The passage to adulthood: Challenges of late adolescence Page 1 NEW DIRECTIONS FOR
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In this chapter we embed considerations of mental health--particularly in terms of overall
well-being, substance use, antisocial behavior, and depressive affect--within the experience …

Personality was hypothesized to predict college adjustment because of the role of perceived
social support. A sample of 111 freshmen completed measures of personality, perceived …

Emotional responses to negative daily experiences in young adolescents may provide
important clues to the development of psychopathology, but research is lacking. This study …

It has been hypothesized that college women are particularly susceptible to the
development and maintenance of disturbed eating behaviors. The purpose of this study was …

A recent study by the Heritage Foundation (Rector, Johnson, & Noyes, 2003) found
evidence of a positive relationship between early sexual intercourse and depressive …

To examine posttraumatic stress symptoms in college students with a chronic illness,
volunteers who endorsed having a chronic illness (N= 61) were administered the …

Going to college is often the first major transition in the lives of adolescents, and how they
navigate this transition may put them at risk for experiencing depression. Two factors, social …

The dietary habits and physical activity level of young adults between the ages of 18 and 24
have increasingly drawn researchers' attention. The current dissertation study developed a …

The current thesis examined the effects of anxious/avoidant attachment on depression and
anxiety and the potential role of social acceptance and partner-specific emotional reactivity …