses to the open ended questions were qualitatively analyzed using grounded theory. The findings indicated that the Emerging Adults’ and parents’ responses were very similar, and the overwhelming majority reported that there had indeed been an acknowledgment from the parents to indicate Emerging Adulthood status, although this was not always verbally communicated; sometimes it was indicated through the parents’ behavior. K

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document