A Typology of U.S. Emerging Adults' Online and Offline Connectedness with Extended Family.

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Adult Development Pub Date : 2023-05-13 DOI:10.1007/s10804-023-09452-9

Heather Hessel

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Emerging adulthood has changed dramatically in the last 30 years, in part due to the widespread adoption of communication technology. Despite studies showing that youth in the United States are communicating with extended family using technology, research on online interactions with non-parental relatives is lacking. Framed by intergenerational solidarity theory, this study identifies subgroups of U.S. emerging adults (N = 532; 18-29 years old) based on eight indicators of connectedness with extended family. Latent class analysis revealed four group: (1) Highly connected (18%), (2) Distant; technologically connected (36%), (3) Close; technologically connected (17%), and (4) Distant (28%). Participants identified cousins and aunts/uncles most frequently as extended family. Results show that 72% of participants are connecting with extended family online, even when they do not feel close to them. Findings support the idea that technology could be the means by which extended family members continue to play a role in the lives of young adults, especially when they are not seeing them frequently in-person.

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美国新兴成年人与大家庭在线和离线联系的类型学。

在过去的30年里，新兴的成年期发生了巨大的变化，部分原因是通信技术的广泛采用。尽管研究表明，美国的年轻人正在使用技术与大家庭进行交流，但缺乏关于与非父母亲属在线互动的研究。在代际团结理论的框架下，本研究确定了美国新兴成年人的亚组（N = 532；18-29岁）。潜在类别分析显示四组：（1）高度连接（18%），（2）远距离；技术连接（36%），（3）关闭；技术连接（17%）和（4）远程（28%）。参与者最常将表亲和叔叔阿姨确定为大家庭。结果显示，72%的参与者在网上与大家庭建立联系，即使他们感觉不亲近。研究结果支持这样一种观点，即技术可能是大家庭成员继续在年轻人的生活中发挥作用的手段，尤其是当他们不经常见到他们时。

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Journal of Adult Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Adult Development is an interdisciplinary journal covering development in early adulthood, midlife, and later adulthood. The Journal supports innovative theoretical and empirical articles that help direct the future of our field. Critical issues include the importance of life-long education, work and family changes, and physical and mental health influencing adult development. In addition, the impact of personality, emotions, cognition, and biomarkers are areas of interest. The Journal of Adult Development emphasizes the importance of interindividual differences and contextual issues influencing adult development. Interventions that promote optimal development throughout the adult life span are also welcome.