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Family Member Deaths and the Risk of Obesity Among American Young Adults
The death of a family member is a stressful life event that undermines survivors’ health. However, most research in this area focuses on spousal...
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Family Sex Communication, Parental Acculturation, and Religiosity Among Arab American Young Adults
Family sex communication is critical to promoting the development of healthy sexualities among young people and has yet to be studied among Arab...
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Non-family Living Arrangements Among Young Adults in the United States
The share of young adults living in married-couple family households in the USA has declined in recent decades. Research on alternative living...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Sexual Activity Among Young Adults
Using data from the 2013 through 2021 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement (PSID-TAS), this study...
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How Jewish Are Jewish Young Adults?
This chapter, which begins with information on the relative size of the young adult population in different Jewish communities, goes on to present...
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Exploring the Married-Cohabiting Income Pooling Gap Among Young Adults
Recent studies have highlighted persistent differentials in income pooling (whether couples combine their earnings or keep their money separate)...
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The Young American Left and Attitudes About Israel
Over the last two decades, a rift has emerged on the US political left regarding the State of Israel. Public polling has shown that young people and...
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Sexual Orientation Labels Used by Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Gender Affirming Hormones
Not enough is known about the labels that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals – and especially adolescents and young adults – use to...
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Trapped in Place? Ethnic and Educational Heterogeneity in Residential Mobility and Integration of Young Adults in Brussels
Spatial assimilation theory asserts that immigrants’ socioeconomic progress leads to residential adaptation and integration. This association has...
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Sex and Sexual Identity Disparities in STDs and Their Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder Risk Factors Among Black/African American Adults
There is a lack of studies examining sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis among subgroups of Black/African American population. We examined...
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Attachment in Young Adults and Life Satisfaction at Age 30: A Birth Cohort Study
BackgroundSatisfying close relationships are associated with higher levels of life satisfaction throughout the life course. Despite the fundamental...
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Employment Disruption and Wellbeing Among Young Adults: A Cross-National Study of Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown
Young adulthood (18–30 years old) is a crucial period due to its developmental tasks such as career establishment and financial independence....
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Masturbation Among Malaysian Young Adults: Associated Sexual and Psychological Well-Being Outcomes
Despite being a common sexual practice, not much is known about masturbation within the Malaysian context. The current study examined the...
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Young Adults with Lived Foster Care Experience Who Later Experience Houselessness: an Exploratory Latent Class Analysis
Young adults with lived experience in out-of-home care during childhood report later experiences of housing instability as common. Existing...
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Self-perceived Mate Value is Predicted by Biological and self-reported Indices of Health in Young Adults
Immunocompetence can influence an organism’s reproductive fitness, and thus presumably their desirability as a mate (i.e., mate value). In humans,...
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Marijuana use initiation among young adults in the USA: the role of family and peer socialization
A positive social influence is a crucial factor in reducing marijuana smoking during adolescence. Inadequate research has examined the role of family...
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African American Centenarians
African American centenarians comprise 12% of all centenarians, similar to their ethnic/racial representation in the United States adult...
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It’s mostly relative: social capital characteristics in negative social exchange and support networks among college-enrolled Latino/a young adults
Social relationships have been linked to various positive health and mental health outcomes. Research has shown that many social capital...
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Diabetes and Young Adults’ Labor Supply: Evidence from a Novel Instrumental Variable Strategy
This paper explores the extent to which a negative health condition limits US young adults’ participation in the labor market. We first rely on...
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Pathways of Positive Development Among Muslim-American Emerging Adults: Not an Oxymoron
In the post 9/11 climate and given variation related to racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and immigrant status, there is converging evidence that...