ERIC Number: EJ851618
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Publication Date: 2009
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A Four-Part Model of Autonomy during Emerging Adulthood: Associations with Adjustment
Lamborn, Susie D.; Groh, Kelly
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v33 n5 p393-401 2009
We found support for a four-part model of autonomy that links connectedness, separation, detachment, and agency to adjustment during emerging adulthood. Based on self-report surveys of 285 American college students, expected associations among the autonomy variables were found. In addition, agency, as measured by self-reliance, predicted lower psychological and somatic symptoms, as well as stronger self-esteem, college grades, and attitudes towards college. Separation, as measured by a modified Emotional Autonomy Scale score, was associated with lower grades and lower self-esteem, but only for emerging adults who reported lower self-reliance. Separation was not important in predicting these outcomes for emerging adults who were self-reliant. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Young Adults, Personal Autonomy, Social Adjustment, Surveys, College Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Health, Self Esteem, Grades (Scholastic), Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Scores
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