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Peer reviewedLewis, Susan K.; Mirowsky, John; Ross, Catherine E. – Social Forces, 1999
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data indicate that sense of personal control increased from age 14 to 22. Dropping out of school hampered development; teen pregnancy did not. Adolescent sense of control and further adult development correlated positively with cognitive skill and parental education. Low perceived control predicted subsequent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Adult Development, Cognitive Ability
Green-Bailey, Patricia; McCluskey-Fawcett, Kathleen – 1991
This study examined the relationship of overall family conflict and stress to adult personality development in young adult college students from intact families, as compared to young adults who had experienced childhood parental divorce. Seventy-five students from divorced families and 78 students from intact families completed a screening…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis
