Search Results - subject:"Transition to adulthood"

Extended foster care support during the transition to adulthood: Effect on the risk of arrest

Lee, JoAnn S.; Courtney, Mark E.; Tajima, Emiko - In: Children and Youth Services Review 42 (2014) C, pp. 34-42

Youth aging out of the foster care system are at high risk for adult arrests, but providing extended foster care support during the early years of their transition from adolescence to independent adulthood may reduce this risk. This study used survey data from the Midwest Evaluation of the Adult...

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Gender, Turning Points, and Boomerangs: Returning Home in Young Adulthood in Great Britain

Stone, Juliet; Berrington, Ann; Falkingham, Jane - In: Demography 51 (2014) 1, pp. 257-276

The idea of a generation of young adults “boomeranging” back to the parental home has gained widespread currency in the British popular press. However, there is little empirical research identifying either increasing rates of returning home or the factors associated with this trend. This...

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Opportunities to Meet: Occupational Education and Marriage Formation in Young Adulthood

McClendon, David; Kuo, Janet; Raley, R. - In: Demography 51 (2014) 4, pp. 1319-1344

Explanations for the positive association between education and marriage in the United States emphasize the economic and cultural attractiveness of having a college degree in the marriage market. However, educational attainment may also shape the opportunities that men and women have to meet...

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Experiences of youth who transition to adulthood out of care: Developing a theoretical framework

Lee, Chris; Berrick, Jill Duerr - In: Children and Youth Services Review 46 (2014) C, pp. 78-84

Adverse adulthood outcomes are well documented among youth who age out of foster care. However, not all youth who age out of care experience deleterious adult outcomes, despite struggling with similar challenges during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Childhood maltreatment, which...

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Re-entry among former foster youth in early adulthood: Findings from illinois

Havlicek, Judy; Peters, Clark M. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 46 (2014) C, pp. 230-237

On January 1, 2010, the Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Act went into effect in the state of Illinois … have re-entered out-of -home care when research suggests they may be at increased risk for making the transition to … adulthood. …

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Profiles of relational permanence at 22: Variability in parental supports and outcomes among young adults with foster care histories

Cushing, Gretta; Samuels, Gina Miranda; Kerman, Ben - In: Children and Youth Services Review 39 (2014) C, pp. 73-83

Alumni of foster care are at considerable risk for transitioning to adulthood without supportive parental relationships due to significant disruptions of these relationships and histories of maltreatment. This study investigated key dimensions of parental support (care, dependability and...

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Gender differences in the transition to adulthood in France: Is there convergence over the recent period?

Winkler-Dworak, Maria; Toulemon, Laurent - 2007

Numerous studies have shown that educational attainment and labour force status have a strong impact on the timing of family formation for both men and women. The effects of educational level, enrolment in an educational setting and employment seem to be different for men and women. The aim of...

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Gender differences in the transition to adulthood in France : is there convergence over the recent period?

Winkler-Dworak, Maria (contributor); … - 2007

VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY Working Papers Gender Differences in the Transition to Adulthood in France: Is There … developed similarly over time for both men and women. Keywords Transition to adulthood, family formation, event history … framework of the European Community’s Human Potential Programme. Gender Differences in the Transition to Adulthood in France …

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Mazzuco, Stefano; Mencarini, Letizia; Rettaroli, Rosella - In: Demographic Research 15 (2006) 5, pp. 105-146

the oldest cohort and investigates on the late transition to adulthood and its effect on fertility. We wonder whether …

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Youth poverty and transition to adulthood in Europe

Aassve, Arnstein; Iacovou, Maria; Mencarini, Letizia - In: Demographic Research 15 (2006) 2, pp. 21-50

There is an increasing amount of research focussing on the transition to adulthood, a stage of the life cycle where …

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