RESOURCES

Website Resources

This page provides websites and other web resources which may be helpful in teaching emerging adulthood courses. These pages may be used as resources to both provide extra information to instructors as well as provide supplemental information to students. Have a suggested resource? Send us an email!

Academic Information
Longitudinal Studies
Databases


Academic Information

http://www.clarku.edu/clark-poll-emerging-adults/
The Clark University Polls offer insights into how emerging adults, parents, and established adults view these distinct developmental life stages. Includes findings from the 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults (ages 18–29), the 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, and the 2014 Clark University Poll of Established Adults (ages 25–39).

http://www.transad.pop.upenn.edu/
The Network on Transitions to Adulthood studies individuals aged 18-30. It examines the multiple markers of adulthood and the variety of combinations and sequences in which they occur. The Network also explores how societal institutions may facilitate the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/devel/ibank/early-a.htm
This website contains visual descriptions of 6 topics relevant to the early adulthood: cognitive stages of development, life contour of work, Sternberg's triangle of love, single-parent families with children under 18, death rates, and the proportion of women 20-40 who have not yet given birth.

http://www.marybold.com/CogFunc.htm
This website focuses on cognitive functioning during early adulthood. Information is included on the following topics: cognitive growth, Gilligan, marrying ages, Schaie, crystallized intelligence, Gould, Perry, Steele, Erikson, intelligence, Pert, Sternberg, fluid intelligence, Kohlberg, postformal thought, triangular theory of love, Flynn Effect, Labouvie-Vief, practical intelligence, triarchic theory of intelligence, frontal lobes, Levinson, Reigel, WAIS, Gardner, Marcia, Reinke, Wechsler

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/devel/common/earlyadulthood.htm
Offers links on the following 4 topics: Physical Development, Social, and Cognitive Development, Faculty Resources, Student Resources

http://emergingadulthood.blogspot.com/
This link is for Alan Reifman’s emerging adulthood blog. It contains updated information on emerging adulthood including articles, books, and websites. Alan regularly posts recent news and reports related to emerging adulthood.

http://www.jeffreyarnett.com/index.htm
This link is for Jeffery Arnett’s website dedicated to emerging adulthood resources. It includes links to emerging adult articles, books, and other information.

http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/millennials/
Pew Research Center reports and data on the Millennial generation, those born after 1980 and the first generation to come of age in the new millennium.

http://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/millennialsurvey.html

http://www.millennialmarketing.com/2013/07/new-research-the-millennial-generation-becomes-parents/

Longitudinal Studies

https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/Documents/SuccessfulDevelopment.pdf
PDF Document of the Executive Summary of the Successful Young Adult Development Report submitted to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by researchers at the Search Institute and the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington. This may be a useful model for determining indicators for use in research on emerging adults.

http://www.prc.utexas.edu/ahaa/
The AHAA study expands the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to include detailed measures of academic progress and high school curriculum. The AHAA study contributes to Add Health by providing the high school transcripts of Add Health Wave III sample members. Special indicators include (1) educational achievement, (2) course taking patterns, (3) curricular exposure, and (4) educational contexts within and between schools.

https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000030
The Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE), also known as
Next Steps, commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families (DCSF) is a major panel study of young people. The LSYPE is one of
the main information sources for the formation and appraisal of policies
relating to young people. The baseline data will be used to monitor the
progress of the cohort group, evaluate the success of policies aimed at
this group and provide an evidence base for further policy development.

There are now two separate LSYPE studies. The first LSYPE study began in
2004, when its sample of young people was aged between 13 and 14. The young
people were interviewed annually until 2010 and there are now seven waves
of data available. The second LSYPE study began in 2013 will track a sample
of over 13,000 young people from the age of 13/14 annually through to the
age of 20 (seven waves).

http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4450
Long-term study of Canadian children that follows their development and well-being from birth to early adulthood. The study is designed to collect information about factors influencing a child's social, emotional and behavioral development and to monitor the impact of these factors on the child's development over time. Data beyond Cycle 3 is available only through the Research Data Centres in Canada.

http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/msalt/home.htm
The site of the Michigan Study of Adolescent and Adult Life Transitions (MSALT) provides information on questionnaires, scales, and data for researchers, a list of articles and publications that have resulted from the study, and a list of family, education, and career web resources.

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/wyr07.htm
The World Youth Report 2007 examines the challenges and opportunities existing for the roughly 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world. Distinct from the 2003 and 2005 editions, it provides a regional overview summarizing the major youth development trends in the fifteen priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth. The report explores major issues of concern to youth development, including employment, education, health, poverty and violence. At the same time, it highlights youth as a positive force for development and provides recommendations for supporting their essential contributions.

http://youthandreligion.nd.edu/
The National Study of Youth and Religion is a research project directed by Christian Smith, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Lisa Pearce, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This project, generously supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., began in August 2001 and is currently funded through December 2015. Wave 3 (January 2007 - December 2010) is also supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The project is designed to enhance our understanding of the religious lives of American youth from adolescence into young adulthood, using telephone survey and in-depth interview methods.

http://www.themillennialimpact.com/research/

Databases

http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
Provides quick and condensed information on the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child, adolescent, and emerging adult well being. Topics include depression across the lifespan, mental health issues typical among young adults, and mental and physical health trends among young adults in prison.

http://dss.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/dataresources/newdataresources.cgi?term=36
Link to Princeton University’s Data and Statistical Services that provides access to multiple databanks and research resources focused on late adolescence, emerging adulthood, and early adulthood.

http://www.bls.gov/nls/
The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women. For more than 3 decades, NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other researchers.
Relevant Surveys on this Site:
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97)
Survey of young men and women born in the years 1980-84; respondents were ages 12-17 when first interviewed in 1997.
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)
Survey of men and women born in the years 1957-64; respondents were ages 14-22 when first interviewed in 1979.

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/data/
Monitors health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include tobacco use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, alcohol and other drug use. Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence.