Life transition events and depressive symptom trajectories during young adulthood: The influence of adverse family and individual contexts in adolescence.

Lee, Tae Kyoung; Wickrama, K. A. S.; O’Neal, Catherine Walker; Neppl, Tricia K.; Reeb, Ben T.

doi:10.1037/dev0001496

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“…However, a major gap remains in the literature in understanding emotional disclosure during developmentally significant periods in a young person’s life. Developmentally significant periods (e.g., college transition) entail significant negotiation of self and identity development (Zhou et al, 2019), which render vulnerable the extent of person–environment fit (Lee et al, 2023). If individuals’ current levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal resources fail to keep pace with social and environmental shifts during these periods, they experience increased susceptibility to negative mental health outcomes, such as depression and anxiety (e.g., Lee et al, 2023; Sasser et al, 2023).…”

Section: Emotion Disclosure During the College Transitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Developmentally significant periods (e.g., college transition) entail significant negotiation of self and identity development (Zhou et al, 2019), which render vulnerable the extent of person–environment fit (Lee et al, 2023). If individuals’ current levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal resources fail to keep pace with social and environmental shifts during these periods, they experience increased susceptibility to negative mental health outcomes, such as depression and anxiety (e.g., Lee et al, 2023; Sasser et al, 2023). Hence, the extent to which the young person successfully engages in adaptive emotional regulation strategies, including emotional disclosure, in these key developmental phases is pivotal in facilitating their growth (Lee et al, 2023; Sasser et al, 2023).…”

Section: Emotion Disclosure During the College Transitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…During life transitions, individuals’ experience of substantial challenges, such as negative family events and relationships with parents, can impact their development of depressive symptoms and subsequent transition of life events, including employment and marriage (Lee et al, 2023). In particular, college transition is often perceived to be a major life transition (Yuan & Ngai, 2018), in which first-year students’ experiences of substantial challenges in navigating academic and social challenges (e.g., academic workload and personal relationships) in a new environment can impact their subsequent academic and mental health development (Barker et al, 2018; Sasser et al, 2023).…”

Section: Emotion Disclosure During the College Transitionmentioning

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Trajectories of emotional disclosure with parents during the college transition among Asian first-year students.

Yeo,

Tong

2024

Developmental Psychology

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The college transition is a time of great emotional lability, and sharing emotional experiences with parents can be beneficial for first-year students. Guided by the social sharing of emotions framework and the cultural theory on self-construal, this study investigated the developmental course of freshmen's emotional disclosure with parents during the first semester and the mediating role of independence-orientation in two Asian contexts-Beijing (China) and Singapore. Using experience sampling method (online diary), 205 Chinese freshmen (M age = 19.43) and 291 Singapore freshmen (M age = 19.44) reported on four facets of emotional disclosure with parents (frequency, intimacy, negativity, and positivity) across four timepoints and their independence-interdependence orientation (Time 1). Latent growth curve modeling comparing the two Asian samples revealed that frequency increased for Chinese students and decreased for Singapore students. Intimacy indicated upward trajectories for both Asian samples, whereas negativity and positivity showed downward trajectories but were less pronounced for Chinese students. Mediated latent growth curve modeling revealed that the cultures predicted independence-orientation, which in turn negatively predicted increase in frequency for the Singapore sample and positively predicted decrease for the Chinese sample. Independenceorientation negatively predicted increase in intimacy, positively predicted decline in negativity, and negatively predicted decline in positivity. In sum, we found complex and differentiated trajectories for the four facets of emotional disclosure in two Asian samples and the mediating role of independence-orientation in explaining cultural differences in the trajectories, which have implications for understanding emotional disclosure to parents during the developmental phase of the college transition in Asian contexts. Public Significance StatementChinese and Singapore freshmen's emotional disclosure with parents is a sophisticated and multifaceted developmental process. Although Beijing (China) and Singapore are traditionally interdependenceoriented Asian societies, first-year students across these two Asian cultures have varying experiences in how they manage emotions with parents during the developmentally significant phase of the college transition. Independence-orientation can account for cross-cultural differences in the trajectories of emotional disclosure with parents among first-year Asian college students.

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