Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2026-05-06eCollection Date: 2026-08-01DOI: 10.1177/21676968261448598
Tara R Cooper-Dubé, Alice Shen, Paweena Sukhawathanakul
{"title":"The Dysregulation Profile and Substance Use: Investigating Their Co-Variation From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood.","authors":"Tara R Cooper-Dubé, Alice Shen, Paweena Sukhawathanakul","doi":"10.1177/21676968261448598","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968261448598","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Children and youth with the Dysregulation Profile (DP) experience marked difficulties regulating cognition, affect, and behavior. Although these impairments are known to have lasting effects into adulthood, less is understood about how dysregulation changes during the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Dysregulation has also been linked to increased risk for substance use disorder, yet its relationship with substance use during the adolescence-to-emerging-adulthood transition remains unclear. This study examined how dysregulation covaries with substance use from adolescence to emerging adulthood in 662 Canadian youth (Mage = 15.52) followed over 10 years. Multilevel modeling showed that dysregulation increased during adolescence and declined in emerging adulthood. Both between- and within-person substance use predicted dysregulation: higher average substance use was associated with higher overall dysregulation, and above-average substance use corresponded to higher dysregulation at the same time point. These findings clarify developmental changes in dysregulation and highlight its close association with substance use.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"14 4","pages":"646-659"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13298871/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-11-24DOI: 10.1177/21676968251399938
Moiyattu Banya, Melissa L Villodas, Aaron H Rodwin, Rei Shimizu, Kiara L Moore, Ifrah M Magan, Beth Sapiro, Michelle R Munson
{"title":"Social Support Among Minoritized Emerging Adults With Serious Psychological Health Issues.","authors":"Moiyattu Banya, Melissa L Villodas, Aaron H Rodwin, Rei Shimizu, Kiara L Moore, Ifrah M Magan, Beth Sapiro, Michelle R Munson","doi":"10.1177/21676968251399938","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251399938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This convergent mixed method study examines the role of social support in the lives of minoritized emerging young adults with serious mental illness (YA-SMI), focusing on how they perceive and experience support from family, friends, and other sources. Data were gathered from 114 YA-SMI (ages 18-34) participating in a recovery program. Descriptive analyses revealed that 44% of participants reported family as their only source of support, while others relied on a combination of supports or reported no support. Ordinal logistic regression revealed that growing up in a household with mental illness was associated with lower odds of being in a higher support category, compared to no support. Qualitative interviews (n = 57) identified four themes: types of support, qualities of support by source, pathways to treatment, and loss. Findings suggest that YA-SMI benefit from diverse support, with non-family members providing crucial informational support. Implications for policy, practice and research are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"14 1","pages":"111-127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12858161/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146108005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2026-01-09eCollection Date: 2026-04-01DOI: 10.1177/21676968251407137
Andrea L Howard, Sydney Bota, Megan Lamb
{"title":"Construct Diversity in Measures of Helicopter Parenting in Emerging Adulthood.","authors":"Andrea L Howard, Sydney Bota, Megan Lamb","doi":"10.1177/21676968251407137","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251407137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous instruments assessing helicopter parenting exist, but items within and across scales are diverse and often describe behaviors that are incongruent with basic construct criteria. We recruited <i>n</i> = 1,222 emerging adults to rate how well 54 item stems conformed to a broad provided description of helicopter parenting (i.e., definitional correspondence), and answer follow-up questions related to item frequency, personal experience with the behavior, and perceived parent motivations. Correspondence ratings varied widely. For 12 items, emerging adults who directly experienced a behavior had lower definitional correspondence ratings compared to those with no direct experience. Close to half of items were seen as helicopter parenting only if the behaviors were frequently-occurring. Definitional correspondence was highly correlated with perceived control and fear of failure motives, and negatively correlated with perceived support motives. We offer a provisional definition of helicopter parenting and offer suggestions for item selection and refinement in ongoing construct validation research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"14 2","pages":"403-418"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12924694/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-16DOI: 10.1177/21676968251352009
Tom R Leppard, Mikaela J Dufur
{"title":"Family Ties and Young Adult Career Goals: Does Family Social Capital Stretch Into Emerging Adulthood?","authors":"Tom R Leppard, Mikaela J Dufur","doi":"10.1177/21676968251352009","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251352009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper proposes family social capital as a relational mechanism for driving the early career development of emerging adults. Career development theories, like the social cognitive career theory, largely focus on individuals or macro \"environmental\" factors. Meanwhile, sociologists focus on resources beyond individuals, like parental socioeconomic status. This paper theorises that family social capital can encourage career goal making and achievement by facilitating positive interactions between young people and influential adults, showing that social resources can play a key role in career development beyond individual characteristics and financial resources. Family social capital contributes to educational performance and lower levels of delinquent behaviour, suggesting social capital may have similar positive associations with career development. Using nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health survey from the U.S, this study examines whether the positive effects of family social capital extend into the career orientation of emerging adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 5","pages":"1219-1227"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12435221/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-02-26DOI: 10.1177/21676968251322817
Deidre A Okeke, Gladys E Ibañez, Zoran Bursac, Diana M Sheehan, Stacy L Frazier, Lea Nehme Kotocavage, Lynn N Ibekwe-Agunanna, Samaah Sullivan, Marcel A de Dios, Miguel Ángel Cano
{"title":"Ethnic Discrimination in Social Media and Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Emerging Adult College Students: Examining the Moderating Roles of Emotion Self-Efficacy and Locus of Control.","authors":"Deidre A Okeke, Gladys E Ibañez, Zoran Bursac, Diana M Sheehan, Stacy L Frazier, Lea Nehme Kotocavage, Lynn N Ibekwe-Agunanna, Samaah Sullivan, Marcel A de Dios, Miguel Ángel Cano","doi":"10.1177/21676968251322817","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251322817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the rise of social media and the potential for ethnic discrimination on these platforms, this study examined the relationship between depressive symptoms, social media discrimination, 'powerful others,' and emotional self-efficacy with a convenience sample of 628 Hispanic emerging adult college students from Florida (<i>n</i> = 401) and Texas (<i>n</i> = 227). Results from a hierarchical multiple regression model indicate that higher social media discrimination is associated with greater depressive symptoms. Moderation analyses revealed that higher emotional self-efficacy and perception of 'powerful others' strengthened the association between social media discrimination and depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the importance of considering individual and contextual factors when examining mental health disparities in this population, suggesting that tailored interventions may benefit from addressing the complex interplay between social media discrimination and emotion regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 5","pages":"1095-1109"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12456415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145139024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1177/21676968251327250
Diana L Jenkins, Leslie D Leve, Veronica Oro
{"title":"The Role of Homework Completion During Adolescence on Education and Income Levels in Emerging Adulthood: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial With Females in Out-Of-Home Care.","authors":"Diana L Jenkins, Leslie D Leve, Veronica Oro","doi":"10.1177/21676968251327250","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251327250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined income and educational outcomes of an evidence-based intervention for adolescents with a history in the juvenile justice (JJ) system using a randomized controlled trial design. The mediational effect of homework completion was also examined. The study used longitudinal data from 164 females who were recruited in adolescence (<i>M</i> <sub>age</sub> = 15.32 years, <i>SD</i> = 1.16) based on severe and chronic involvement with the JJ system and placement in out-of-home care, and followed into emerging adulthood (<i>M</i> <sub>age</sub> = 25.82, <i>SD</i> = 3.69). The intervention did not directly predict educational or income levels, but there were significant indirect paths through homework completion. Women in the intervention condition reported better educational attainment (β = .09, <i>p</i> = .05) and higher income (β = .11, <i>p</i> < .01) through daily homework completion in adolescence. Findings offer a positive framework for enhancing long-term outcomes for girls with a history of JJ system involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 5","pages":"1195-1200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12962597/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147378978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah Danzo, Andrew A Gepty, Elizabeth McCauley, Ann Vander Stoep, Molly Adrian
{"title":"Trajectories of Alcohol Use and Suicidal Ideation from Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Exploring the Interplay of Negative Life Events and Perceived Support on the Persistence of Suicidal Ideation.","authors":"Sarah Danzo, Andrew A Gepty, Elizabeth McCauley, Ann Vander Stoep, Molly Adrian","doi":"10.1177/21676968251362266","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968251362266","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicidal thoughts and behaviors represent a major public health concern among adolescents and young adults. Alcohol use can contribute to escalated suicide risk. This study examined potential modifiable risk factors that might impact the relationship between alcohol use and suicidal ideation across adolescence and young adulthood. Data from 137 participants who were followed from 6<sup>th</sup> grade through age 30 were included in analyses. Cross lagged panel modeling was used to examine potential impacts of negative life events and perceived social support on the longitudinal relationship between alcohol use and suicidal ideation. Results demonstrate an indirect pathway from alcohol use at age 18 to increased suicidal ideation at ages 22-30 via increased exposure to negative life events. A significant buffering effect of social support appeared to interrupt this pathway. Results highlight social support and negative life events as important targets for intervention to reduce suicidal ideation as adolescents transition into adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12489953/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145233679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2024-12-20DOI: 10.1177/21676968241308316
Jordon D Bosse, Lane Z Kantor, Yu-Chi Wang, R Korkodilos, Sari L Reisner, Diane Ehrensaft, Jody L Herman, Sabra L Katz-Wise
{"title":"Healthcare Mistreatment is Associated With Psychological Distress, Suicidality, and Substance Use Among Transgender and Nonbinary Emerging Adults.","authors":"Jordon D Bosse, Lane Z Kantor, Yu-Chi Wang, R Korkodilos, Sari L Reisner, Diane Ehrensaft, Jody L Herman, Sabra L Katz-Wise","doi":"10.1177/21676968241308316","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968241308316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) emerging adults in the United States experience mistreatment inside and outside healthcare settings, which may contribute to known mental health and substance use inequities. The purpose of our study was to examine associations between provider and healthcare setting mistreatment with past 30-day severe psychological distress, illicit substance use, binge drinking, and past year suicidal ideation among TNB emerging adults (18-25 years; <i>N</i> = 10,203) who sought healthcare in the previous year. In sociodemographic-adjusted, multivariate, logistic regression models, all mistreatment types were associated with worse mental health and illicit substance use. Structural interventions to improve interdisciplinary healthcare providers' attitudes and knowledge, combined with inclusive healthcare policies are needed to ensure TNB emerging adults are treated with respect and dignity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 2","pages":"468-484"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12288732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-01-07DOI: 10.1177/21676968241313068
Mackenzie Moore, Fakir Md Yunus, Kara Thompson, Matthew Keough, Marvin Krank, Patricia J Conrod, Sherry H Stewart
{"title":"Relationship Between Personality Traits and Emotional Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Emerging Adults.","authors":"Mackenzie Moore, Fakir Md Yunus, Kara Thompson, Matthew Keough, Marvin Krank, Patricia J Conrod, Sherry H Stewart","doi":"10.1177/21676968241313068","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968241313068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We assessed whether traits from the four-factor vulnerability model for substance misuse are associated with the content of emotional descriptions given by Canadian university students of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives. Personality traits were measured in 1185 first- and second-year undergraduates (mean age = 19.11 years; 79% female). Written responses to \"Tell us about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting your life\" were coded using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count software. Negative binomial analyses were run to examine links between traits and emotion word types used in responses. Anxiety sensitivity was associated with increased use of anxiety words; hopelessness was associated with increased use of negative emotion and sadness words, and decreased use of positive emotion words; and impulsivity was associated with increased use of anger words. Findings have implications for personality-tailored interventions for students vulnerable to distress resulting from highly stressful situations such as pandemics.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 2","pages":"363-377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879772/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emerging AdulthoodPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-01-04DOI: 10.1177/21676968241311950
Katrina R Abela, Alia Hussain, Danielle M Law
{"title":"Interweaving Threads: Untangling the Moderating Relationship of Parent-Child Conflict and Closeness in the Association Between Interparental Conflict and Emotion Regulation.","authors":"Katrina R Abela, Alia Hussain, Danielle M Law","doi":"10.1177/21676968241311950","DOIUrl":"10.1177/21676968241311950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The capacity to regulate emotions is central to children's physical, emotional, and mental well-being as they develop. The influence of adverse childhood experiences on diminished emotion regulation (ER) has been linked to internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours in both children and adolescents. This cross-sectional study, including 479 Canadian emerging adults aged 17-19 years, examined how exposure to different levels of interparental conflict (IPC) during childhood was associated with ER (i.e., expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal) during emerging adulthood, and how parent-child closeness and parent-child conflict moderated this link. Findings revealed that at higher levels of parent-child closeness, IPC was associated with increased expressive suppression, while there were no significant differences in expressive suppression at lower levels of parent-child closeness. Similarly, IPC was more strongly associated with reduced cognitive reappraisal in the context of high parent-child conflict compared to low conflict. Findings from this work will inform interventional therapeutic and counselling practices to support the well-being of children and families.</p>","PeriodicalId":47330,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Adulthood","volume":"13 2","pages":"410-423"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}