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
Applied 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.
Applied Information
http://life.familyeducation.com/young-adult/parenting/51065.html
“The Dos and Don’ts of Mothering an Adult.” A resource for parents of emerging
adults.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33519.asp
Article and list of resources for parents of teens who have disabilities and are
entering the transition to adulthood.
http://dscc.uic.edu/browse-resources/transition-resources/
Transition information and resources from the University of Illinois at Chicago
for parents of emerging adults with special health care needs.
http://www.byparents-forparents.com/blog/2007/10/young-people-taking-longer-to.html
Blog with news, advice, and resources for parents of “young people taking longer
to transition to adulthood.”
https://www.communityinclusion.org/pdf/man5.pdf
A booklet developed for families to help teens with special needs prepare for
adulthood.
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
Provides resources regarding health care, employment, and independence for youth
with special health care needs. Includes Task Force Newsletters.
https://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae/schwab
Resources from Schwab Learning for parents of teenagers with learning
disabilities who are entering the transition to adulthood
http://www.ncld.org/learning-disabilities-resources/checklists-worksheets
Checklists and worksheets from the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Includes information on transitions to college and adulthood.
http://ntacyt.fmhi.usf.edu/index2.cfm
Based at the University of South Florida, the National Center on Youth
Transition is dedicated to improving the practices, systems, and outcomes for
transition-age youth and young adults (14-25 years old) with emotional and/or
behavior difficulties.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/18_over.htm
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for
policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about
their reproductive and sexual health. The site provides information, training,
and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth
activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/devel/common/earlyadulthood.htm
List of resources regarding early adulthood development, with specific resources
on physical development, cognitive and social development, and resources for
faculty and students.
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.
http://www.esds.ac.uk/longitudinal/access/lsype/L5545.asp
The main role of the study is to identify and enable analysis and understanding
of the key factors affecting young people's progress in transition from the
later years of compulsory education, through any subsequent education or
training, to entry into the labor market or other outcomes. Data from the study
will be used, among other things, to monitor the progress of the cohort group,
evaluate the success or otherwise of policy aimed at this group and provide an
evidence base for further policy development. Sample boosts took place for
deprivation factors and for ethnicity.
The questionnaire includes items such as: household and demographic information,
attitudes to the young person's school and involvement in education,
extra-curricular activities, parental expectations and aspirations, risk factors
(absences, truancy, police contact, bullying), and individual parent questions.
http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4450
http://datalib.chass.utoronto.ca/codebooks/cstdli/nlscy.htm
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
http://www.rcgd.isr.umich.edu/msalt/resources.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.
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.