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Life-Course Pathways and the Psychosocial Adjustment of Young Adult Women

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ID2283102
AuthorsPaul R Amato (Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), J B Kane (0000-0002-5833-4797, Pennsylvania State University)
Year2011
Volume73
Issue1
Pages279-295
Publication date2011-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00804.x
PMID23188928
PMCIDPMC3505668
OpenAlexW1993955559
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited34

We examined seven life-course pathways from adolescence through the early adult years and their links with general health and psychosocial adjustment among 2,290 women from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Young women who followed a pathway involving college attendance to full-time employment with no family-formation transitions were functioning comparatively well with respect to general health, depression, and self-esteem. In contrast, young women who followed pathways involving early motherhood were functioning less well. Fixed-effects models suggested that the differences were due to selection factors. Young women who followed the pathway of college to full-time employment exhibited an increase in heavy drinking, whereas women who became married mothers exhibited a decrease in the same. Involvement in illegal behavior declined for all groups but least so for women who attended college

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