PAPER SYMPOSIA

SESSION I: Friday, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Session I(A): Interventions with emerging adults
Chair: Michelle Hospital, Florida International University

Meaning of work for young adults with schizophrenia
Deborah Gioia, University of Michigan

Brief self-differentiating counseling (BSDC) for emerging adults
Michelle Hospital, Florida International University
Marilyn Montgomery, Florida International University
Sharon Hollander, Florida International University

A loneliness intervention program for college students
Sean Seepersad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Session I(B): Sexuality in emerging adulthood
Chair: Eva Lefkowitz,The Pennsylvania State University

Sex or romance: The different messages adolescent boys and girls receive about sex
Marina Epstein, University of Michigan
Monique Ward, University of Michigan

Sexuality in emerging adulthood
Eva Lefkowitz, Pennsylvania State University
Meghan Gillen, Pennsylvania State University

College students' reported reasons to have sex or not to have sex: Effects of gender, personal goals, and prior risk behavior
Megan Patrick, Pennsylvania State University
Caitlin Cornwall, Pennsylvania State University

Perceived invulnerability and sexual risk behavior among college undergraduates
Russell Ravert, Indiana University Bloomington

Session I(C): Family relationships in emerging adulthood
Chair: Jennifer Maggs, The Pennsylvania State University

Childhood experiences with parent figures, interpersonal trust, and union patterns in adulthood: An ethnogtraphic analysis of low-income African American women
Tera Hurt, University of Georgia

Anticipatory socialization in the transition to emerging adulthood: Differences in parenting by educational plans
Jennifer Magg, The Pennsylvania State University
Meghan Patrick, The Pennsylvania State University
Caitlin Cornwall, The Pennsylvania State University

Substance use: Parent-emerging adult talks as intervention
Michelle Miller-Day, The Pennsylvania State University

SESSION II: Friday, 3:45 – 5:15 p.m.

Session II(A): Identity and the quality of psychosocial functioning during emerging adulthood
Chair: Alan S. Waterman, The College of New Jersey
Discussants:
Jeffrey Arnett, University of Maryland
Alan Waterman, The College of New Jersey

Why is identity achievement so elusive?
Jane Kroger, University of Tromso

Identity and college adjustment in emerging adulthood
Luc Goossens, Catholic University Leuven

The adaptation to changes in young adulthood
Harke Bosma, University of Groningen

Session II(B): Romance in adolescence and emerging adulthood: The impact on individual development and romantic relationship competency
Chair: Lela Rankin
Discussant: Deborah Welsh  

Romantic relationships and externalizing behavior problems: Predicting from adolescence through emerging adulthood
van Dulmen, M., Seibert, A., Collins, W. A., & Haydon, K. C.

Diaries of romantic and friendship experiences, fluctuating affect, and functioning four months later
Dacre, K. & Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J.  

Adolescent romantic and non-romantic sexual relationships and emerging adult relationship quality and individual adjustment
Rankin, L. A., Russell, R., & Neocleous, M.  

Family Interactions and Competence in Early Adult Romantic Relationships
Larsen-Rife, D. Donnellan, M. B., & Conger, R.

Session II(C): Emerging adulthood: The search for mechanisms
Chair: Shmuel Shulman, Bar Ilan University
Discussant: Sidney Blatt, Yale University

Developmental transitions as mechanisms of continuity and discontinuity
John Schulenberg, University of Michigan

Work, antisocial behavior, and the transition to adulthood
Byron Egeland, University of Minnesota

Inner processes and their role in adaptive and maladaptive pursuit of new directions in life among emerging adults
Shmuel Shulman, Bar Ilan University

SESSION III: Saturday, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Session III(A): Normative sexual development in emerging adults
Chair: Allison Caruthers, University of Michigan
Discussant: Stephen Russell, University of Arizona

“Hookups” and “friends with benefits”: Patterns of non-relational sexual behavior and the “sexually healthy” emerging adult woman
Allison Caruthers, University of Michigan

“The only conflict was my parents, versus the rest of the world”: Asian American women's negotiation of competing sexual discourses
Janna Kim, University of Michigan

Sex and the student body: Body attitudes and the sexual development of undergraduate women
Deborah Schooler, San Francisco State University

A developmental investigation of adolescent romantic couples' sexual behaviors and relationship characteristics
Laura Widman, Deborah Welsh, Peter Haugen, Nancy Darling, & Catherine Grello, University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Bard College

Session III(B): Theoretiocal perspectives on emerging adulthood
Chair: Gene Bocknek, Boston University

An historical perspective on emerging adulthood
Gene Bocknek, Boston University

A cross-cultural perspective on early adulthood
Glenn Weisfield, Wayne State University
Carol C. Weisfeld, University of Detroit Mercy

Session III(C): International issues of emerging adulthood
Chair: Vickie Nam, University of California, Santa Cruz

Experience of studying abroad for emerging adults in Europe
Ewa Krzaklewska, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Mothers and daughters: Memory talk in cultural context
Vickie Nam, University of California, Santa Cruz
Avril Thorne, University of California, Santa Cruz

Relationships between parenting style, race, and juvenile delinquency: A cross-cultural perspective
Bamidele Andrew Odubute, University of Minnesota

Traditional values or western ones? Perceptions of emerging adults in China
He Yang, Pennsylvania State University
Harry Zinn, Pennsylvania State University
Yangqing Xing Xian, University of Science & Technology

SESSION IV: Saturday, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Session IV(A): Projects of the MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood
Chair: D. Wayne Osgood, The Pennsylvania State University

Young adults in the United States: Social characteristics and types of adult transitions
Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California at Irvine

On the frontier of adulthood: Themes from large social surveys
Richard A. Settersten, Jr., Case Western Reserve University

On your own without a net: The transition to adulthood for vulnerable populations
D. Wayne Osgood, The Pennsylvania State University

Local context and adult transitions: Coming of age in New York, San Diego, rural Iowa, Detroit, and Minneapolis
Mary Waters, Harvard University

MacArthur research network on transitions to adulthood: An overview of policy experiments
Jean E. Rhodes, University of Massachusetts Boston

Session IV(B): Romantic relationships during emerging adulthood I
Chair: Marilyn Montgomery Florida International University

Close relationships in emerging adulthood
Alicia Facio, National University of Entre Rios, Argentina
Fabiana Micocci, National University of Entre Rios, Argentina

Dating and sexual coercion in high school
Brenda Geiger, Bar-Ilan, University Western Galilee and Safed Campus
Michael Fischer, Norfolk State University, Virginia

Oscillating relational positions: The evasive dance of intimacy in young mens' conversations about romantic relationships
Neil Korobov, University of California, Santa Cruz
Avril Thorne, University of California, Santa Cruz

Experiences of aggression and victimization in the romantic relationships of emerging adults in a multicultural community
Martha Montgomery, Florida International University
Marilyn Montgomery, Florida International University

Session IV(C): Issues of self during emerging adulthood
Chair: Janet M. Roberts, Eastern Michigan University

The contribution of significant life events to self-complexity in emerging adulthood
Gabriel Bukobza, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Ethnic differences in religious coping during the transition to adulthood
Ferguson Kelly, University of Michigan
Laura Kohn-Wood, University of Michigan
Wizdom Powell, University of Michigan

Evidence for outcomes during emerging adulthood
Janet M. Roberts, Eastern Michigan University
Carol Freedman-Doan, Eastern Michigan University

Theory: Examining the quarterlife crisis
Nicole Elisabeth Rossi, University of New Hampshire
Carolyn Mebert, University of New Hampshire

SESSION V: Saturday, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Session V(A): Embracing the heterogeniety of trajectories and pathways during emerging adulthood:
Conceptual and methodological implications
Chair & Discussant: John Schulenberg, University of Michigan

The consequences of expanded provision of tertiary education: Heterogenous estimates of the outcomes of the income effects of learning using a propensity score approach.
Leon Feinstein, Institute of Education, London UK

Educational aspirations in the transition to adulthood as compensation for low intellectual ability in childhood
Paul Boxer, University of New Orleans
Eric F. Dubow, & L. Rowell Huesmann, University of Michigan

Multiple trajectories of drug use over the transition to marriage
Alicia Merline, University of Michigan

Questioning ergodicity in developmental data
Jennifer L. Maggs, The Pennsylvania State University

Session V(B): Substance use in emerging adulthood
Chair: Steven Kogan, Center for Family Reseach, University of Georgia

Risk and protective factors for substance use among African American high school dropouts
Steven Kogan, Center for Family Reseach, University of Georgia
Zupei Luo, Center for Family Research, University of Georgia
Velma Murry, University of Georgia

Daily experiences and alcohol use among emerging adult college students
Christine Lee, University of Washington
Jennifer Maggs, Pennsylvania State University
Mary Larimer, University of Washington

Early marriage and health issues in emerging adulthood
Geoffrey Ream, Cornell University

Risky behavior among South Asian young adults
Mahnaz Rehmattulah, University of Texas at Arlington

Session V(C): Gender issues during emerging adulthood
Chair: Meghan Gillen, The Pennsylvania State University

Gender and ethnic differences in body size preference
Meghan Gillen, The Pennsylvania State University
Eva Lelfkowitz, The Pennsylvania State University

Attitudes of Nigerian adolescents and youths to education and related issues
Jonathan Ohiorenuan Osiki, University of Ibadan
Grace Makoju, Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, Nigeria

The effect of gender on gender identity and gender roles of emerging adults
Neha Tiwari, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Inia
Rehana Ghadially, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India

Ethnic differences in college womens' plans for maternal employment
Celina Trujillo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jasna Jovanovic, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SESSION VI: Saturday, 4:45 – 6:15 p.m.

Session VI(A): Mental health during emerging adulthood
Chair: Nancy Galambos, University of Alberta

Depression declines in emerging adults: Trajectories of change in a community sample
Nancy Galambos, University of Alberta
Erin T. Barker, University of Alberta
Harvy J. Krahn, University of Alberta

The relation of early adolescent mental health with the transition to adulthood
Jessica Garrett, University of Michigan
Mina Vida, University of Michigan

Trajectories of depressive symptoms during emerging adulthood
Katarinna Salmelo-Aro, University of Helsinki/University of Jyvaskyla
Kaisa Aunola, University of Helsinki/University of Jyvaskyla
Jari-Erik Nurmi, University of Helsinki/University of Jyvaskyla

Emerging adulthood: An era of well-being or risk for poor mental health?
Jennifer L. Tanner, Simmons College, Boston
Stephanie T. Lanza, The Pennyslvania State University
Helen Z. Reinherz, Simmons College, Boston
Julie A. Leis, Simmons College, Boston

Session VI(B): Biological development in emerging adulthood
Chair: Craig Bennett, Dartmouth College

Anatomical changes in the emerging adult brain
Craig Bennett, Dartmouth College
Abigail Baird, Dartmouth College

Physical activity & depression among college students
Fred Danner, University of Kentucky
Kim Miller, University of Kentucky
Melody Noland, University of Kentucky

Late adolescents' coping strategies and a biological predictor of internalizing problems
Meredith Gunlicks, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sally Powers, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Heidemarie Kaiser, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Session VI(C): Conceptions of adulthood
Chair: Larry Nelson, Brigham Young University

Criteria for emerging adulthood: Fact or fiction?
Maria Adamek, Vienna University
Eva Mayr, Vienna University
Eva Dreher, Vienna University

Being adult: Is it reaching an age or just a feeling?
Eva Mayr, Vienna University
Maria Adamek, Vienna University
Eva Dreher, Vienna University

Perceptions of emerging adults and their parents
Larry Nelson, Brigham Young University
Jason Carroll, Brigham Young University
Sarah Badger, Brigham Young University