Prospective Associations Among Assets and Successful Transition to Early Adulthood

Objectives. We investigated prospective associations among assets (e.g., family communication), which research has shown to protect youths from risk behavior, and successful transition to early adulthood (STEA). Methods. We included participants (n = 651) aged 18 years and older at study wave 5 (200...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2015-01, Vol.105 (1), p.e51-e56
Main Authors: Oman, Roy F, Vesely, Sara K, Aspy, Cheryl B, Tolma, Eleni L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adverse childhood experiences
Age
Behavior
Censuses
Child and Adolescent Health
Children & youth
Communication
Data collection
Ethnicity
Family Health
Family structure
Females
Health behavior
Health Education
Health Promotion
Households
Investigations
Metropolitan areas
Online Research and Practice
Parents & parenting
Public health
Quantitative psychology
Risk taking
Role models
Social Science
Studies
Teenagers
Validity
Young adults
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Summary:Objectives. We investigated prospective associations among assets (e.g., family communication), which research has shown to protect youths from risk behavior, and successful transition to early adulthood (STEA). Methods. We included participants (n = 651) aged 18 years and older at study wave 5 (2007-2008) of the Youth Asset Study, in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, metro area, in the analyses. We categorized 14 assets into individual-, family-, or community-level groups. We included asset groups assessed at wave 1 (2003-2004) in linear regression analyses to predict STEA 4 years later at wave 5. Results. Individual- and community-level assets significantly (P 
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302310