“Things Have Gotten Better”

Lefkowitz, Eva S.

doi:10.1177/0743558404271236

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“…Participants strongly agreed that sexuality is a topic that could be freely discussed, especially among friends, at least speaking about it in a general sense and not referring to their own relationships or romantic partners. Thus, sexuality is not perceived as a taboo topic, supporting previous findings about the fact that people, during the college years, are more open-minded regarding sexuality (Lefkowitz, 2005). However, all participants maintained that the privacy of their own relationship had to be upheld by others, and they preferred not talking about their own sexual experiences, even with close friends.…”

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To seek or not to seek advice: Talking about romantic issues during emerging adulthood

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The aim of the study was to explore whether and how emerging adults talk about their romantic relationships with their close others, especially their parents and friends, also considering gender differences. Data were collected via eight single-sex focus groups conducted with 50 Italian emerging adults (aged 18–25), and were analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes emerged. The first was labeled “to seek advice”, which was divided into three subthemes: “I look for different points of view,” “I treasure other people’s words,” and “I listen and then do it my own way.” The second theme was “to not seek advice,” which was divided into two subthemes: “I do not need comparison” and “I need to choose on my own.” The findings revealed that close friends, more than parents, are important interlocutors for discussions on romantic relationships, and few gender differences were found. Furthermore, we can speculate that emerging adults’ reasons for seeking advice or not could relate to their autonomy and relatedness needs.

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To seek or not to seek advice: Talking about romantic issues during emerging adulthood

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“…Although this association was not found for women as a whole, women who had sex with a single partner had lower depressive symptoms when sexually active from ages 21–24. Emerging adulthood is a period during which exploration of sexuality is normative, and many individuals may be in contexts, such as college campuses, that have more positive norms about sexual behavior (Arnett, 2000; Lefkowitz, 2005). This acceptability of sexual behavior may create a context in which emerging adults feel comfortable exploring their sexual behavior and experience more positive mood as a result of these behaviors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the area of sexual behavior and mental health, for example, adolescent sexual behavior may be associated with increased depressive symptoms if it occurs early relative to peers, because the behavior is not normative and individuals may lack the ability to adequately deal with it (Meier, 2007). However, in emerging adulthood, the period from ages 18–25, sexual behavior may be associated with more positive outcomes, as individuals may be in environments that are more accepting of sexual behavior (Arnett, 2000; Lefkowitz, 2005). Sexual behavior in this period may be seen as more developmentally normative than in adolescence and, therefore, may be associated with more positive mental health outcomes (Vasilenko, Ram, & Lefkowitz, 2011).…”

Section: Sexual Behavior and Depressive Symptoms By Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Age-varying associations between nonmarital sexual behavior and depressive symptoms across adolescence and young adulthood.

Vasilenko¹

2017

Developmental Psychology

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Research has demonstrated associations between adolescent sexual behavior and depressive symptoms, but no single study has examined individuals at different ages throughout adolescence and young adulthood in order to determine at what ages sexual behavior may be associated with higher or lower levels of depressive symptoms. Using nationally representative longitudinal data and an innovative method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM), which examines how the strength of an association changes over time, this study examines how non-marital sexual intercourse is associated with depressive symptoms at different ages, which behaviors and contexts may contribute to these associations, and whether associations differ for male and female participants. Findings indicate that sexual behavior in adolescence is associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms, particularly for female adolescents, and this association is relatively consistent across different partner types and adolescent contexts. Associations between sexual behavior and depressive symptoms in young adulthood are more dependent on partner factors and adolescent contexts; sexual behavior in young adulthood is associated with fewer depressive symptoms for women who have sex with a single partner and for men whose parents did not strongly disapprove of adolescent sexual behavior. Findings suggest that delaying sexual behavior into young adulthood may have some benefits for mental health, although contextual and relationship factors also play a role.

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“…This is precisely what happened on Complexity and Doubt, but Americans scored higher on Tentative, which taps the expectation that one's religious views are still in flux. Lefkowitz (2005) and Boyatzis and McConneU (2006) found that American college students were more likely to change their religious views the longer they remained in college. Perhaps English participants, who averaged four years older, had already determined their religious views, and felt it less likely that they would change in the future.…”

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Celebrity Worship and Religion Revisited

McCutcheon¹,

Lowinger²,

Wong³

et al. 2013

imre

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We administered the Gelebrity Attitude Scale, Quest Scale, and the Age-Universal I-E scale-12 to 164 undergraduates from three institutions in the United States in order to compare their religious values with a sample of English participants obtained by Maltby, et al. (2002). Results showed no overall relationship between the tendency to admire celebrities and religiosity, as measured by Quest and the Age-Universal I-E scale-12. The mean of the 12 relationships reported here was only +.12, indicating that many religious persons either ignore the Ghristian teaching that "Thou shalt worship no other Gods, " or they fail to link it to their worship of celebrities. Results were discussed in light of the previous study and suggestions were made for the further study of the relationship between celebrity worship and religiosity.

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“Things Have Gotten Better”

Abstract: Emerging adulthood involves a number of developmental changes, including in the areas

Cited by 160 publications

References 20 publications

To seek or not to seek advice: Talking about romantic issues during emerging adulthood

To seek or not to seek advice: Talking about romantic issues during emerging adulthood

Age-varying associations between nonmarital sexual behavior and depressive symptoms across adolescence and young adulthood.

Celebrity Worship and Religion Revisited

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