Nonparental Adults as Social Resources in the Transition to Adulthood |
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| Authors: | Esther S Chang Ellen Greenberger Chuansheng Chen Jutta Heckhausen Susan P Farruggia |
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| Institution: | 1. Soka University of America;2. University of California, Irvine;3. The University of Auckland |
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| Abstract: | This short‐term longitudinal study examined whether the social resources of important nonparental adults (VIPs) perceived by youth during their senior year of high school had a significant relation to their educational and socioemotional adjustment 1 year later. One month before their high school graduation, a multiethnic sample of youths (N=754) reported on their grades, educational expectations, and selected psychosocial characteristics (i.e., depressed mood and misconduct); the educational attainment and perceived psychosocial characteristics of an important nonparental adult in their lives; and the educational plans and perceived psychosocial characteristics of their close friends. Key measures were included in a mailed survey 1 year later. VIP characteristics (particularly their educational attainment) were associated with post‐high school adjustment, even after controlling for previous level of youth adjustment and contributions from demographic and peer characteristics. |
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