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ERIC Number: EJ524911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Geographical Distance from Parents and Adjustment during Adolescence and Young Adulthood.
Dubas, Judith Semon; Petersen, Anne C.
New Directions for Child Development, n71 p3-19 Spr 1996
Examined concurrent and longitudinal factors associated with geographical distance between parents and their young adult offspring. Adolescents were interviewed and completed questionnaires several times between sixth grade and age 21. Results indicated correlations between healthy parent-child relationships and geographical distance, personal autonomy, and psychological adjustment. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development, Family Environment, Individual Development, Life Events, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Personal Autonomy, Sex Differences, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Life Transitions; Transition to Adulthood
Note: Theme issue topic: "Leaving Home: Understanding the Transition to Adulthood."