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Associations Between Positive Development in Late Adolescence and Social, Health, and Behavioral Outcomes in Young Adulthood |
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| Authors: | Mary T Hawkins Kristi-Ann Villagonzalo Ann V Sanson John W Toumbourou Primrose Letcher Craig A Olsson |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children??s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia 2. School of Psychology, Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia 3. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children??s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4. Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Abstract: | Little is known about positive development across the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The purpose of this paper was to use longitudinal data from a large community sample, the Australian Temperament Project, to investigate prospective associations between positive development at age 19?C20?years and changes in social, health, and behavioral outcomes at 23?C24?years. Data from 890 young adults (61.7% women) were analyzed using path analysis. Emotional health, physical well-being, friendship quality, reduced antisocial behavior, and positive development in young adulthood were predicted by higher levels of positive development in late adolescence, after controlling for baseline levels of respective outcomes, gender, and family socioeconomic status. Parent relationship quality and alcohol use were not significantly predicted. Based on these findings, interventions promoting positive development during adolescence should be investigated as a potential means of yielding positive social, health, and behavioral consequences well into young adulthood. |
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