Young Adults’ Perceptions of Social Clock and Adulthood Roles in the Turkish Population

Pekel-Uludağlı, Nilay; Akbaş, Gülçin

doi:10.1007/s10804-018-9298-9

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“…The majority of the studies ( n = 8) sought to examine what sociodemographic characteristics, including partnership or marriage status, are associated with or influence life satisfaction (Albert et al, 2010; Eren & Aşıcı, 2017; Grover & Helliwell, 2019; Liu et al, 2013; Næss et al, 2015; Pekel-Uludağlı & Akbaş, 2019; Schafer et al, 2013; Vinson & Ericson, 2014). Albert et al (2010) examined family and friendship relationships, partnership status, and health as correlates of life satisfaction.…”

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“…Næss et al (2015) compared married, cohabitating, and single participants to see whether there were life satisfaction differences between the groups. Pekel-Uludağlı and Akbaş (2019) explored how the timing of adult roles such as marriage and partnership was associated with well-being and need satisfaction in young adults. Schafer et al (2013) examined how life satisfaction varied or remained stable across multiple time points.…”

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“…Studies showed some variation in terms of targeted age groups. One study focused on younger adults (aged 24–41; Pekel-Uludağlı & Akbaş, 2019), two included late middle-aged adults and above (aged 58–83; Albert et al, 2010; aged 55–75; Gibney et al, 2017), and one study focused on older adults (above age 70; Dykstra & Wagner, 2007). Schafer and colleagues included a larger range of adults, aged 25–74.…”

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“…The remaining articles did not specify the ages of participants. The sample locations included Germany (Albert et al, 2010; Dykstra & Wagner, 2007), Amsterdam (Dykstra & Wagner, 2007), Turkey (Eren & Aşıcı, 2017; Pekel-Uludağlı & Akbaş, 2019), the United Kingdom (Grover & Helliwell, 2019), China (Liu et al, 2013),; Norway (Naess et al, 2015), the United States (Schafer et al, 2013), Europe as a whole (Gibney et al, 2017), and Australia (Vinson & Ericson, 2014). Despite the diversity in nations represented among the studies, it appears as if the majority of studies represent primarily White participants.…”

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“…Additionally, there is a higher risk of divorce for subsequent marriages (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Prior studies have identified a number of benefits among those who are partnered or married, such as lower rates of depression, higher life satisfaction, higher family satisfaction, more relatedness, and less midlife crises (Albert et al, 2010; Dykstra & Wagner, 2007; Eren & Aşıcı, 2017; Gibney et al, 2017; Grover & Helliwell, 2019; Liu et al, 2013; Næss et al, 2015; Pekel-Uludağlı & Akbaş, 2019; Schafer et al, 2013; Vinson & Ericson, 2014). In contrast, research has identified a number of risks associated with divorce or being single such as lower life satisfaction rates overall, lower life satisfaction rates at midlife, and more depression (Dykstra & Wagner, 2007; Grover & Helliwell, 2019; Pekel-Uludağlı & Akbaş, 2019).…”

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A Systematic Review of the Association Between Partnership and Life Satisfaction

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Cooley

2020

The Family Journal

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Demographic trends in partnership have revealed that more people are remaining single or becoming single as they grow older by choice or life circumstance. Understanding whether there is an association between partnership and life satisfaction may provide relevant information on how to better support individuals either choosing or finding themselves single. Although there are a limited number of studies with the explicit purpose of examining partnership status and life satisfaction, this review intended to synthesize current knowledge in order to better understand and explore the context of this important demographic trend. This review examined published peer-reviewed articles in three major social science databases (PsycArticles, PsycINFO, and Social Services Abstract) between 2009 and 2020 and identified nine articles for inclusion. Examining single persons compared to those in marital or nonmarital partnerships, the results of this review indicate a more positive association between partnership and life satisfaction while also demonstrating several gaps and a lack of research. The results of this review support the need for more in-depth research on the life satisfaction of adults as well as a greater exploration of the context of life satisfaction among diverse groups of single adults.

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Marriage timing and depressive symptoms: insights from social clock theory

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Exploration of Emerging Adult Virgins’ Difficulties

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Boislard

2022

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Social clock theory posits that off-time transitions, such as virginity loss, are often socially reproached and stigmatized. Research suggests, however, that reasons for virginity in adulthood are heterogeneous and that some emerging adult virgins (EAVs) are struggling socially. To guide the development of interventions tailored to this population, it is important to understand their difficulties. Through individual semi-structured interviews, this study explores the difficulties and disagreeable emotions experienced by 29 heterosexual virgins aged between 20 and 29. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified: (a) difficulties related to society, (b) difficulties related to interpersonal relationships, and (c) disagreeable emotions experienced relative to late virginity. These results reveal that difficulties expressed by EAVs are intertwined and surprisingly, the most salient difficulty was related to lack of intimacy, rather than virginity per se. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.

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Young Adults’ Perceptions of Social Clock and Adulthood Roles in the Turkish Population

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

A Systematic Review of the Association Between Partnership and Life Satisfaction

A Systematic Review of the Association Between Partnership and Life Satisfaction

Marriage timing and depressive symptoms: insights from social clock theory

Exploration of Emerging Adult Virgins’ Difficulties

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