A5087693540- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Jewish Identity and Society
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Physical Activity and Health
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Religion and Society Interactions
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Welfare and Adoption
Eastern University
2011-2024
Pennsylvania State University
2006
Issues of religion are important aspects the identity process, which for many emerging adults may be intensified by college experience. This study investigated longitudinal changes in religiosity 434 adult students (52% female) diverse ethnic backgrounds (32% African American, 29% Latino and 39% European American) during first three semesters university. Results suggest that occur throughout this period, but such not monolithic across dimensions religiosity. In aggregate, significant...
This chapter provides an expanded view of parent- adolescent sexual communication and socialization in effort to move beyond risk perspectives toward a consideration other important aspects socialization.
The Family Systems Circumplex Model posits that balanced levels of cohesion and adaptability are associated with positive familial outcomes, whereas extremely high or low these factors deleterious outcomes. Despite the popularity utility this model in Western cultures, there is a dearth empirical data supporting its use more culturally diverse contexts. current, preregistered study assessed Model, cultural factors, emerging adult outcomes across 7 countries (i.e., China, Iran, Nigeria,...
Using a narrative approach, this study explored lived experiences of the process spiritual identity formation among several emerging adult students in secular university settings. Analyses interview data generated rich body information illuminating students' actual processes involved forming across college years. Such findings extend and provide nuance to previous theoretical work on development highlight important directions for future research practice.
Social justice development is likely influenced by a range of contextual experiences. We examined the ways in which emerging adult students' experiences with families, peers, and religious congregations were associated their own social outcomes. Participants (N = 288; 65.4% women) completed survey attitudes, beliefs, perceptions families', peers,' congregations' engagement issues. Findings indicated that family, peer, congregational factors explained significant amounts variance outcomes...
This article explores civic development and its roles in the lives of emerging adults, ways which college contexts—particularly Christian colleges universities—may foster adaptive development. First, presents an argument for importance fostering as rooted historic truths faith integrated with a worldview. Second, several exemplary programs at universities that are successfully engaged promoting among students described. Finally, number specific practical suggestions higher educational...
Abstract A pre‐registered, crowd‐sourced, multicultural study assessed how the personal need for structure (PNFS) predicted perceptions, behaviors, and coping mechanisms in response to COVID‐19 pandemic. Collaborators, invited collect online survey data through Psi Chi's Network International Collaborative Exchange crowd‐sourcing initiative (Edlund et al., 2019), recruited approximately 100 participants across 22 data‐collection locations (final N = 4620). Participants completed randomized...
To date, no empirical studies have examined the experiences of parents adult children disclosing previous childhood sexual abuse (CSA), an often-overlooked population potentially in need support and clinical care. explore adult-disclosing CSA survivors, we conducted semi-structured interviews with four two sons who disclosed a history having been previously sexually abused by common perpetrator. Using narrative analysis approach, qualitative data revealed several important themes elucidating...
ABOUT PSI CHIPsi Chi is the International Honor So ci ety in Psychology, found ed 1929 for pur pos es of encouraging, stim u lat ing, and maintaining ex cel lence schol ar ship, advancing sci ence psy chol ogy.Mem ber ship open to gradu ate under men women who are mak ing study ogy one their major interests meet min i mum qual fi ca tions.Psi a member As so cia tion Col lege et ies (ACHS) an affiliate Ameri can Psy cho logi cal (APA) Association log Science (APS).Psi Chi's sister honor...