The Transitory Nature of Parent, Sibling and Romantic Partner Relationships in Emerging Adulthood

Milevsky, Avidan; Thudium, Kristie; Guldin, Jillian

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06638-7

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“…According to our results, the emerging adults in our study perceived high levels of parental involvement, parental warmth, and parental support for autonomy. Our findings are consistent with those of several other studies which have found that emerging adults have a strong family system characterized by generally good relationships with parents (Milevsky, Thudium, & Guldin, 2014).…”

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The Role of Parents in Emerging Adults’ Psychological Well‐Being: A Person‐Oriented Approach

2018

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The purpose of this study was to gain an overview of Spanish emerging adults' family relationships and their link with psychological well-being and psychological distress. The sample comprised 1502 undergraduate students (903 women and 599 men) aged between 18 and 29 (M = 20.32 and SD = 2.13), recruited from two universities in Spain. A cluster analysis identified three groups of families based on the centrality of five family variables: parental involvement, parental support for autonomy, parental warmth, behavioral control, and psychological control. The three groups or clusters were labeled high-quality family relationships (HQ), intermediate-quality family relationships (IQ), and low-quality family relationships (LQ). Women were overrepresented in the HQ cluster, whereas men were overrepresented in the IQ cluster. Moreover, emerging adults who perceived better family relationships (high levels of parental involvement, parental support for autonomy and parental warmth, and low levels of behavioral and psychological control) were found to have a higher level of psychological adjustment. Thus, our results indicate that family plays a key role in the psychological well-being of emerging adults. The discussion focuses on the implications of this finding for the parent-child relationship, and explores how it extends our knowledge about family relationships during emerging adulthood.

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The Role of Parents in Emerging Adults’ Psychological Well‐Being: A Person‐Oriented Approach

2018

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“…Although some parents may be perceived in a negative way when they exert high levels of control over their older children (García‐Mendoza, Sánchez‐Queija & Parra, ; Liga, Ingoglia, Liga et al , 2; Wagner & Abaied, ), in general, emerging adults report positive perceptions of their family relationships (Crocetti & Meeus, ; García‐Mendoza, Parra & Sánchez‐Queija, ; Milevsky, Thudium & Guldin, ), which are characterized by affection and a high degree of parental involvement (Duchesne, Ratelle, Larose & Guay, ; Gomez & McLaren, ).…”

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Emotional autonomy and adjustment among emerging adults: The moderating role of family relationships

García‐Mendoza

Jiménez

Sánchez‐Queija

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Scandinavian J Psychology

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Emerging adults build their personal maturity within the family context; however, few studies focus on the role of emotional autonomy during this stage. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between emotional autonomy and adjustment during emerging adulthood, bearing in mind the possible moderating role of parental support in this relationship. Data were collected from 1,502 Spanish undergraduate students (903 women) aged between 18 and 29. Participants completed measures of emotional autonomy (EAS, Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986), family social support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988), psychological well‐being (PWBS; Ryff, Lee, Essex & Schmutte, 1995) and psychological distress (DASS‐21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). The results indicate that emotional autonomy correlates negatively with family support and psychological well‐being and positively with psychological distress. However, only when young people perceive a family context with low social support is gaining emotional distance from their parents associated with an increase in their psychological well‐being. Our findings highlight the crucial role that the family environment plays in well‐being during young adulthood, and reveal that the effect of emotional distancing from parents on adjustment depends on the quality of the family climate. Future research should seek to gain greater insight into emotional autonomy during emerging adulthood, taking into account cross‐cultural diversity.

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“…Conceptually, EA is more of a process than an event (Tanner et al, ), and it includes the following dimensions: instability, feeling in‐between, self‐focus, identity exploration, and possibilities (Arnett, ). Although they are present during other times in a person’s life, these characteristics seem to be most distinct during EA (Milevsky, Thudium, & Guldin, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Parent attachment is an influential factor during EA that contributes to well‐being and adjustment during the college years (Mattanah, Lopez, & Govern, ) and that seems to enhance life satisfaction for emerging adults (Guarnieri et al, ). Reaching out to parents is also positively correlated with the perceived quality of the parent–child relationship among emerging adults, and women tend to perceive the quality of the parent–child relationship more favorably than men (Milevsky et al, ). Although emerging adults tend to rely upon their parents for emotional support (Arnett, ), many would prefer less parental involvement (Arnett & Schwab, ).…”

Section: Emerging Adulthoodmentioning

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Parent and Peer Attachment as Predictors of Emerging Adulthood Characteristics

2018

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The transition to adulthood has been described as emerging adulthood (EA), a culturally constructed stage of development that has been evidenced among individuals in industrialized countries worldwide (Arnett, 2000). As such, EA is distinctly different from adolescence because of decreased parental control, increased independence, more diverse educational paths and experiences, and improved parent-child relationships as compared with adolescence (Arnett, 2015). EA also differs from young adulthood due to lack of experiences that traditionally constitute adulthood (such as marriage, career stability, etc.).By recognizing EA as a distinct life stage, counselors can educate clients and normalize clients' experiences, thereby encouraging resilience and well-being through the therapeutic relationship (Lane, 2015). Because various relational factors, including both parent and peer attachment, influence EA (Szwedo,

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The Transitory Nature of Parent, Sibling and Romantic Partner Relationships in Emerging Adulthood

Cited by 8 publications

References 82 publications

The Role of Parents in Emerging Adults’ Psychological Well‐Being: A Person‐Oriented Approach

The Role of Parents in Emerging Adults’ Psychological Well‐Being: A Person‐Oriented Approach

Emotional autonomy and adjustment among emerging adults: The moderating role of family relationships

Parent and Peer Attachment as Predictors of Emerging Adulthood Characteristics

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