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The Timing of Entry into Adult Roles and Changes in Trajectories of Problem Behaviors during the Transition to Adulthood
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Martin, Monica J.; Blozis, Shelley A.; Boeninger, Daria K.; Masarik, April S.; Conger, Rand D. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study of a cohort of 451 adolescents examined associations between trajectories of problem behaviors and the timing of entry into work, marriage, and parenthood. We used data from 12 assessments across adolescence, through emerging adulthood and into young adulthood. We employed 2-phase mixed-effects models to estimate growth in substance use…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Young Adults, Behavior Problems, Antisocial Behavior
Associations between Family Structure Changes and Children's Behavior Problems: The Moderating Effects of Timing and Marital Birth
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Ryan, Rebecca M.; Claessens, Amy – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Most children in the U.S. today will experience one or more changes in family structure. The present study explores the implications of this trend for child development by investigating the conditions under which family structure changes matter most to child well-being. Using data from the Maternal and Child Supplement of the National Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Family Structure, Family Characteristics
Identity and Spirituality: A Psychosocial Exploration of the Sense of Spiritual Self
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Kiesling, Chris; Sorell, Gwendolyn T.; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Colwell, Ronald K. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. "Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview" (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Religious Factors, Interviews, Spiritual Development