Transition to Adulthood Research Papers (original) (raw)

2025, Feminism & Psychology

This paper considers young disabled women navigating ableist and heteronormative constructs of adult womanhood. We consider adult womanhood at the embodied intersection of gender, sexuality and dis/ability (categories themselves mediated by race, class, coloniality, etc.). For young disabled women, questions of gender and sexuality were more often than not denied. Gendered and sexual identities were therefore politically and strategically used to claim “adult” and “woman.” Yet, such identities often felt restricted to binary gendered frameworks. Already positioned through ableism as non-normative, to exist outside of heteronormativity felt dangerous, risking paternalism and non-consensual bodily intervention. Drawing on the cases of Ashley X and Marie Adams, we argue that these dangers are often more severe for those with labels of intellectual impairment and/or considered to have the most “severe” impairments. Adulthood needs to be understood, not as a natural state of development ...

2025

Vital statistics clearly indicate that the fertility rate in East Germany dropped sharply after German unification; moreover, it has not yet rebounded but remains stable at a low level. This paper uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) to examine births in the former German Democratic Republic in 1992 and 1993. The primary explantory variables include women's employment status in 1991 and 1992, expectations about future unemployment, and the employment status of cohabiting or marital partners. Our hypothesis is that young women who become unemployed are likely to use this "occasion" to become pregnant. We assume that the preference for children has not changed dramtically among East German women following unification. Support for this assumption is found in data from the GSOEP, which indicates that the value women attach to family life has remained relatively stable. Instead of viewing the decline in fertility as a shift in preferences, it is viewed as a change in opportunity costs. In general, there are long-term opportunity costs associated with an interruption in employment due to the subsequent devaluation of human capital. Specifically, in East Germany the re-entry rates of unemployed people into the labor 02.11.1995

2025, Journal of Personality

We examined the relationships between Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy-the three traits of the Dark Triad (DT)-and the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality.The review identified 310 independent samples drawn from 215 sources and yielded information pertaining to global trait relationships and facet-level relationships.We used meta-analysis to examine (a) the bivariate relations between the DT and the five global traits and 30 facets of the FFM, (b) the relative importance of each of the FFM global traits in predicting DT, and (c) the relationship between the DT and FFM facets identified in translational models of narcissism and psychopathy.These analyses identified consistent and theoretically meaningful associations between the DT traits and the facets of the FFM.The five traits of the FFM, in a relative importance analysis, accounted for much of the variance in Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, respectively, and facet-level analyses identified specific facets of each FFM trait that were consistently associated with narcissism (e.g., angry/hostility, modesty) and psychopathy (e.g., straightforwardness, deliberation).The FFM explained nearly all of the variance in psychopathy (R 2 c = .88) and a substantial portion of the variance in narcissism (R 2 c = .42).

2025

The article presents the findings of the research concerning the period of emerging adulthood, in other words the transition phase between adolescence and early adulthood, conducted in the years 2010-2011. It has been demonstrated that becoming an adult, both in the objective dimension (taking on adult social roles – family and vocational ones) and subjective dimension (feeling of adulthood, identity characteristics and identity status, feeling of being on-time and off-time) is closely related to factors external to the individual as well as to the individual’s psychological profiles. A crucial point in entering adulthood is the completion of education. Non studying individuals assume more social roles related to adulthood, consider themselves to be more adult and to a greater extent undertake identity commitments than studying persons. People with various levels and kinds of physical disability not only take on fewer roles related to adulthood than nondisabled persons but they also...

2025, Journal of Adult Development - J ADULT DEVELOPMENT

This study examined differences on major aspects of attaining adult status in the transition from adolescence into young adulthood. The attainment of developmental tasks and the quality of parent–child relationships were compared across adolescence and young adulthood. In addition, the extent to which relationships with parents are related to the attainment of young adulthood developmental tasks was also investigated. The study was conducted on 169 Israeli adolescents, early young adults, and late young adults. Results showed that developmental tasks are attained at different stages, and that the consolidation of adult status is achieved closer to the end of the third decade of life. Relationships with parents were found to be more positive following the transition from adolescence to early young adulthood. Adaptation of young adults was explained by the quality of relationships with parents and especially with fathers.

2025, Pensando Familias

O adiamento do projeto de ter filhos, que tem resultado na maternidade e na paternidade tardias, sobretudo nas camadas médias da população brasileira, é um fenômeno recente. Neste trabalho, propõe-se discutir a expectativa de jovens adultos frente ao tornar-se pai e mãe na atualidade. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, na qual foram entrevistados quatro jovens adultos, dois homens e duas mulheres, dos segmentos médios da população carioca. Da análise dos discursos dos entrevistados emergiram quatro categorias: tempo biológico; estabilidade financeira; o lugar do pai; o momento perfeito para tornar-se pai e mãe. Os resultados apontam para uma idealização do momento perfeito para tornar-se pais e para uma disjunção entre as demandas sociais e as limitações biológicas frente à procriação.

2025

Unprecedented discomfort in living with one another and living for one another is a global challenge. This has recorded a resultant loss of lives and properties as well as global degradation. Akin to this, this study undertakes an investigation on the predictors of social wellbeing among adolescents in secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, of Oyo State. The correlational research design of the ex-post facto type was adopted in this study with a randomly sampled population of 300 adolescent Students (male= 119, female= 181) from secondary schools in Ibadan North L.G.A. Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed that social wellbeing positively correlated with emotional intelligence (r= .967, p< 0.01), peer influence (r = .545, p<0.01), family structure (r= .497, p<0.01), selfesteem (r = .220, p<0.05) and school environment (r=-.324, p<0.01). This implies that the higher the peer influence, family structure, self-esteem and emotional intelligence, the higher the likelihood of experiencing social wellbeing. The most potent factor was emotional intelligence (Beta = .967, t= 48.254, P<0.01), followed by self-esteem (Beta = .456, t= 7.069, P<0.01), followed by peer influence (Beta = .866, t = 13.442, P<0.01) except family structure and school environment. This implies that, an increased influence of self-esteem will improve students' social wellbeing by 45.6%, peer influence will increase social wellbeing by 86.6%, while emotional intelligence will increase social wellbeing by 96.7%. The study among others recommended that school counsellors are enjoined to come up with programmes on emotional intelligence that would help students develop healthy social wellbeing to cope and relate with the demands of life. Policy makers and stakeholders on education are enjoined to advocate for the inclusion of emotional intelligence or emotional education as a subject to be taught in Nigerian conventional schools to enhance students' social wellbeing and as well curb the social menace in the society.

2025, Genus

This article analyses how two co-residing generations contribute to the housework workload in Italy and France during the early 2000s. It studies the intergenerational exchange of time between young adults and their parents by indirectly comparing the level of domestic comfort enjoyed by young people in the two closely neighbouring countries. A focus on the reasons for staying in the parental home provides an explanation for the tendency of young Italian adults to prolong their stay in the family nest. The results of time-use surveys suggest that young Italians (especially young men) may benefit more than their French counterparts in coresiding with their parents. Beyond the compositional or structural effects, they perform fewer domestic tasks than their French counterparts, a result that is related to different cultural practices.

2025, Trinity College Dublin Centre for Deaf Studies

Deaf people are more likely to be unemployed than their hearing peers (REFS). They depend on the social welfare income more than their hearing counterparts (REFS). The present review of the most recent literature has reported that Deaf and hard of hearing people continue to face significant barriers in their working lives. This report presents the results of an international literature review of the situation of people who are deaf and hard of hearing relative to their employment status. We tease out implications from the available data with regard to what this means for deaf sign language users in the labour market in Europe, and particularly, in the countries engaging in the DESIGNS project. We note at the outset that across this report, we frequently include reference to both deaf and hard of hearing people, rather than simply those deaf people who are sign language users (our target group). This is because, where figures relating to deaf peoples' employment are available, they tend to be conflated with data for those with a 'hearing disability' (i.e. without a breakdown of data to indicate whether someone is a sign language user or not, but rather, with reference made only to hearing status), for example, Irish census figures (CSO 2011). Sometimes deaf sign language users are included in a broader grouping of 'visual and sensory disability' (e.g. REFS). Where possible, however, we extrapolate data relevant to sign language using deaf people. Because of this tendency to conflate categories, what we can say is that there is surprisingly little empirical data that relates to the position of sign language users and employment, be that job seekers, graduate-entry employment, those in employment, underemployment issues, or unemployment levels, or re-entry to the job market. There are also questions relating to the intersection between, for example, age, gender, race, disability, and religion, that need to be considered, but which are absent from most of the published data. Given this, we concur with Houston et al. (2010:9) who note that 'Researchers have been unable to draw conclusions about labour market conditions for people how are deaf or hard of hearing because surveys of individuals with disabilities do not sufficiently sample these groups.' Despite these challenges, we hope that this study will be useful in presenting a collated analysis of the available data, and in presenting the gaps that remain to be explored. We have focused our review on national and international literature and data published from 2000 onwards. We provide an outline of both qualitative and quantitative findings on employment outcomes for Deaf people, workplace barriers described, and accommodations required by law within working environments. We carried out library based research and we also engaged with governmental organisations such as INTREO (A recently established service provided by the Irish Department of Social Protection 1 ); governmental census bodies, where applicable (e.g. the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2 ); Deaf-led organisations (e.g. Fevlado 3 ); as well as interpreting agencies. 1 2 3 We begin by providing a country-by-country overview, before turning to present an analysis of the key themes emerging. Ireland has a population of 4.8 million (www.cso.ie) and for this review, we follow the international rule of thumb as used by the World Federation of the Deaf and the European Union of the Deaf, there are approximately 5,000 Deaf ISL users. It is important to note that such a figure is not scientific, and the figure remains contested (Matthews 1996, Conroy 2006 and Census 2011). According to the latest census in 2016, there are 4,226 persons using Irish Sign Language at home and it is important to note that not all persons are deaf. The following statistics derived from online national statistical interactive tables (www.cso.ie).

2025

AFFILIATION Analyse d'une population de personnes sans emploi ayant transité par un dispositif d'insertion. Sociologie. UCL Belgique, 2002. Français.

2025

Le chomage est devenu un probleme central dans notre societe. Cependant, il ne se resumerait pas a un probleme d'ordre economique mais des elements sociaux seraient en jeu. Cette problematique ouvre alors le champ a l'analyse des relations entre les individus et la societe au sein de laquelle ils vivent. Afin d'aborder la problematique du chomage dans une conception multidimensionnelle qui nous semble mieux integrer la complexite du reel, nous avons propose le concept d'affiliation defini par une double dimension : axe de l'insertion professionnelle et axe des sociabilites. Nous avons alors developpe notre modele d'analyse ayant pour objectif de repondre a la question suivante : parmi les personnes peu qualifiees ayant transite par un dispositif d'insertion, quels sont les processus d'affiliation a l'œuvre ? Nous avons alors teste nos hypotheses dans la partie empirique de cette these. Pour ce faire, nous avons suivi une population longitudinaleme...

2025

Transition to adulthood, referring to the process of moving from childhood to adulthood, can be a complex period for youths with disabilities who might need special support transitioning into an independent life as adults. Caregivers are significant persons for the youths, which is why their own health and wellbeing is important. Therefore the overall aim of this thesis was to gain a deeper understanding of health and wellbeing, challenges, preferences and needs during the transition from childhood to adulthood in youths with disabilities and their caregivers. The thesis is comprised of two studies, study A focusing on the perspectives of youths with CP (Paper I) and of their caregivers (Paper II) and Study B focusing on the perspectives of immigrant youths with disabilities and caregivers from Middle Eastern countries residing in Sweden (Paper III and IV). Study A had a qualitative approach and involved focus groups and individual interviews with 12 male and female youths, 17-18 ye...

2025, Educatio Siglo XXI

Estudio parcialmente financiado por el MINECo a través del proyecto EDU2011-22945 (La transición a la edad adulta y vida activa de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual desde una perspectiva inclusiva: identificación de problemas, buenas... more

2025, REOP - Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía

La transición a la edad adulta y vida activa es un proceso extremadamente complejo para los jóvenes con discapacidad. Para plantear propuestas de actuación que mejoren sus oportunidades de conseguir objetivos relacionados con la inclusión laboral y social en la vida adulta es imprescindible el diagnóstico en profundidad del contexto en que se construyen y desarrollan los procesos de transición. En este artículo se presenta un estudio en el que se ha aplicado el método Delphi con el propósito de obtener datos sobre la adecuación de los servicios o dispositivos que trabajan con jóvenes con discapacidad a lo largo de su proceso de transición a la edad adulta y vida activa, tanto en el escenario escolar como en el postescolar. Se han constituido dos paneles de expertos, uno con profesionales del ámbito educativo y otro con profesionales que trabajan en servicios postescolares. En ambos casos, los ejes temáticos son: visión del proceso de transición, aspectos curriculares y organizativos de los servicios, existencia de itinerarios de apoyo 1 Estudio parcialmente financiado por el MINECO a través del proyecto EDU2011-22945 (La transición a la edad adulta y vida activa de jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual desde una perspectiva inclusiva: identificación de problemas, buenas prácticas y propuesta de un plan de mejora).

2025, Acta Psychologica

The attainment of adult status in Greece is a neglected research issue. Sociodemographic changes and the severity and long duration of the global financial crisis in this country (2008–2018) may have contributed to the delayed entry into adulthood, especially among university students. In this study, conducted during the financial crisis (2015), 814 university students (ages 18–25; M = 19.9) provided information on subjective adult status, subjective adult status with significant others, achievement of adulthood criteria, and several personal and contextual variables. Results showed that two-thirds of the sample felt in-between adolescence and adulthood, thus supporting the existence of the emerging adulthood period. They felt more adult in work, university, and romantic relationships, and less adult with parents, friends, and siblings. The criteria achieved most were in the areas of Norm Compliance and Independence, whereas Role Transitions had been achieved the least. A variety of achievements, reflected in Independence, Norm Compliance, and Family Capacities criteria, and some concrete transitions were significantly associated with subjective adult status. Age, gender, parents' educational level, financial constraints, and financial concerns significantly and differentially predicted the achievement of several adulthood markers. Results provide insight into the attainment of adult status in a specific cohort of Greek youth during the aftermath of the Global Recession and underline the need for continuing research on the transition to adulthood in more recent cohorts of youth in this cultural context.

2025, Psychologia Rozwojowa

The aim of the study was to analyze differences in respect of identity processing styles, shame and guilt proneness, and difficulties in emotion regulation among individuals in late adolescence with different identity statuses. The participants were 971 students from different types of vocational schools, including: (1) basic vocational schools (n = 271), technical secondary schools (n = 447), and specialized secondary schools (n = 253). Analysis of the results showed that the distribution of six empirically distinguished (on the basis of cluster analysis) identity statuses among the students from the three investigated types of schools varied. Identity statuses also differentiated the results of other investigated variables. Individuals with identity achievement and foreclosure used more adaptive identity styles, had a lower level of shame proneness and a lower level of difficulties in emotion regulation than individuals with diffused diffusion and carefree diffusion statuses. The results have been analyzed from the perspective of cognitive and emotional determinants of identity formation. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research have also been presented.

2025, Psychologia Rozwojowa

2025, Societies

Nowadays, there has been a debate about factors still crucial for the actual definition of adulthood and the role played by uncertainty in employment, the economic crisis, changing cultural contexts, and globalization in the adulthood transition. This study aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the self-perception of the transition to adulthood among the Italian NEET (young people not engaged in education, employment, or training). A group of 53 NEETs were asked to assess their transition from adolescence to adulthood by rating themselves on a scale from 1 (=adolescence) to 7 (=adulthood). They were also asked to reflect on the reasons why they felt like adults or not. The qualitative data were coded using the criteria of adulthood attainment proposed by Arnett's markers of adulthood scale. Analysis showed that the category with the highest frequency was role transition, and almost all the NEETs in this category felt "in-between". The excerpts portrayed the centrality of work as a crucial factor in self-perception as an adult. The research emphasizes the importance of mixed-methods research to understand where and how people feel about the transition to adulthood, aspects that are difficult to grasp using only quantitative data.

2025, Revista de Estudios Sociales

Abstract | Both care leavers and non-care leavers go through a transition to adulthood marked by challenges in various aspects of their lives. However, there are significant differences between young nationals and foreign youths who have exited the protection system. This qualitative and socio-biographical study is designed to identify, describe, and interpret the impact of family, educational, employment, and emancipation-related factors that shape the life paths of national and foreign care leavers in Andalusia (Spain). To achieve this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 53 young people across different provinces of Andalusia. The results showed that, unlike national youths, foreign youths view their families as a source of support and motivation in maintaining and strengthening their life projects. Additionally, foreign youths enrol in more job training courses and with greater motivation compared to their national counterparts. Nevertheless, the study found that preparation for adulthood does not help either national or foreign youths overcome the uncertainty of how to face adult life independently without professional support. It is concluded that socio-educational interventions should, on the one hand, focus on connecting young nationals with the formal support they need to develop and pursue their life projects. On the other hand, these interventions should ensure that both groups of young people receive adequate preparation for the challenges they will face upon reaching adulthood.
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Resumen | Los jóvenes tutelados y no tutelados viven un proceso de transición a la adultez caracterizado por presentar dificultades en diversos ámbitos. Sin embargo, existen grandes diferencias entre los nacionales y los extranjeros que han abandonado el sistema de protección. Esta investigación cualitativa y sociobiográfica pretende identificar, describir e interpretar el alcance de los factores familiares, formativos, laborales y de emancipación que influyen y configuran los itinerarios de los jóvenes nacionales y extranjeros extutelados en Andalucía (España). Para ello, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a 53 jóvenes en las distintas provincias andaluzas. Los resultados mostraron que los extranjeros, a diferencia de los nacionales, ven en la familia una fuente de apoyo y motivación para mantener y consolidar sus proyectos de vida. Además, los extranjeros acceden a más cursos de formación para el empleo y con mayor motivación que los nacionales. No obstante, se halló que la preparación para la adultez no ayuda a los nacionales ni a los extranjeros a superar la incertidumbre de cómo afrontar esta etapa de forma autónoma, sin el acompañamiento de profesionales. Se concluye que es importante que la intervención socioeducativa se centre, por un lado, en vincular a los jóvenes nacionales con el apoyo formal que necesitan para construir y lograr sus proyectos. Por otro lado, esta intervención debe proporcionar a ambos grupos una preparación adecuada para los retos a los que se enfrentan una vez alcanzada la mayoría de edad.
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Resumo | Os jovens tutelados e não tutelados passam por um processo de transição para a vida adulta caracterizado por dificuldades em várias áreas. No entanto, existem grandes diferenças entre cidadãos nacionais e estrangeiros que abandonaram o sistema de proteção. Esta pesquisa qualitativa e sociobiográfica tem como objetivo identificar, descrever e interpretar o alcance dos fatores familiares, de formação, de trabalho e emancipação que influenciam e moldam os itinerários de jovens nacionais e estrangeiros ex-tutelados na Andaluzia (Espanha). Para isso, foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com 53 jovens das diferentes províncias andaluzas. Os resultados mostraram que os estrangeiros, ao contrário dos cidadãos espanhóis, veem a família como fonte de apoio e motivação para manter e consolidar seus projetos de vida. Além disso, os estrangeiros têm acesso a mais cursos de formação para o emprego e com maior motivação do que os nacionais. No entanto, verificou-se que a preparação para a vida adulta não ajuda espanhóis nem estrangeiros a superar a incerteza de como enfrentar essa fase de forma autônoma, sem o acompanhamento de profissionais. Conclui-se que é importante que a intervenção socioeducativa se concentre, por um lado, em vincular os jovens espanhóis ao apoio formal de que necessitam para construir e concretizar seus projetos. Por outro lado, essa intervenção deve proporcionar a ambos os grupos uma preparação adequada para os desafios que enfrentarão quando atingirem a maioridade.

2025

Uma mãe e um filho adulto jovem buscaram atendimento psicológico em função dos conflitos existentes entre eles. Identificou-se uma estrutura familiar marcada pela fragilidade das fronteiras entre os subsistemas, destacando-se o distanciamento entre os pais e o emaranhamento mãe-filho. Evidenciava-se dificuldade no estabelecimento de limites no relacionamento e no ambiente físico em que viviam. Essa ausência de fronteiras claras pode dificultar o processo de individuação e a aquisição de autonomia. Realizaram-se atendimentos quinzenais, a partir do referencial relacionalsistêmico. Iniciou-se a psicoterapia com sessões conjuntas com mãe e filho, às quais se seguiram sessões individuais alternadas, com o objetivo de reforçar as fronteiras e a diferenciação entre eles, destacando-se perspectivas e projetos pessoais. Ambos demonstraram crescente capacidade para refletirem sobre si mesmos, sem recorrerem às queixas sobre o relacionamento e investindo em outros relacionamentos. Constatou-se que a terapia relacional-sistêmica pode contribuir para o reestabelecimento de possibilidades e desenvolvimento da autonomia.

2025

2025, Ανακοίνωση στο 1ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας του Κλάδου Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας, Ελληνική Ψυχολογική Εταιρεία, Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Αθήνα, 29 Μαίου-1 Ιουνίου 2008

Να εξετάσει τις αντιλήψεις των φοιτητών (αναδυόμενων ενηλίκων) για τα αναπτυξιακά χαρακτηριστικά τους και για τα κριτήρια ενηλικίωσης. Η φωνή των ίδιων των νέων ανθρώπων στο κέντρο της ερευνητικής δραστηριότητας. Τα αναπτυξιακά χαρακτηριστικά έχουν ελάχιστα ερευνηθεί, σε σύγκριση με τα κριτήρια ενηλικίωσης. Να εξετάσει το ρόλο διαφόρων δημογραφικών παραγόντων στις αντιλήψεις αυτές.

2025, Προσκεκλημένη (Κεντρική) Ομιλία στο 1ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Γνωσιακών Συμπεριφοριστικών Προσεγγίσεων σε Παιδιά & Εφήβους, Αθήνα, 3-5 Απριλίου 2009

Στις σύγχρονες κοινωνίες, η μετάβαση στην ενηλικίωση είναι ένας μακρύς δρόμος. Για να περιγραφεί αυτή η ηλικιακή περίοδος – από το 18ο έως το 25ο έτος, ίσως και έως το 30ό έτος – επινοήθηκε ο όρος «αναδυόμενη ενηλικίωση» (emerging adulthood. Arnett, 2000, 2004, 2006), που αποδίδει το δυναμικό, μεταλλασσόμενο και ρευστό χαρακτήρα της. Πρόκειται ουσιαστικά για μια νέα αναπτυξιακή περίοδο της ζωής, που προέκυψε από το πλήθος των οικονομικών, πολιτικών και κοινωνικών αλλαγών διεθνώς. Η κύρια εστίαση της ομιλίας αυτής είναι η ψυχική υγεία των αναδυόμενων ενηλίκων και η σχέση της με τις γνωσιακές-συμπεριφοριστικές προσεγγίσεις. Αναλυτικότερα, με βάση σύγχρονα μοντέλα αναπτυξιακής ψυχοπαθολογίας και διεθνή ερευνητικά ευρήματα, εκτίθενται οι κυριότερες ευκαιρίες και προκλήσεις για την ψυχική υγεία της αναπτυξιακής αυτής περιόδου, οι κυριότερες μορφές ψυχοπαθολογίας, τα πλαίσια μέσα στα οποία εκδηλώνεται η ψυχοπαθολογία και με τα οποία σχετίζεται δυναμικά, οι συνδεόμενες με την ψυχοπαθολογία μεταβάσεις, η συνέχεια/ασυνέχεια στα θέματα ψυχικής υγείας και η ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα. Καθ’ όλη την ανάλυση αυτή, επιχειρείται η σύνδεση των παραπάνω θεμάτων με βασικά σημεία της γνωσιακής-συμπεριφοριστικής οπτικής, με τη βοήθεια και πρόσφατων ερευνητικών ευρημάτων στην Ελλάδα για τα αναπτυξιακά γνωρίσματα της αναδυόμενης ενηλικίωσης και τα κριτήρια της ενηλικίωσης σύμφωνα με την υποκειμενική εμπειρία των ίδιων των νέων ανθρώπων.

2025, Ανακοίνωση στο Συμπόσιο "Αναδυόμενη Ενηλικίωση", 2ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας, Κλάδος Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης, Αλεξανδρούπολη, 26-30 Μαίου 2010

2025, Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond

The transition process into adulthood from adolescence is a difficult period for many young adults. It is especially taxing for orphaned and separated children (OSC) populations, who tend to have traumatic past histories and inconsistent psychosocial support systems. Due to such adverse factors, OSCs may be more vulnerable to mental health risks during transition and beyond. However, there is currently limited research on the difficulties OSCs face during this period and how they influence their mental and emotional well-being. This study describes the mental health outcomes and transition experiences of a group of young adults who are currently transitioning (aftercare) or have already transitioned (alumni) out of a residential care organisation for OSCs in New Delhi, India. A sample of aftercare and alumni (n=50) were administered questionnaires on anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction, as well as qualitative semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate the diverse mental health trajectories prevalent in this population, showing both risks and areas of resilience. While a majority of the sample is experiencing some level of anxiety and clinically significant levels of depression, only a small percentage reported being dissatisfied with life. From the overall sample, two sub-groups were identified with having either high or low mental health risks. More individuals from the high risk group reported that the transition process was very hard and that they had less social support than did individuals from the low risk group. However, the complexity of patterns and differences in needs across the sample highlight the importance of addressing complex mental health issues on an individualised basis. Overall, these results emphasise the necessity of addressing the challenges of transition age youth. Specifically, analysis focuses on how qualitative information can be used to supplement quantitative measures to understand how best to support the emotional and mental health needs of vulnerable populations.

2025, Marra Francesca, Tafuri Domenico, Saraiello Emma

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the noble discipline of Judo possesses strong educational values that can be spent in different contexts of life, being above all a very valuable tool for social inclusion; therefore, this passage investigates a possible application of the aforementioned discipline in its educational capacity within the educational institution and all the possible contributions that this martial art can offer, demonstrating the fact that the practice of Judo favors positive repercussions not only on the level of motor-sport activity or of the theoretical knowledge required in the various disciplines characterizing the school curriculum but also and above all as regards transversal life skills from an inclusive perspective.

2025

wszystkim dyrektorom, psychologom i pedagogom szkolnym, nauczycielom, rodzicom i uczniom poznańskich szkół ponadgimnazjalnych, w których przeprowadziliśmy badania, dziękuję za wyrażenie zgody, pomoc w ich organizacji i zaangażowanie. Za udział w konceptualizacji problemu badań oraz przygotowanie językowe i opracowanie psychometryczne polskich adaptacji narzędzi do badania czynników natury emocjonalnej dziękuję dr. tomaszowi czubowi z Zakładu Psychologii osobowości instytutu Psychologii uniwersytetu im. adama mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Za przygotowanie badaczy (doktorantów i studentów) i organizację badań pilotażowych oraz badań właściwych w sześciu ich kolejnych etapach dziękuję dr magdalenie czub, a także dr. tomaszowi czubowi. Za przeprowadzenie badań dziękuję doktorantkom instytutu Psychologii, szczególnie dr małgorzacie Rękosiewicz, oraz studentkom i studentom z moich seminariów magisterskich na studiach stacjonarnych i niestacjonarnych z rocznika 2011/2012 (badania pilotażowe) oraz na studiach stacjonarnych z trzech kolejnych roczników 2012/2013, 2013/2014 i 2014/2015 (sześć etapów badań właściwych). Dziękuję dr. Konradowi Piotrowskiemu z uniwersytetu Humanistycznospołecznego SwPS (wydział Zamiejscowy w Poznaniu) za rzetelne wykonanie wszystkich licznych, złożonych i żmudnych analiz statystycznych, a Pani mgr inż. agnieszce weltrowskiej za pomoc w zmaganiu się z administrowaniem projektem. Dziękuję Pani mgr inż. Beacie czapskiej za twórcze rozwiązanie problemu okładki i bardzo dobrą współpracę oraz Pani Redaktor adrianie Staniszewskiej za wspaniałą współpracę. Recenzentce -Pani prof. dr hab. Barbarze Bokus z wydziału Psychologii uniwersytetu warszawskiego bardzo dziękuję za uwagi, wskazówki i życzliwe towarzyszenie w pracach końcowych nad książką. Bardzo dziękuję Dyrektorom instytutu Psychologii -prof. dr. hab. Jerzemu m. Brzezińskiemu za wsparcie finansowe badań w ich pilotażowej fazie, a prof. dr. hab. mariuszowi urbańskiemu za dofinansowanie wydania tej książki.

2025

Identity is mainly formed in adolescence, but preparing for that process begins much earlier. From early childhood man gets the skills that determine the formation of identity . The study of identity in Poland (eg. Brzezińska, Piotrowski, Garbarek-Sawicka, Karowska, Muszyńska, 2010) and around the world (eg. Luyckx, Soenens, Vansteenkiste, Goossens, Berzonsky, 2007) indicate the specific factors influencing its development, including contextual factors. The paper aims to identify the role of family and school in forming identity among young people with intellectual disability -to identify the factors that support or hinder optimal development of disability.

2025

Termin "tożsamość ego" (ego identity) wprowadzony został do psychologii przez Erika H. Eriksona (por. 1964Eriksona (por. , 1968)), stając się w kolejnych latach jednym z najpopularniejszych i najczęściej badanych konstruktów psychologicznych. Najbardziej znanym kontynuatorem myśli Eriksona, iż proces kształtowania się tożsamości, aczkolwiek trwa od dzieciństwa przez całą dorosłość, to swą kulminację osiąga w okresie dorastania, a jakość osiągniętej wtedy tożsamości w dużym stopniu decyduje o jakości startu w rolach człowieka dorosłego, jest James . Jest on uważany za twórcę podejścia (często określanego wręcz jako paradygmat) mówiącego o tzw. statusie tożsamości (identity-status paradigm). Według niego tożsamość powstaje w dwóch wyraźnie odmiennych etapach. Etap pierwszy, w jego wczesnych pracach określany jako "doświadczanie kryzysu" albo "bycie w kryzysie", polega na aktywnym poszukiwaniu alternatyw działań, różnych ze względu na cel i leżące u ich pod-

2025, Advances in Life Course Research

2025

Gates Foundation has invested in helping school districts and networks redesign their professional development systems to serve educators better and improve student performance. MDRC’s evaluation of the iPD Challenge involves case studies and multiple rounds of surveys, document collection, and interviewing during the first three years of the initiative. This brief — the first in a series — introduces the case study component of the evaluation and presents some early findings from interviews with teachers regarding their beliefs about instructional improvement and useful learning opportunities.

2025, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Within this article, key issues associated with the effective transition of young people with an acquired spinal cord injury (SCI) from paediatric to adult health services within the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, are explored. This is an overview of current practice, available literature, and challenges faced by the NSW Paediatric Spinal Outreach Service in implementing a successful transition model. A holistic and developmental approach to transition is proposed where transition planning starts from the point of injury. A series of tools to facilitate the education, health management, and goal setting of young people is presented.

2025, REOP - Revista Española de Orientación y Psicopedagogía

2025, Politiques sociales et familiales

Tandis que les disparités sociales et de sexe dans l’expérience du passage à l’âge adulte sont largement investiguées, l’étude des itinéraires des enfants d’immigrés est demeurée peu explorée. L’enquête Trajectoires et Origines, réalisée conjointement par l’Institut national d’études démographiques et l’Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques entre septembre 2008 et février 2009, apporte de nouvelles données permettant de conduire une telle analyse. Concernant les cinq étapes définissant classiquement le passage à l’âge adulte, des différences apparaissent à la fois entre les groupes d’origine et entre les hommes et les femmes. Alors que les descendants d’immigrés portugais connaissent les durées les plus courtes entre la fin des études et l’arrivée du premier enfant, c’est l’inverse pour les fils d’immigrés maghrébins. Quant aux femmes, si elles se montrent plus précoces que les hommes, et ce quelles que soient leurs origines, la transition vers l’âge adulte s...

2025, Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of the study was to promote a context-based understanding of risk situations in the lives of young-adult Arabs, based on the perception of social service providers. The literature has addressed structural risk situations
in terms of discrimination, social exclusion and unemployment. However, little is known about how these risk situations affect young adult Arabs’ identity during emerging adulthood. Thirty-nine social services providers
were interviewed in depth regarding their perspective of at-risk young adult Arabs in Israel. Analysis of the results yielded three main themes; the most prevalent theme discussed by all participants was belonging versus
alienation as a key to risk states. This theme threads through two other dominant themes of socio-political factors and sociocultural risk factors. Our findings shed light on Yuval-Davis’s framing of social and political belonging.
We recommend that a new approach of critical social work be crafted that centers discussion of the socio-political and structural risk situations, and that positive socio-cultural aspects can be promoted to carve out places of
belonging for at-risk young-adult Arabs. Accordingly, professionals are advised to recognize the transition to adulthood among minority youths in their context of marginal locations that take into account their challenges
and risks.

2025, Advances in Life Course Research

In very different societal contexts, parenthood has been identified as a critical turning point in life course trajectories. In this qualitative study, we explore parenthood as a turning point for 40 young women and 40 young men in prisons across Latin America. We study the impact of parenthood on criminal trajectories, identify gender differences, and analyze the different mechanisms at work. The analysis distinguishes between positive (crime reducing) and negative (crime increasing) changes following parenthood. When participants felt that they had to change, "slow down" or obtain a more stable and risk-free income, their criminal activities often declined. For women, parenthood could also stabilize healthy intimate relationships, which appeared beneficial for avoiding crime and other harmful practices. On the other hand, frustration arising from failing as parents and increased tensions in daily life often increased criminal involvement. The need for more money, and the absence of legal options for making an income had the same effect. Importantly, negative changes following parenthood were gendered. Men sometimes described frustration at feeling obliged to spend more time at home. For women, parenthood could cement an abusive relationship, cause problems because they became single mothers or make them lose social support. The study is based on repeated qualitative interviews and emphasizes perceived effects of parenthood. The research reveals the variety and nuances of the role of parenthood in criminal trajectories in Latin America and highlights the importance of socioeconomic circumstances for criminal trajectories. We argue that in contexts of structural poverty and unemployment, where illegal economies often dominate over legal ones (as seen in many Global South settings), parenthood may lead to increased criminal involvement rather than desistance.

2025

Religious Similarity Among Siblings. (May 2011) Layton Marshall Field, B.S., Texas A&M University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Jeff Ackerman Dr. William McIntosh For many individuals, religious development begins in the family. Previous literature has confirmed this assumption and demonstrated that parents play a dominant role in the development process. There is a gap in the current literature regarding how other family members could also potentially contribute to religious development. This project takes the first step towards understanding how siblings may influence religious development by investigating the extent to which siblings share similar religiosity levels. Hierarchical linear models are applied to data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in order to assess whether siblings share similar religiosity levels. This project also investigates potential explanations of this similarity. The results of this thesis demonstrate that siblings share com...

2024, Social Forces

We evaluate the importance of judgments about work for the attainment process in the "new economy." Findings show continuing links between social origins and work orientations at age 21/22, as well as significant impacts of work orientations on occupational outcomes at age 31/32. Higher socioeconomic status background, and stronger self-perceived ability, are tied to weaker extrinsic orientations. Young women are more intrinsically oriented than young men. Stronger intrinsic orientations predict holding jobs that offer more intrinsic rewards, self-direction, and security. Stronger extrinsic orientations predict higher biweekly earnings (largely via work hours), but not more prestigious, better paying, or more secure jobs. Judgments about work, and especially intrinsic orientations, thus remain important precursors of occupational attainments, despite economic turbulence and change in the transition to adulthood. A rockbed tenet of sociological analysis is that individual behavior is rooted in goal-directed action ; in recent years, life course scholars have elaborated this premise as a manifestation of agency . Individuals strive to construct future life pathways and outcomes through their choices and activities . It is well recognized, however, that such individual agency is "bounded" by the constraints and opportunities posed by social location and historical period . Interest in the manner in which goals affect outcomes has animated the study of occupational choice and intergenerational mobility for a long time. We revisit this issue in the present study of social origins, judgments about work, and occupational attainments in a contemporary cohort of young adults. Given the importance of occupation in establishing a person's status in the community, life style, and identity, a large body of research in the status attainment tradition is directed to understanding adolescents' educational and occupational aspirations as crucial links between the family of origin's social class background and adult socioeconomic achievement . Extending this line of research, sociologists recognize that diverse psychological orientations, including values, self-efficacy, and other self-concepts, influence youth's occupational success and serve as bridges between social origins and work outcomes . Ideas about the desirability of various occupational rewards or conditions of work are key among these orientations, as they are thought to drive occupational choices and the subsequent acquisition of occupational roles (Davis 1964;. Whereas research in the status attainment tradition has focused on the earnings and prestige of occupations, it is evident that multiple features make work rewarding, 'desirable,' or

2024, MDRC

Dissemination of MDRC publications is supported by the following organizations and individuals that help finance MDRC's public policy outreach and expanding efforts to communicate the results and implications of our work to policymakers,... more

2024

The ability of understanding mental states (mentalization) is not genetically given, but develops depending on the critical interacting with more mature, benign, and reflective minds. The reflective function is defined as the outward manifestation of mentalization. The Recommendations of the European Parliament and Council in 2006 identify as a goal that of providing every citizen with social and civic skills, together with the development of critical and creative thinking skills meant as the specific goal of training.This paper claims that the reflective function is the basic condition for the development of such skills and that the function can be the subject matter of training.

2024

Mirjana Ule* NOVE VREDNOTE ZA NOVO TISOČLETJE Spremembe življenjskih in vrednotnih orientacij mladih v Sloveniji P Po ov vz ze et te ek k: : Javnomnenjske raziskave v zadnjem desetletju posebej med mladimi kažejo, da velike vrednote, ki so bile oprte na močne ideologije, zamenjujejo vrednote, ki so bližje posamezniku in njegovemu osebnemu izkustvu. Zdi se, da počasi izginjajo do sedaj veljavne norme skupinskega vedenja, da izginjajo stare predstave o kolektivnih dolžnostih in lojalnostih in se uveljavlja nova individualizirana etika vsakdanjega življenja. Premik osrednjih vrednotnih usmeritev od "materialnih-kariernih" k "postmaterialnimosebnostnim" vrednotam pri sodobni mladini pomeni tudi premik v samemu značaju vrednot. Medtem ko so se klasične industrijske vrednote kazale predvsem kot skupek jasnih norm, vedenjskih pravil, življenjskih ciljev, imamo sedaj opraviti z dokaj fluidno in spremenljivo strukturo vrednotno-osebnih usmeritev, ki jih je težko pojmovno in empirično identificirati. K Kl lj ju uč čn ni i p po oj jm mi i: : vrednote, mladina, družba tveganja, individualizacija, kulturna modernizacija, spremembe, prihodnost Podatki javnomnenjskih raziskav zadnjih let med mladimi 1 v Sloveniji kažejo, da se namesto velikih vrednot, ki so bile oprte na močne ideologije (politika, religija, nacionalna vezanost), pojavljajo vrednote, ki so bližje posamezniku in njegovemu osebnemu izkustvu (materialna in socialna varnost, prijateljstva in odnosi, zdravo okolje, kakovost vsakdanjega življenja). Ti trendi so opazni v vseh mladinskih in javnomnenjskih raziskavah, ki smo jih v Sloveniji opravili v zadnjih desetih letih. Globalne, ideološke in celostno zgrajene vrednotno-življenjske usmeritve so IZVIRNI ZNANSTVENI ČLANEK * Dr. Mirjana Ule, redna profesorica na Fakulteti za družbene vede, Univerza v Ljubljani.

2024, Andragoška spoznanja

V članku razpravljamo o učinkih globalizacije na spremembo življenjskih potekov. Izhajamo iz teze, da individualizacija in destandardizacija življenjskega poteka terja od ljudi večjo pripravljenost za odgovorno načrtovanje življenja. Predvsem prehodi iz mladosti v odraslost postajajo nejasni in fleksibilni, kar spreminja tudi obdobje odraslosti. Posledično je odraslost izgubila mnogo svojih stabilnih struktur vlog in tradicionalnih pomenov ter postaja vse bolj psihološki pojav. Vse to pa seveda pomeni, da imajo zdaj odrasli opravka s ključnim identitetnim delom, prej rezerviranim za obdobje mladosti. Tu ima pomembno vlogo izobraževanje odraslih, ki je postavljeno pred nove izzive in naloge. Poleg izobraževanja za delo (dokvalifikacije, prekvalifikacije) ima izobraževanje odraslih vedno bolj pomembno socialno funkcijo (socialno in tehnološko vključevanje, pridobivanje novih socialnih kompetenc za razumevanje družbenih dogajanj) in posebej psihološko funkcijo (razvoj »identitetnih kap...

2024

When teaching IADLs to adolescents with intellectual disabilities, do better outcomes occur when addressing underlying performance skills and client factors through the CO-OP approach or when addressing them through traditional... more

2024

Depression is a debilitating mental illness that in its most serious form, major depression, has affected between 3.6% to 12.7% of men in the United States . It has consistently been found to be twice as prevalent in women as in men, and yet the suicide rate of men is four to five times that of women World Health Organization, 2005). Despite this, little is known about the experience and expression of the full range of depression in men, and specifically, young, low-income men of color who are fathers. When young fathers suffer from depression, there are enormous consequences for young families, both financial and emotional (

2024, Pisarek A. Guszkowska M., Zagórska A., Lenartowicz M. (2011) Characteristics of Athletes’ Approach to the Question of Physical Health and Health Behaviors: Do Athletes Lead Healthy Lifestyles? Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Vol. 23, Issue 4, s. 459-473

Athletes are people for whom physical health is a key value. Health promoting behaviors are an integral part of athletes’ success. The aim of this article is to identify health criteria and health-related behaviors among athletes and their determinants in terms of temperament and personality features. The concept of healthy lifestyle as understood by athletes and their most important health criteria were defined. Neuroticism and extraversion correlated with and were significant predictors of health behaviors; there were no significant relationships between
health-promoting behaviors and temperament. Four groups of athletes, each characterized by a different approach to health, were identified. These groups were described with respect to various personality and temperamental determinants. Knowledge about the above-mentioned
aspects of athletes’ performance can assist sport psychologists in providing athletes with more personalized support.

2024

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to seek descriptions from people included in, and excluded from, participating on transition teams for adolescents with intellectual disabilities entering adulthood in New Jersey. The theoretical framework included two theories to support this research. Faludi's Procedural Planning Theory defines the tools used among members of the planning team for a sequential completion of tasks. Schlossberg's Transition Theory states that transition is any event that changes relationships, patterns, or regimens. The research questions used in this study were: 1. How do people describe being included in participating on transition teams for adolescents with intellectual disabilities entering adulthood? And 2. How do people describe being excluded from participating on transition teams for adolescents with intellectual disabilities entering adulthood? The sample for this study was 24 included and excluded transition planning team members in New Jersey. The methodology was qualitative, using a qualitative descriptive design. The data analysis procedure used was the six-step thematic analysis method of Braun and Clarke. Study findings include transition planning was an important and essential process, dissemination of information did not occur effectively, students with intellectual disabilities and their families were not supported in the transition planning process, families obtained transition information from other sources beyond school personnel, and excluded members should have been included in the process. The findings of this study may provide guidance for informing practitioners of best practices in the areas of transition planning while contributing to the literature on the topic.

2024, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

La baisse de l"intensité et le report du calendrier de la primo-nuptialité : une évaluation empirique de quelques mécanismes explicatifs sur données agrégées .