Nonparental Adults as Social Resources in the Transition to Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Chang, Esther S.; Greenberger, Ellen; Chen, Chuansheng; Heckhausen, Jutta; Farruggia, Susan P.
Titel	Nonparental Adults as Social Resources in the Transition to Adulthood
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20 (2010) 4, S.1065-1082 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00662.x
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Social Support Groups; Adults; Educational Attainment; Adolescents; High School Graduates; Predictor Variables; Student Adjustment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Prädiktor; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation
Abstract	This short-term longitudinal study examined whether the social resources of important nonparental adults (VIPs) perceived by youth during their senior year of high school had a significant relation to their educational and socioemotional adjustment 1 year later. One month before their high school graduation, a multiethnic sample of youths (N = 754) reported on their grades, educational expectations, and selected psychosocial characteristics (i.e., depressed mood and misconduct); the educational attainment and perceived psychosocial characteristics of an important nonparental adult in their lives; and the educational plans and perceived psychosocial characteristics of their close friends. Key measures were included in a mailed survey 1 year later. VIP characteristics (particularly their educational attainment) were associated with post-high school adjustment, even after controlling for previous level of youth adjustment and contributions from demographic and peer characteristics. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10