Predictors of positive development in emerging adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 860-874

  O'Connor, Meredith ^a   Sanson, Ann ^a   Hawkins, Mary T ^a   Letcher, Primrose ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^b   Smart, Diana ^c   Vassallo, Suzanne ^c   Olsson, Craig A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Emerging adulthood; Gender; Longitudinal analysis; Positive development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958287559     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9593-7     Document Type: Article

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