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Carroll, Jason S.; Willoughby, Brian; Badger, Sarah; Nelson, Larry J.; McNamara Barry, Carolyn; Madsen, Stephanie D. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2007
This article presents a marital horizon theory of emerging adulthood that posits that young people's perceptions of marriage are central factors in determining subgroup differences in the length of emerging adulthood as well as the specific behaviors that occur during this period in the family life cycle. The model was tested with a sample of 813…
Descriptors: Marriage, Family Life, Young Adults, Research Methodology