4thConferenceonEmergingAdulthoodAtlanta,GA–October29‐30,2009

PosterSessionsAL‐DABBAGH,Wisam,&PRATT,MichaelDepartmentofPsychology,WilfridLaurierUniversity“JustWhatWereYouExpectingFromYourExperienceAnyway?”UniversityExpectationsandSubsequentAdjustmentinVisibleMinorityStudentsPositiveexpectationspredictsubsequentpositiveadjustmentamongstudentsduringthetransitiontouniversity.ThecurrentlongitudinalstudymeasureduniversityexpectationsinAugustpriortoenrollmentat6differentCanadianuniversitysites,withdepressionandperceiveduniversityclimatemeasured4timesacrosstheuniversitycareer.Visibleminoritystudentsreportedlowerlevelsofpositivesocialexpectations,higherlevelsofnegativesocialexpectations,lowerlevelsofadaptationexpectations,lowerlevelsofperceiveduniversityclimate,andhigherlevelsofdepressionthanthemajoritypopulation.Studentminoritystatuspredictedlaterdepression,andthiseffectwaspartlymediatedbylowerexpectationsandmorenegativeperceptionsofuniversityclimateinminoritystudents.AMES,Megan,&WINTRE,MaxineDepartmentofClinicalDevelopmentalPsychology,YorkUniversityParentalDivorceandFirst‐YearStudents’TransitiontoUniversityThepresentresearchexaminesparentaldivorceandfirst‐yearstudents’transitiontouniversity.First‐yearstudents(N=2728)fromsixdiverseuniversitiesparticipatedinthestudyinthe2004/2005and2005/2006academicyears.QuestionnaireswerecompletedinAugust,beforeuniversity,andinNovemberandMarch.Resultsindicatedsignificantgenderbygroup(intactvs.divorced)interactionsonmeasuresofadjustmenttouniversity,withfemalesfromdivorcedfamiliesbeingmostvulnerabletomaladjustment.Thepresentfindingsresolveinconsistencieswithinpastliteraturebyhighlightingtheimportanceofincludinggenderwithinanalysesinvestigatingtheeffectsofparentaldivorce.

BASTOS,Alice1,FARIA,Carla1,&SILVA,Carolina21DepartmentofEducation,PolitechnicInstituteofVianadoCastelo&Unifai2ICBAS,UniversityofPortoEvolutionofCognitiveDevelopmentandRelationalSelfintheCollegeYears:AEuropeanStudyBothprogressionandretreatincognitivedevelopmentandselfperceptionhavebeenreportedincross‐sectionalandlongitudinalstudies.UsingtheParkerCognitiveDevelopmentInventory(Parker,1984)andtheSelfPerceptionProfileforCollegeStudents(Neeman&Harter,1986)inacross‐sectionalstudyinvolving331collegestudentsnodifferenceswereobservedbetweenthefreshmenandthe4thyearcohorts.However,usingthesameinstrumentsinalongitudinalstudyinvolvingasampleof58students,therewasanevolutionbetweenthe1standthe4thyearofthedegreecourseandareinforcementoftherelationshipbetweentheselfandcognitivedevelopment.BENTLEY,Gail1,FISCHER,Judith1,LEE,KyungHee1,FORTHUN,Lary2,PIDCOCK,Boyd3,&DOWD,Duane41DepartmentofHumanDevelopment&FamilyStudies,TexasTechUniversity2DepartmentofFamily,Youth,&CommunitySciences,UniversityofFlorida3DepartmentofAddictionStudies,Lewis&ClarkCollege4DepartmentofFamily&ConsumerSciences,CentralWashingtonUniversityAClusterAnalysisofCampusCultureandSubstanceUseatThreeUniversitiesIndividualstendtosortthemselvesintogroupsbasedonpreferences,personalcharacteristics,beliefs,interests,andcompetencies.Thisisespeciallyevidentinthecultureofacollegecampus.Thesecommonalitiesprovideacontextforinitiatingandexperimentingwithsubstanceuse.Thisstudyexaminespatternsofstudentbeliefsusingclusteranalysis.Identifiedcampuscultureclusterswerecomparedonreportedsubstanceuseamongthestudentssurveyed.Thereweregroupdifferencesinthestudent’sresponsesabouttheiractualsubstanceusebehaviors.Beliefsaboutfriends’approvalordisapprovalofbehaviorshadthegreatestpredictivestrengthforstudent’schoicesabouttheirpersonaluseofsubstances.

CAMBRON,Janelle1,&ACITELLI,Linda21DepartmentofPsychology,TexasA&MUniversity2DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofHoustonFriendshipContingentSelf‐EsteemandtheSelf‐PropagatingCycleofDepression:AnExperimentalManipulationBasingone’sself‐worthonthequalityofone’sfriendships,termedfriendshipcontingentself‐esteem(FCSE),isariskfactorfordepressivesymptoms.Currentresearchexaminingdepressedindividualssupportsaself‐propagatingcycle,inwhichdepressedindividualsengageinbehavioralandcognitivepatternsthathaveinterpersonalconsequencesandkeeptheminastateofdepression.ThisstudyexaminedtheroleofFCSEinpredictingtheself‐propagatingcycleinanexperiment.IndividualshighinFCSEwhowererejectedexperiencedgreaternegativeaffectandagreaterdesiretoseekoutreassuranceexcessivelythanlowFCSErejectedindividualsandindividualswhowerenotrejected.CHAN,Christian1,LOWE,Sarah1,SCHWARTZ,Sarah1,RHODES,Jean1,&DILLON,Colleen21DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMassachusetts–Boston2DepartmentofFamily&ChildNursing,UniversityofWashingtonCommunityEngagementinEmergingAdulthood:DemographicVariation,Correlates,andProcessesThreehundredandeighteencollegestudentsprovideddemographicinformation,andreportedtheirlevelsofcivicengagement,lifesatisfaction,subjectiveadultidentitystatus,andpositiveinterpersonalrelationships.Resultsshowedthatfemale,2ndgenerationimmigrant,older,andhighlyreligiousparticipantsreportedhigherlevelsofcivicengagement.Civicengagementwasfoundtobeassociatedwithhigherlevelsofsubjectiveadulthood,lifesatisfactionandpositiverelationswithothers.Resultsofmediationanalysessuggestedthatpositiveinterpersonalrelationshipsandsubjectiveadulthoodmediatedtherelationshipbetweencivicengagement,andlifesatisfaction.Resultsarediscussedinrelationtothebenefitsofpromotingcivicengagementamongemergingadults.CHUNG,HeLen,PROBERT,Stephanie,&PIERRE,CynthiaDepartmentofPsychology,TheCollegeofNewJerseyCivicEngagementAmongAfrican‐AmericanEmergingAdults:AFocusonOutcomeExpectationsThecurrentstudyexaminedlinksbetweenoutcomeexpectationsandcivicengagementamong61African‐Americanemergingadults,atopicthathasreceivedlittleempiricalattention.Wefocusedonvolunteerism,civicactivity,andpoliticalactivity,aspreviousresearchindicatesthat

theyaredistincttypesofcivicengagement.Resultsrevealedimportantgenderdifferencesinthestudyofcivicengagement.Specifically,womenaremorelikelytoparticipateincivicactivities,andincreasingoutcomeexpectationsmaybeimportantforpromotingcivicengagementamongmen.Futureresearchshouldexaminehowtoincreaseopportunitiesforemergingadultstoengageincivicactivitiesthatcansupportpsychologicalhealth.COPELAND,CaraDepartmentofSociology,PortlandStateUniversityEmergingAdultsandParent‐ChildRelationshipsonaJourneytoAdulthoodEmergingadulthooddoesnotunfoldinthesamewayforeveryindividual.Becominganadultisajourneyaffectedbyagreatnumberoffactors.Thispaperexaminestheeffectone’srelationshipwithparentshasonemergingadulthood.Individualswhohavedifferingrelationshipswiththeirparentshaveshowntoexpressdifferentoutcomesintheirtransition.Boththeparent‐childrelationshipandtheattainmentoftransitionalmarkersofadulthoodareinfluencedbysocialforcessuchasrace,classandgender.Thisstudyusesavarietyofmodelstounderstandhowthesemultiplevariablesinteracttoproducedifferentialtransitionsintoadulthood.CUMMINS,Samantha,MILLER,Haley,&GARMON,LanceDepartmentofPsychology,SalisburyUniversityAreYouWhatYouWatch?PossibleInfluenceofTelevisionViewingPreferencesonDatingBehaviorsinCollegeThecurrentstudyexaminesrelationshipsbetweenexposuretotelevisionportrayalsofdatingbehaviorsandromanticrelationshipsinemergingadulthood.Undergraduatescompletedanonlinesurveyofdatingexperience,familiaritywithtelevisionprogramscontainingvariouslevelsofdatingactivity,andtheirrepresentationofattachmenttoromanticpartners.Significantfindingsexistinvolvingattachmenttoromanticpartnersandboththenumberofpreviousboyfriends/girlfriendsandfamiliaritywiththehigh‐datingshowGossipGirl.Inaddition,analysissuggeststhatthemoreanemergingadulthaswatchedshowsinvolvingdatingbehaviors,thelesslikelytheyaretobeinaseriousrelationshipthemselves.

deDIOS,AngelaDepartmentofPsychology,ClarkUniversityExploringEthnicIdentityinAsianAmericanEmergingAdultsEmergingadulthoodisaperiodinthelifecyclethatischaracterizedasanageofidentityexploration,andimmigrantshaveanadditionaltaskofestablishingtheirethnicidentity.ThirtyAsianAmericansweregivenquestionnairesandinterviewed.WhenaskedwhethertheyfeltmoreAmerican,moreAsian,orboth,somefeltmoreAmerican,moreAsian,likegoodmixofboth,ordidn’tidentifywitheithercategory.Therewerealsocaseswheretherewasachangeinethnicidentityovertime.Thisstudyhighlightsthedifficultyofestablishinganethnicidentityanddrawsattentiontothedifferingexperiencesofimmigrantemergingadults.DENHAM,BrittaniRuth,DEMIR,Meliksah,&MATTHEWS,JanelleDepartmentofPsychology,NorthernArizonaUniversityPredictorsofRelationshipDiscrepanciesAmongEmergingAdults:DoesYourRomanticPartnerReflectYourIdealImageofaPerfectSoulMate?Thepresentstudyinvestigatedthepredictorsofrelationshipdiscrepancyamongemergingadultswhowereinvolvedinanexclusiveromanticrelationship(n=211).Variables(personality,attachment,needssatisfaction,andcapitalization)showntoberelatedtotheactualromanticrelationshipexperiencesofemergingadultswereexamined.Analysesrevealedthatattachmentavoidance,relatednessneedsatisfaction,andcapitalizationweresignificantpredictorsofrelationshipdiscrepancy.Findingssuggestthatemergingadultswhoarecomfortablewithintimacy(e.g.,sharingfeelings)andwhoareabletoreceivepositivesupportfromtheirpartnersuponsharingencouragingeventsarelesslikelytoexperiencediscrepanciesintheirromanticrelationships.ERENTAITE,Rasa,ZUKAUSKIENE,Rita,PILKAUSKAITEVALICKIENE,Rasa,&MALINAUSKIENE,OksanaDeparmentofPsychology,MykolasRomerisUniversityDirectandMediatedEffectsofSchoolandFamilyContextsonSocialToleranceAmongYouthThisstudyexamineddirectandmediatedeffectsofeducationalandfamilycontextsonsocialtoleranceamongyouth.Participantsofthestudy(N=719,ages18‐20)completedmeasuresontolerance,externalandinternalmotivationforrespondingwithoutprejudiceandanumberofschoolandfamilyvariables.Hierarchicalregressionanalysisrevealedthatthreeoutoffourschoolcontextvariablespredictedhighersocialtolerancethroughincreasedinternalmotivation.Threeoutoffivefamilyfactorspredictedtolerancethroughinternalmotivation;

therewerealsodirecteffects.Findingsindicatethatfavorabledevelopmentalcontextsareimportantfortoleranceamongyouth,especiallyiftheyincreaseinternalmotivationfortolerance.EUM,KoUn,&RICE,KennethDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofFloridaPersonalityTraitsandAcademicPerformanceAmongCollegeStudentsThisstudyexaminedtherelationshipbetweentestanxiety,perfectionism,andgoalmotivationorientation,andtheircollectiveandinteractiveimpactonacademicperformancefor134collegestudents.Testanxietywascorrelatedwithseveralgoalorientationstylesandwithmaladaptiveperfectionism(Discrepancy)butnotwithHighStandardsscores.HighStandardswerepositivelycorrelatedwithpositivevalenceofmotivations,whereasDiscrepancywaspositivelycorrelatedwithnegativevalenceofmotivations.Onlyperfectionismandperformanceavoidancemotivationwererelatedtogradepointaverage.HighStandardsscoreswerepositivelycorrelatedwithGPAandperformanceavoidancemotivationwasnegativelycorrelatedwithGPA;nomoderationeffectswerefound.FARIA,Carla1,SOARES,Isabel2,SILVA,Carolina3,&BASTOS,Alice11FundamentosGeraisdaEducação,InstitutoPolitécnicodeVianadoCastelo2Psicologia,UniversidadedoMinho3ICBAS,UniversidadedoPortoAttachmentOrganizationandEpistemologicalDevelopmentfromEmergingAdulthoodtoAdulthoodThedevelopmentofinterpersonalrelationshipsandepistemologicaldevelopmentassumesanimportantroleduringtheyearsofemergingadulthoodandadulthood,placingnewchallengestoresearchinpsychology.Thepresentstudyaimstoexploretherelationshipbetweenattachmentandepistemologicaldevelopmentin60emergingadultsandadultswhoareundergraduatesandpost‐graduatestudents.TheepistemologicaldevelopmentwasmeasurewiththePortugueseversionofEpistemologicalReflectionMeasurementandattachmentorganizationwiththePortugueseversionofAdultAttachmentInterview.Theresultsofthisstudypointtowardstheexistenceofasignificantrelationshipbetweenthetwovariablesunderstudy.

FESTA,Candice1,BARRY,Carolyn2,SHERMAN,Martin2,&GROVER,Rachel21DivisionofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry,JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicine2DepartmentofPsychology,LoyolaCollegeinMarylandQualityofCollegeStudents’Same‐SexFriendshipsasaFunctionofPersonalityandInterpersonalCompetenceThecurrentstudyexaminedtherelationsamongpersonality,interpersonalcompetence,andfriendshipqualityofcollegestudents.Undergraduates(N=176)fromamid‐AtlanticRomanCatholiccomprehensiveuniversitywhoidentifiedhavingasame‐sexbestfriend,completedquestionnairestoassesstheproposedrelationsamongvariables.Ahierarchicalmultipleregressionanalysisrevealedthatwhencontrollingforgender,classstatus,andfivepersonalityfactors,self‐disclosurewasasignificantpredictoroffriendshipquality.Furthermore,exploratoryanalysesrevealedasignificantClassStatusXSelf‐disclosureinteractiononfriendshipquality.Theimplicationsofthesefindingsarediscussed.GOODMAN,Ilana1,HENDERSON,Joanna2,&PETERSON‐BADALI,Michele11DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandAppliedPsychology,OntarioInstituteforStudiesinEducationattheUniversityofToronto2CentreforAddictionandMentalHealth,UniversityofTorontoTheImpactofRoleTransitionsonPerceptionsofIndependenceandTreatmentMotivationinYouthwithSubstanceUseConcernsResearchrevealsthatlackoftreatmentmotivationisthemostsignificantbarriertotreatmentandpositivetreatmentoutcomesinyouthwithsubstanceuseconcerns.Despitethefundamentalshiftsthatoccurinautonomyanddecision‐makingasadolescentsemergeintoadulthood,thefactorsaffectingtreatmentmotivationduringthistransitionhavebeenlargelyignored.Inthisstudy,weaddresstwomainquestions:1)arespecifictransitions(e.g.completionofschooling,employmentstatus,financialindependence)relatedtoyouths’perceivedlevelsofindependenceandadulthoodinyouthwithsubstanceuseconcern?and2)dothesespecificroletransitionsaffectemergingadults’motivationtochangeproblematicsubstanceuse?GRAVER,Cleve,&DEMIR,MeliksahDepartmentofPsychology,NorthernArizonaUniversityITrustMyselfandMyFriends,andI’mDoingGreat:IdentityandIntimacyAmongEmeringAdultsThepresentstudyinvestigatedtheassociationbetweentwomajordevelopmentaltasksandpsychosocialwell‐beingamongemergingadults.Participants(N=276)completedawide

rangeofquestionnairesassessingtheirfriendshipsandwell‐being.Analysesrevealedthatthoseemergingadultswhoweresuccessfulinestablishingidentityandintimacyexperiencedhigherlevelsofpsychosocialwell‐being(e.g.,betterfriendshipsandhappiness)comparedtothosestrugglingwiththesedevelopmentaltasks.Itseemsthatsuccessfullyresolvingthesedevelopmentaltaskscontributestohigherlevelsofwell‐beingamongemergingadults.GRIFFIN,Melissa1,READ,Jennifer1,&WHITE,Jacquelyn21DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityatBuffalo,SUNY2DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboroNon‐ConsensualSexualExperiencesasaRiskFactorforAlcoholUseandConsequencesinNewlyMatriculatedCollegeStudentsThecurrentstudyexaminedtwocohortsofnewlymatriculatedcollegestudents(N=995).Approximately5%ofstudentsreportedhavinganon‐consensualsexualexperience(NCSE)sincetheir18thbirthday.Asthemeanageofthisgroup(NCSE‐posgroup)wasonly18.0,theseeventswereextremelyrecent.Studentalcoholusewasassessedatbaselineand5moretimesintheirfirstyearofcollege.RepeatedmeasuresanalysesshowedtheNCSE‐posgroupreportedsignificantlyhigheralcoholuseandconsequencesthanotherstudents.ThissuggeststhattheriskforalcoholintheNCSE‐posgroupmaybeuniquelylinkedtothetransitionintocollege.HARPER,Melinda,&ALLEGRETTI,ChristineDepartmentofPsychology,QueensUniversityofCharlotteTheEffectofaTransitiontoUniversityProgramonEmergingAdults’AdjustmentandUniversityFitResearchindicatesthatparticipationintheTransitiontoUniversity(T2U)programisassociatedwithpositiveadjustmenttouniversitylifeandincreasedstudentretention.ThisstudyexaminedtheimpactofT2Ugroupdynamicsonemergingadults’adjustmentanduniversityfit.WeproposedthatgroupmemberswhoweremoreconnectedwiththeirT2Ugroupwouldreporthigheroveralladjustmentandgreatersatisfactionwiththeuniversityandfitcomparedtothosewhowerenotasconnected.Resultsofthestudyindicatedsupportforallhypotheses.Implicationsoftheprogramrelatedtostudentretentionandoutcomeswillbediscussed.

HURD,Noelle1,BAUERMEISTER,Jose2,&ZIMMERMAN,Marc2DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan2SchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofMichiganPredictorsofOccupationalOutcomesAmongAfrican‐AmericanEmergingAdults:AnAnalysisofPositiveInfluencesWeemployedapositiveyouthdevelopmentapproachtobetterunderstandhowadolescents’assetsandresourcesmaycontributetooccupationaloutcomesduringemergingadulthood.Participantsinthisstudyincluded266AfricanAmericanemergingadults.Thisstudywasconductedusingdatacollectedduringtheparticipants’senioryearofhighschool(T1)anddatacollected5yearsposthighschool(T2).Wefoundthatendorsementofstrongerleadershipandmorefavorableschoolattitudesin12thgradepredictedhigherjobsatisfactionduringemergingadulthoodandthatexposuretopositivepeerandneighborhoodadultinfluencesin12thgradepredictedincreasedjobresponsibilitiesduringemergingadulthood.HUTCHINSON,AliciaDepartmentofPsychology,QueensUniversityofCharlotteFatherAbsenceandEmergingAdults’Well‐BeingThisstudy’spurposewastoassesstherelationshipbetweenfatherabsenceandemergingadults’well‐being.Itwasproposedthatemergingadultsofdivorcedorseparatedparentswouldreportlowerself‐esteem,lifesatisfaction,father’sinfluence,andfeelingsabouttheirfathercomparedtothosefromintacthomes.Resultsindicatedthatthosefromintacthomeshadsignificantlymorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfathersandgreaterinvolvementwiththeirfathercomparedtoemergingadultsfromallothergroups.Trendsindicatedthatthosewithdivorcedparentshadlowerself‐esteemandlifesatisfactionscalescomparedtothoseofmarried,separated,andnevermarriedparents.JAMISON,TylerDepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,UniversityofMissouri“We’reNotLivingTogether”:InformalCohabitationinEmergingAdultsSocialchangeshavealteredthewayemergingadultsexperienceromanticrelationshipsintermsoftherelationaltrajectoriesthatleadtomarriageandtheattitudesemergingadultshaveabouttheirlovelives.Inthisgroundedtheorystudy,20undergraduateandgraduatestudentsparticipatedinin‐depthinterviewsaboutinformalcohabitation,anarrangementinwhichunmarriedcouplesmaintainaroutineofovernightdateswhileretainingtworesidences.Resultsindicatedthatinformalcohabitingrelationshipswerestable,buthingedonfuturetransitions.Couplesenjoyedthecomfortandconvenienceofstayingtogether,yettheyused

informalcohabitationasastopgapmeasurebetweencasualdatingandmoreseriouscommitment.JEFCOAT,Ashley,&KELLY,MelissaDepartmentofPsychology,MillsapsCollegeInfluenceofPersonalReadingHabitsonMeasuresofReadingComprehensionBritton,Stimson,Stennett,andGulgoz’s(1998)processmodeloftextuallearningwasusedtostudytheimpactoffrequentvoluminouspersonalreadingonmeasuresofreadingcomprehension.AReadingInventorywascreatedfromaReadingHabitssurveythatquantifiedthereadinghabitsoftheundergraduatesatasmallliberalartscollege.StudentsweregivenafreepracticeGREtest,andthescoresonthepracticetestwerecomparedwiththeirresponsesontheReadingInventory.Astrong,positivecorrelationwasfound,consistentwiththehypothesisandcurrentresearchonpriorexposureandtheprocessmodelused.JENKINS,Dusty,VAZSONYI,Alexander,YOUNG,Maureen,&MILLER,AndreaDepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,AuburnUniversityDepressionandSelf‐EsteemTrajectoriesinSexualMinorityandMajorityYoungAdultsThecurrentexploratorystudycomparedinitiallevelsand/orratesofchangeindepressionandself‐esteemovera6‐yearperiod(fromage18to24)insexualminorityyoungadultsversusheterosexualyoungadults.Findingsindicatethatwhilesexualminoritieshavedifferentinitiallevelsofdepressionandself‐esteem,bothminorityandmajorityyoungadultsexperiencedevelopmentaldecreasesindepressionaswellasincreasesinself‐esteem.Thus,youngadulthoodappearstobeaperiodimprovingmentalhealthinbothgroups.JONES,Meredith,&FURMAN,WyndolDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofDenverBigFivePersonalityTraitsandSexualBehaviorinEmergingAdulthoodAssociationsbetweentheBigFivepersonalitytraitsandsexualbehaviorwereexaminedinacommunity‐basedsampleof200emergingadults.Openness,conscientiousness,extraversion,agreeablenessandneuroticismwereassessed,asweremeasuresofriskysexualbehaviorandfrequency,rapidityandageofonsetofnon‐genitalandgenitalsexualbehavior.Multipleregressionanalysesshowedthatextraversionwasrelatedtomorefrequent,fasterandmoreriskysexualbehavior.Agreeablenesswasrelatedtofewerriskysexualbehaviorsformen.Opennesswasrelatedtolessfrequentsexualbehaviorformenandnon‐whites.Conscientiousnesswasrelatedtolaterageofonsetofsexualbehaviorfornon‐whites.

KAPÇI,EmineGül,&ATAK,HasanDepartmentofEducationalPsychology,AnkaraUniversityTheTurkishVersionoftheMulti‐MeasureAgenticPersonalityScaleThetermagencyhasbeendefinedasenseofresponsibilityforone’slifecourse,thebeliefthatoneisincontrolofone’sdecisionsandisresponsiblefortheiroutcomes.Thismeansthatagencyreferstoanindividual’sstrivingtomastertheenvironment,toasserttheself,toexperiencecompetence,achievement,andpower.Inthiscontext,itcanbesaidthatpersonalagencyanditsmeasureincludeself‐esteem,purposeinlife,egostrength,andinternallocusofcontrol.Intheliterature,thereisawellknowninstrumentcalledtheMulti‐MeasureAgenticPersonalityScale(MAPS;Coˆte,1997)whichhasshortandlongformsinordertomeasureagenticpersonality.TheMulti‐MeasureAgenticPersonalityScalecontainssubscalesassessingself‐esteem(25items),purposeinlife(12items),internallocusofcontrol(5items),andegostrength(26items).Theshortformwith20itemshasalsofoursubscales.Thisscalehasacceptablevalidityandreliability.InadditioninTurkey,thereisnoscalethatcanmeasuretheagenticpersonality.Therefore,ascalethatmeasuresagenticpersonalityhavetobedevelopedoradaptedtoTurkish.ThisstudyaimstoadapttheshortformofMulti‐measureAgenticPersonalityScaletoTurkish.Thereare320expectedindividualswhoarebetweenages19‐26.Exploratoryandconfirmatoryfactoranalysiswillbeusedforstructurevalidity.Cronbachalpha,SpearmanBrown,test‐retestmethodswillbeusedforreliability.Datahavebeencollectedsothestudyisinprogress.KARRE,Jennifer,&MOUNTS,NinaDepartmentofPsychology,NorthernIllinoisUniversityTheInteractionofPaternalParentingStyleandMaternalVariablesinMaleswithNonresidentFathersThisstudyinvestigateshownonresidentfathers’parentingstyleinteractswithmaternalcharacteristicstopredictsons’antisocialbehaviorduringemergingadulthood.Twohundredforty‐sixethnicallydiversemalesparticipated.Hierarchicalregressionanalysesfollowedbysimpleslopeanalysesfoundthatforthenon‐authoritativeandabsentfathergroups,maternalparentingstyle,maternalpsychologicalwell‐being,andmaternalaggravationinparentingarerelatedtotheamountofantisocialbehaviorthesonreports.Fortheauthoritativefathergroup,maternalcharacteristicswerenotassociatedwithantisocialbehavior.Resultssuggestthathavingatleastoneauthoritativeparent,nonresidentfatherormother,isbeneficialtomalesinemergingadulthood.

KENRICK,Andreana,CONLEY,Colleen,&KESSELRINGChristine(Alyx)DepartmentofPsychology,LoyolaUniversityChicagoAcademicPerformanceandPerceptionsofStress:TheImpactofProtestantWorkEthicAsemergingadults,collegestudents’developingbeliefsystemscanaddtothestressoflivinguptoexistingstandards.Onesuchideologythatmightimpactfreshmen’sexperienceofstressmightbetheirworkethic;academicsuccessorfailureisparticularlysalientforthem.Thirty‐fourfreshmenreportedontheirProtestantWorkEthic(PWE),GPA,andperceptionsofstress.ResultssuggestthatregardlessoftheirGPA,individualswhostronglyendorsePWEidealsexperiencemorestress.Incontrast,forindividualswhoarelowinPWEideals,higherGPAsarerelatedtolowerstress.Implicationsforreducingstressduringfreshmenyeararediscussed.KESSELRING,Christine(Alyx),CONLEY,Colleen,&KENRICK,AndreanaDepartmentofPsychology,LoyolaUniversityChicagoTheImpactofFutureOrientationonAcademicAdjustmenttoCollegeFormanyemergingadults,adjustmenttocollegeinvolvesadaptingtotheincreasedacademicdemandsofthecollegeenvironmentbyusingfuturegoalstodirectcurrentbehaviors.Thus,futureorientation(takingaplanfulapproachtowardsfuturegoalachievement)mayassistnewcollegestudentsinnavigatingtheacademictransitiontocollege.AssociationsamonghighschoolGPA,futureorientation,andacademicadjustmentweretestedinasampleof37first‐yearcollegestudents.ResultsindicatedthatfutureorientationmoderatestherelationbetweenhighschoolGPAandacademicadjustment,suchthathigherfutureorientationpredictedbetteracademicadjustmentforparticipantsreportinglowerhighschoolGPAs.KINS,Evie,&BEYERS,WimDepartmentofDevelopmentalPsychology,GhentUniversityFailuretoLaunch,FailuretoAchieveCriteriaforAdulthood?Inthisstudytheeffectoftoday’strendofdelayinghomeleavingontheachievementofanadultstatusisinvestigated.Aone‐yearfollow‐upstudywithemergingadultsrevealedthatlivingindependentduringemergingadulthoodcanacceleratetheachievementofsomecriteriaforadulthood,whereascontinuedco‐residencewithparentscanretardtheprocesstoadulthood.Theseresultsmeritfurtherattention,especiallysinceitwasalsofoundthatsucceedinginthetransitiontoadulthoodisimportantforemergingadults’well‐being.

LANDBERG,Monique,HAASE,Claudia,LUDKE,Kirsten,SCHMIDT,Christoph,&SLIBEREISEN,RainerDepartmentofDevelopmentalPsychologyandCenterforAppliedDevelopmentalScience,UniversityofJenaCorrelatesofEarlyandLateTimingofSexualExperiencesinEmergingAdulthood:FindingsfromTwoNationallyRepresentativeGermanStudiesWhatareimplicationsofearlyandlatesexualexperiences?DrawingfromtwonationallyrepresentativeGermanstudieslaunchedaboutonedecadeapart(1996:N=1828;2005:N=840)weexaminedcorrelatesofearly(<16years)andlate(>18years)sexualexperiencescomparedtoon‐timesexualexperiencesinemergingadulthood.Earlyandlatesexualexperienceswereassociatedwithlowersubjectivewell‐being.Anearlytimingwasassociatedwithlowereducationalattainmentwhereasalatetimingwaslinkedtopoorersocialrelations.Thesefindingsshowthatnotonlyearlybutalsolatesexualexperiencescanbelinkedtoloweradaptation.LANZ,Margherita1,TAGLIABUE,Semira1,LIFRANCHI,Francesca1,&WALPER,Sabine21DepartmentofPsychology,CatholicUniversityofMilan2DepartmentofPsychology,Ludwig‐Maximilians‐UniversityofMunichTheInterdependenceofCloseRelationshipsDuringEmergingAdulthood:AComparisonAmongItaly,Germany,andSwedenDuringthelifespancloserelationshipsprovideasignificantcontextforthedevelopmentoftheindividual.Eachoftheserelationshipsisimportantfortheperson’swellbeingandtheyareinterdependent,sothatinteractioninadomain(e.g.,inrelationshipswithparents)influencesthoseinotherdomains(e.g.,inrelationshipswithpartners).Theaimofthisstudyistoassesstheinterdependencebetweenmother‐youngadult,father‐youngadultandpartner‐youngadultrelationshipsandhowthisaffectstheyoungadults’well‐beinginthreedifferentEuropeancountries:Italy,GermanyandSweden.Mixedmethodswereused.LATHROP,Rachel,&JOZEFOWICZ‐SIMBENI,DebraDepartmentofSocialWork,WayneStateUniversityTheIdentificationofStrengthsandSelf‐DeterminationAmongHomelessYouthShelterservicesforhomelessyouthoftenfocusondeficitsratherthanstrengths(Acosta,&Toro,2000;Haber&Toro,2004).Effectiveservicedeliveryforhomelessyouthisessentialtoimprovingtheirlivesastheygrowintoadulthood.Researchindicatesthatupto26%ofhomelessadultswerefirsthomelessasyouth(RobertsonandToro,1998).Researchersknowthatadolescentswhoarehomelessexperiencenegativeoutcomesandbecomeadultswith

poorerworkhistoriesandgreaterinvolvementinthejusticesystem(RobertsonandToro,1998).Thus,itbecomesessentialtoprovideadequateservicestohomelessyouthreducingthechancesofnegativeoutcomesoncetheytransitiontoadulthood.Comprehensiveservicesfocusingonadolescents’strengthsisoftennon‐existentinhomelessyouthprograms,andisignoredinmuchoftheliterature(RobertsonandToro,1998).Sincesheltersareaprimarysourceofservicesforhomelessyouth,theymayprovideopportunitiesforpositivedevelopmentandstrength‐basedservicedelivery(Haber&Toro,2004).Thisstudyidentifiespersonalstrengthsamongyouthfromsixhomelessorganizationsnearanurbancity,andhopestocontributetotheliteratureanddevelopmentofstrength‐basedhomelessyouthservices.LATHROP,Rachel,&JOZEFOWICZ‐SIMBENI,DebraDepartmentofSocialWork,WayneStateUniversityTheInfluencesofJobSatisfactiononWorkerPerceptionsandRelationshipswithRunawayandHomelessYouthAnestimated7%ofadolescentsintheU.Sarehomelessandstudiesidentifybarrierstoyouthaccessingshelterservicesincludinguncaringstaff(SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministration,2003;Thompsonetal.,2006).Further,servicesoftenfocusondeficitsand‘quick‐fix’interventions(Acosta,&Toro,2000;Haber&Toro,2004).Thereisnodoubtshelterstaffplayapartintheunderutilizationandineffectivenessofsomeyouthhomelessshelterprograms.Thisstudyinvestigateshowtheidentificationofyouthhomelessshelterstaffperceptionsandattitudestowardshomelessness,youth,andorganizationalrolescanbeafirststepinidentifyingassociationswiththeeffectivenessandutilizationofyouthhomelessshelters.Thisresearchevaluatedseveralyouthhomelesssheltersnearamajorurbancity.Thestudyidentifiesassociationsbetweeneffectivestaffattitudestowardshomelessyouth.Itisanticipatedthatthisevaluationcontributestoanunderstandingofstaffdevelopmentwithinhomelessyouthshelters.Amajorgoalistoprovidevaluableinformationtopolicymakers,researchers,andcommunityorganizationsonhowhomelessshelterstaffsinfluencehomelessyouthservices.LAU‐BARRACO,Cathy1,&GOKEE‐LaROSE,Jessica21DepartmentofPsychology,OldDominionUniversity2WeightControl&DiabetesResearchCenter,BrownMedicalSchoolSocialNetworksandAlcoholUseAmongNonstudentEmergingAdults:APreliminaryStudyThisstudyexaminedthesocialnetworkcharacteristicsandalcoholuseofacommunity‐basedsampleofnonstudentemergingadults(N=59).Findingsshowedthattheproportionofheavydrinkersinone’snetworkispositivelycorrelatedwithpersonaldrinkingquantityandalcohol‐relatedproblems.Theproportionofproblemandheavydrinkersinthenetworkwasassociatedwithperceivedapprovalofdrinking.Perceiveddrinkingquantityandfrequencyoffriendswas

relatedtopersonaldrinkingquantity,frequency,andalcohol‐relatedconsequences.Studyingsocialnetworkandnetworkdrinkingmaybeusefulinoureffortstobetterunderstandtheinfluencesofalcoholuseamongthishigh‐riskgroup.LITTLE,Wendy,&CONGER,KatherineDepartmentofHuman&CommunityDevelopment,UniversityofCalifornia–DavisLongitudinalPatternsofParentalBehaviorsDuringEmergingAdulthoodLongitudinalpatternsofparentalbehaviorswereexaminedinacommunitysample(n=450)ofemergingadults(18‐27years).Analysesindicatethatindividualswhobegin,butdonotcompletecollegereportthehighestlevelsofparentalcontrolbehaviors(e.g.,lecturing)andthosewhocompletecollege(i.e.,attainaBA/BSorhigher)reportthelowestlevels.Theimportanceofstudyingemergingadultsbothwithinandoutsidethecollegecontextisdiscussed.Further,itmaybeparticularlyimportanttoconsiderthoseindividualsthatpartiallyparticipateinhighereducationasaseparategroupwhenexaminingparent‐childrelationshipsduringemergingadulthood.LITTLE,Wendy,STARR,Adrienne,&CONGER,KatherineDepartmentofHuman&CommunityDevelopment,UniversityofCalifornia–DavisContextualandIndividualProcessesinEmergingAdulthood:AMixedMethodAnalysisTheprojectexaminedfutureaspirationsandtheirinfluencesontrajectoriesofdevelopmentduringemergingadulthood(EA).Currently,therearediscrepantfindingsintheliteratureaboutindividualexperiencesduringEA,especiallywhendifferentmethodsofinvestigationareimplemented.Thisprojectemployedbothqualitativeandquantitativemethodsofmeasurementonaprospectivelongitudinalcommunitysampleofindividualsaged18to27.AmixedmethodapproachisutilizedinordertohighlightcurrentunderstandingofthetypesofexperiencesandindividualcharacteristicsduringEA.LIVNE,Ya’ara,BARR,Tamuz,&SHULMAN,ShmuelDepartmentofPsychology,BarIlanUniversityTheRoleofPersonalityandRelationalExperiencesinSubsequentQualityofRomanticRelationshipsAmongEmergingAdults:FindingsofaSix‐YearLongitudinalStudyThestudyexaminestheroleofpersonalityvariables(i.e.,selfcriticism,dependencyandselfefficacy;Blatt,2004)inthesubsequentqualityofromanticrelationships(levelofintimacy,mentalrepresentations)amongemergingadults.Findingsarebasedonafourwavelongitudinaldesigninwhich175Israeliemergingadultswereassessedwithrespecttothe

qualityoftheirromanticrelationships,familyandpeerrelationships,andpersonalitymake‐upoveraperiodofsixyears.Thefourthwaveincludesalsoanin‐depthinterviewonasub‐sampleof100participants,andhighlightstheroleofpersonalityinthedevelopmentofdistinctiveromantictypologies.LONGMIRE‐AVITAL,BuffiePublicHealthSolutionsatNationalDevelopmentandResearchInstitutesEducationandRace:HowCollegiateBlackEmergingAdultsPerceiveSocioeconomicStatusThecurrentresearchexaminedthepivotalroleparentaleducationplaysindetermininghowBlackAmericanemergingadultsperceivetheirfamily’ssocioeconomicstatus.Basedonpreviousresearch,itwashypothesizedthatparentaleducationwouldbeasignificantcontributortopredictingparticipantscoresontheMacArthurSubjectiveSocioeconomicStatusmeasure.Resultssupportpreviousfindings:parentaleducation(B=.30,p=.002)wasoneoftwovariablesconsistentlyrelatedtosubjectivesocioeconomicstatusinlinearregressionanalyses.However,themoderatestrengthofthisassociationsuggeststheneedforfurtherresearchtouncoverotherfactorsthatinformtheperceptionofsocioeconomicstatus.LOWE,Sarah1,LUSTIG,Kara1,&DILLON,Colleen21DepartmentofClinicalPsychology,UniversityofMassachusetts–Boston2CenteronInfantMentalHealthandDevelopment,UniversityofWashingtonSenseofPurposeinEmergingAdulthood:AssociationswithDemographics,AdultsRoles,andOutcomesAsenseofpurposemayhelpyouthconfrontthechallengesofemergingadulthood.Inthiscross‐sectionalstudy,weexploredemographicvariationinpurposeanditsassociationwithtraditionalmarkersofadulthoodandpsychosocialoutcomesinadiverseundergraduatesample(N=287).Wefindpurposetobepositivelyassociatedwithage,religiosity,multiracialidentity,parenthoodandmarriage.Controllingfordemographicsandroles,purposewassignificantlyassociatedwithsubjectiveadultidentity,lifesatisfactionandcareeroptimism,andlowerpsychologicaldistress,alcoholanddruguse.Basedontheseresults,wemakesuggestionsforfutureresearchandinterventionstargetingyoungadults.

LOWE,Sarah1,ZWIEBACH,Liza1,TONER,Deanna1,DILLON,Colleen2,&RHODES,Jean11DepartmentofClinicalPsychology,UniversityofMassachusetts–Boston2CenteronInfantMentalHealthandDevelopment,UniversityofWashingtonDefiningAdultExperiences:PerspectivesofaDiverseSampleofEmergingAdultsInthisstudy,undergraduatesatanurbanuniversity(N=503)describedanexperiencethatmadethem“feellikeanadult.”Inaddition,theyprovideddemographicinformation,includingwhethertheyhadachievedtraditionaladultroles,andcompletedameasureofsubjectiveadultidentity.Avarietyofcontentcodes,includingcodesforeachadultroleendorsed,whethermultipleroleswereincluded,andwhetherexperiencesoccurredindependentlyorwithinarelationship,willbeusedtoanalyzeresponses.Wewillpresentdescriptivedata,exemplaryquotes,andresultsofanalysesexaminingassociationsbetweenthecontents,demographicvariablesandsubjectiveadultidentity.LUSTIG,Kara,GRALING,Kelly,&LIEM,JoanDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMassachusetts–BostonDepressiveSymptomsandLifeSatisfactionAmongEmergingAdults:AComparisonofHighSchoolDropoutsandGraduatesUsingthreewavesofdata(1998,2000,2002)on1325emergingadults,weexamineddepressivesymptomsandlifesatisfactionamongadiversegroupofhighschooldropoutsandgraduates.Emergingadultswholeftschoolwithoutgraduatingweresignificantlymoredepressedandreportedlowerlifesatisfactionthangraduatesatthetimeoftheirexpectedgraduation(T1),butthesedifferenceswerenon‐significantfouryearslater(T3).Workingwithinanecologicaldevelopmentalframework(Bronfenbrenner,1986),wefoundthatgraduating,parentalandpeersupport,andattachmentstylesprotectedagainstadversementalhealthconsequencesatT3.LYON,Caitlin1,NORRIS,Joan2,&TINDALE,Joseph11DepartmentofFamilyRelationsandNutrition,UniversityofGuelph2FacultyofGraduateStudies,WilfridLaurierUniversityComorbidityDuringEmergingandYoungAdulthood:AStudyoftheRelationBetweenAlcoholandGamblingThisstudyanalyzedtherelationshipbetweenalcoholconsumptionandgamblingproblems.Problemdrinkers(N=39)weremorelikelythannon‐problemdrinkers(N=90)toplaycasinogamesotherthanslots,sportsbettingorgamesofskill.Theygambledforexcitement,winningandpassingthetime.Bothgroupsshowedpositivegamblingattitudes.Eightpercentofproblemdrinkersand2%ofnon‐problemdrinkersscoredasproblemgamblers.Therewasno

significantrelationshipbetweenalcoholriskandgamblingrisk.Whileemergingandyoungadultswithalcoholproblemsplaydifferentgamblingactivities,thefrequencyoftheirgamblingdoesnotnecessarilyposeproblems.MacKINNON,Sean,NOSKO,Amanda,&PRATT,MichaelDepartmentofPsychology,WilfridLaurierUniversityStandByMe:IntimacyinLifeNarrativesofRomanticRelationshipsandFriendshipsPredictsHigherGenerativityatAge26AquantitativeandqualitativestudyexaminedErikson’segodevelopmentalhypothesesregardingthepositiverelationshipbetweengenerativityandintimacy.Atage26,participantstoldtwolifestoriesabout"relationshipdefiningmoments,"oneaboutaromanticpartner,andanotheraboutasame‐sexfriend.Aninteractionwasfound,wherebyparticipantsscoredhigherontheLoyolaGenerativityScaleat26onlywhentheytoldstoriesratedasintimateaboutbotharomanticpartnerandafriend."TrueLove"and"TrueFriendship"themesaroseasprototypicalstoriesineachcontext.Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthestoriestoldaboutfriendsandromanticpartnerswillalsobediscussed.MATTHEWS,Heather,&KREYSZIG,SheilaDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofSaskatchewanTheMotivationtoSeekAssistancefromtheDisabilityServicesforStudentsOfficeAmongUndergraduateStudentswithAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorderTheeffectofADHDonacademicperformanceisprofoundandservesasabarrierforemergingadultsatuniversity.Althoughgovernmentlegislationmandatesaccommodationsandservicesforstudentswithdisabilities,manystudentswithADHDdonotusetheseservices.Thepurposeofthisstudywastoexplorethemotivationandexperiencesof4universitystudentswithADHDtoseektheassistanceofthedisabilityservicesusingqualitativemethods.HighlevelsoffrustrationrelatedtosustainedeffortinacademictasksandrepeatedfailurewasthegreatestmotivationtoseektheassistanceoftheDisabilityServicesforStudents(DSS).MATTHEWS,Janelle,&DEMIR,MeliksahDepartmentofPsychology,NorthernArizonaUniversitySocialGoals,Friendship,andHappinessofEmergingAdultsStudyingbestfriendshipsandfirst‐closefriendshipofemergingadults,thepresentresearchtestedamodelinwhichfriendshipqualitymediatestherelationshipbetweenapproach‐avoidancesocialgoalsandhappiness.Dataweregatheredfromcollegestudentsvia

questionnairesadministeredonline.Resultssupportthemediationalmodelproposedanddebunkthepossibilityofanalternativemodel.Findingsofthisstudyprovideadditionalsupportforpastresearchinthesocialdomain.Thepresentresearchprovidesanimprovedunderstandingandexplanationoftherelationshipbetweensocialgoals,friendship,andhappiness.MILLER,Haley,CUMMINS,Samantha,&GARMON,LanceDepartmentofPsychology,SalisburyUniversityTelevisionViewingExperiencesandRepresentationofParentalAttachmentintheCollegeYears:DidZachMorrisEvenHaveParents?Althoughlittleresearchhasexaminedtheinfluenceoftelevisionviewingforemergingadults,previousstudiesthisinfluencewithadolescents(Rivadeneyra&Lebo,2008;Chandraetal,2008;VanDenBulcketal,2008).Undergraduatescompletedonlinequestionnairesassessingparentalattachment,televisionviewingbehaviors,andfamiliaritywith21televisionshows.Significantfindingsinvolvingrepresentationsofparentalattachmentincludecorrelationswithmothercommunicationandfamiliaritywith6differentshowsexhibitingdifferentdegreesofmotherpresence,suggestingthatalthoughmothercommunicationisrelatedtotelevisionviewingbehavior,thisinfluencemaynotincludethetypeofmotherpresenceintheshows.MORGAN,Ashley,&WINTRE,MaxineDepartmentofPsychology,YorkUniversityALongitudinalInvestigationoftheRelationBetweenEating‐RelatedDisturbancesandDepressioninaCanadianSampleofEmergingAdultsThemainobjectiveofthecurrentstudywastoexaminewhethereating‐relateddisturbances(e.g.,dietaryrestraint,driveforthinness,bodydissatisfaction,bulimia,andperfectionism),whichmaybeespeciallysalientforemergingadultspursuingpost‐secondaryeducation(seeLevitsky,Halbmaier,&Mrdjenovic,2004),predictedanincreaseindepressivesymptomsacross4yearsinasampleofundergraduates(n=1,074attheinitialdatacollectioninAugust2004).Datawerecollectedatseventimepoints.Multilevelmodelingtechniqueswillbeusedtoexamineaveragedevelopmentaltrajectoriesofdepressivesymptoms.Resultswillbediscussedintermsofrelevanceforpreventioninitiatives.

MUSANTE,Danila,&GROTEVANT,HaroldDepartmentofClinicalPsychology,UniversityofMassachusetts–AmherstLongitudinalRelationshipPatternsasPredictorsofNegativeInstabilityinAdoptedEmergingAdultsFamilyrelationshippatternswereexaminedinasampleof169adoptedemergingadults(ages20‐30).Specifically,longitudinalpatternsofattachmenttoeachadoptiveparentandaffectaboutadoptionatadolescenceandemergingadulthoodwereexaminedaspredictorsofnegativeinstabilityinemergingadulthood.Correlationalanalysesconfirmedrelationshipsbetweentheseconstructs.Resultsalsorevealedthatparticipantswhowerehighlyattachedtoeitherparentatadolescenceandemergingadulthoodhadsignificantlylowerratesofnegativeinstabilityinemergingadulthoodthanthosewhohadlowattachmentatbothtimepoints.Asimilarpatternwasfoundforaffectaboutadoption.OLIVER,JenniferDepartmentofPsychology,RockhurstUniversityAnInvestigationofUndergraduateStudents’IdentityandSpiritualityThisstudyexamined:Whatistherelationshipbetweenspiritualityandidentitystatusincollegeundergraduates?Aredifferenttypesofcampusinvolvement(activitiesandcoursework)relatedtospiritualitydevelopment?Participantswere295collegeundergraduates(64males,231females)ataMidwesternCatholicuniversity.ParticipantscompletedtheEgoIdentityProcessQuestionnaireandtheSpiritualityScale.Preliminaryanalysesrevealsignificantidentitystatusdifferencesonallmeasuresofspirituality.Individualsintheachievedstatusscoredhigherandindividualsinthediffusedstatusgenerallyscoredthelowestonallspiritualitymeasures.Theresultssuggestthatbothprocessesofexplorationandcommitmentareimportanttospirituality.OZEN,Ayca1,SUMER,Nebi1,DEMIR,Meliksah2&KRINGS,Zachary21DepartmentofPsychology,MiddleEastTechnicalUniversity2DepartmentofPsychology,NorthernArizonaUniversityParentalAttachment,SocialSkills,andFriendshipQualityAmongEmergingAdultsinTurkeyandtheU.S.A.Theoryandempiricalresearchsuggestthatparentalattachmentispositivelyrelatedtothesocialskillsandfriendshipexperiencesofemergingadults.ThepresentstudyinvestigatedsocialskillsasthemediatoroftherelationshipbetweenparentalattachmentandfriendshipqualityamongemergingadultsinTurkey(n=428)andtheUSA(n=250).Pathanalysesrevealedthat

socialskillspartiallyexplainwhyparentalattachmentinfluencesfriendshipqualityinbothcultures.Implicationsofthefindingsfortheoryandcross‐culturalresearcharediscussed.PALMER,Debbie,TABAKA,Katara,ARVES,Melissa,PEIFFER,Andrea,&SIMMERMAN,DebbieDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofWisconsin–StevensPointCollegeStudents’PerspectivesonParentalInvolvementintheirAcademicActivitiesTwostudiesofcollegestudents’perspectivesonparentalinvolvementintheiracademicswereconducted.Inthefirststudyparticipantsappraisedtheiracademicactivitiesinrelationtotheirparentsandreportedonconflictabout,andsatisfactionwith,suchinvolvement.Mostperceivedtheiracademicactivitiesweresharedwiththeirparents;fewreportedconflict.Inthesecondstudyparticipants’definitionsofparentalinvolvementinacademicsandtheperceivedandactualconnectionsbetweeninvolvementexperienced,examperformance,andothertypesoffunctioning(depression,familycohesionandadaptability)wereexplored.Definitionsofparentalinvolvementweremultifacetedandnotperceivedasconnectingnegativelytoacademicperformance.PILKAUSKAITEVALICKIENE,Rasa,ZUKAUSKIENE,Rita,&RAIZIENE,SauleDepartmentofPsychology,MykolasRomerisUniversityVotingfortheFirstTime:WhatarethePersonalCharacteristicsofYoungVotersandNon‐Voters?ThemainpurposeofthisresearchwastoexamineifLithuanianfirsttimevotersandnon‐votersweredifferinginvariouspersonalcharacteristicssuchaspersonalitytraits,self‐esteem,satisfactionwithlife,personalvalues.Thisstudywasperformedtwoweeksafterthemunicipalelectiononvoluntaryrecruitedundergraduatestudents(n=516,ages18‐21)in2007.TheEysenckPersonalityInventory,TheRosenbergSelf‐EsteemScale,SatisfactionwithLifeScale(Dieneretal.,1985),andPortraitValuesQuestionnaire(Schwartz,1992)wereused.Thedifferenceswerefoundinself‐esteem,lifesatisfaction,andextraversionbetweenfirsttimevotersandnon‐voters.Nodifferenceswerefoundinpersonalvaluesbetweenthegroups.PURTELL,Kelly,&WOOD,DanaDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofNorthCarolina–ChapelHillUnrealizedCollegeExpectationsandMentalHealthDuringtheTransitiontoAdulthoodThislongitudinalstudyexaminesthementalhealthconsequencesofexpectingtogotocollegeduringadolescence,butnotbeingenrolledinearlyadulthoodamongasampleofraciallyandsocioeconomicallydiverseAmericanyouth.Findingssuggestthattheseunrealizedexpectationsarepredictiveofhigherlevelsofdepressivesymptomsandlowerself‐esteemamongyoung

adults.Furthermore,interactionanalysesrevealthattheimpactofunrealizedexpectationsismostdetrimentaltothementalhealthoflow‐incomeyouth.Thesefindingshighlightthepsychologicalchallengesassociatedwithmakinganunexpectedtransitionduringearlyadulthood.RAAG,Tarja1,TUMILTY,Meredith1,MANEY,Carolin1,DESROCHERS,Stephan1,&FELDMAN,Rebecca21DepartmentofPsychology,ColbyCollege2UniversityofMassachusettsMedicalSchoolMindfulnessinCollegeStudents:RelationstoSocial‐andSelf‐SatisfactionThepsychologicalconstructofmindfulacceptanceisassociatedwithpositiveoutcomesincollegepopulations.Instudyone,undergraduates’spontaneously‐reportedreactionstotypicalcollegestressorswereassessedalongwithsocialsatisfactionanduseofmeditation/yoga.MindfulAcceptance(andnototherfacetsofmindfulness)predictedsocialsatisfactionbutwasnotlinkedtoamountofmeditationandyogaexperience.Thus,instudytwo,amoredetailedquestionnairefocusingonlyonacceptance(andincludingacceptanceoflife’spositives,nottypicallystudied)wasdevelopedandisbeingvalidatedtoseewhetherparticipants’spontaneoususeofacceptance(ofpositiveandnegativelifeevents)predictssocial‐andself‐satisfactionincollege.Discussionfocusesonhowacceptanceofselfandothersmayenhancesocialrelationshipsandallowforbetteracademicfocusforcollegestudents.RING,Chandra,&DENIOUS,JeanOMNIInstituteYouthintheWorkplaceResultsarepresentedfromevaluationoftheCenterforSubstanceAbusePrevention(CSAP)modelworkplacepreventionprogramTeamAwareness(TA)adaptedforusewiththespecific,highneedpopulationofyoungadultworkers(18‐25yearsofage)employedbyYouthandConservationCorps.Analysesofbaselineand6‐monthfollow‐updatafrom418randomlyassignedparticipantsemployedbyastatewideconservationcorpsindicateexposuretotheTAinterventionsignificantlyincreasedawarenessandutilizationoftheworkplace’sEmployeeAssistanceProgram.Implicationsoffindingsforworkplacepreventionprogramstargetingemergingadultsarediscussed.

ROLNIK,Ashley,&CONLEY,ColleenDepartmentofPsychology,LoyolaUniversityChicagoTheEffectofEmotionRegulationandCognitiveProcessesonBodyImageDisturbanceinEmergingAdultsBodyimagedisturbancemaybeparticularlyprominentduringthefirstyearofcollege,whichcoincideswiththebeginningofemergingadulthood.Thisresearchinvestigatedtheeffectofemotionalandcognitiveprocessesonbodyimageinfirst‐yearcollegestudents.Resultssuggestthatbodysatisfactionispositivelycorrelatedwithcognitivereappraisalandnegativelycorrelatedwithemotionalsuppression,twoemotionregulationstrategies.Furthermore,bodysatisfactionispositivelycorrelatedwithpositivethinking,whichisqualifiedbyaninteractionwithdysfunctionalthinking.Thesefindingsimplythatemotionregulationandcognitivestylesaffectemergingadults’bodyimageandareimportantintheformationofbodydissatisfaction.RYMER,KathrynDepartmentofPsychology,QueensUniversityofCharlotteRelationshipDifferencesBetweenEmergingAdults’Long‐DistanceandClose‐DistanceRomanticRelationshipsThepurposeofthisstudywastoassessthedifferencesbetweenemergingadults’long‐distanceandclose‐distanceromanticrelationshipsinregardstorelationshipsatisfaction,communicationsatisfaction,anddepressivesymptoms.Itwashypothesizedthattherewouldbelowerlevelsofrelationshipandcommunicationsatisfactionforpartnersinvolvedinalong‐distanceromanticrelationshipcomparedtothoseinaclose‐distancerelationship.Itwasalsohypothesizedthatpartnersinvolvedinalong‐distancerelationshipwouldreportmoredepressivesymptomscomparedtopartnersinaclose‐distancerelationship.Resultsindicatedthatcouplesinalong‐distancerelationshipreportedlessrelationshipandcommunicationsatisfactioncomparedtothoseinaclose‐distancerelationship.Nodifferenceswerefoundamongthecouplesfordepressivesymptoms.Futuredirectionsandimplicationswillbediscussed.SCHLISSLER,Aaron,&GARMON,LanceDepartmentofPsychology,SalisburyUniversityPrivatevs.PublicSchoolExperiences:ExaminingPossibleInteractionsInvolvingParentingStyleandRiskyBehaviorsinCollegeStudentsToexaminepotentialinteractionsamongparentingstyles,secondaryeducation(i.e.publicorprivateschools),andriskybehaviors,responsesfrom186undergraduatesfromaMidwesternuniversitywereexaminedinasecondarydataanalysis.Whilepreliminaryanalysissuggeststhat

thetypeofsecondaryschoolattendeddoesnotappeartoinfluenceriskysubstancebehaviorsasexpected,analysesinvolvingparentingstylevariablessuggestthatstudentswithpermissivefathersweremorelikelytoattendprivateschool.Discussionissuesincludesuggestionsforfutureresearch,includingtheneedtoconsidergeographicaldifferencesas8%oftheoriginalsampleattendedprivateschool.SLOMINSKI,Lisa1,SAMEROFF,Arnold1,ROSENBLUM,Katherine1,&KASSER,Tim21DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan2DepartmentofPsychology,KnoxCollegeTheEffectsofMaternalMentalIllnessonChildren:PathwaystoRiskandResiliencefromInfancytoEmergingAdulthoodAnumberofvariablesandprocessesthroughoutinfancy,childhood,andadolescencewereexaminedaspredictorsofriskandresilienceinemergingadulthoodamongoffspringofmentallyillmothers.Participantswerefollowedoverthecourseof30years.Offspring’sadaptivefunctioninginemergingadulthoodwasmeasuredbytheiroccupation,education,relationshipstatus,andmentalhealth.ANOVAswereusedtoexaminevariablesthatdifferentiatedbetweenoffspringofmentallyillmotherswithbetterandworseadaptivefunctioninginemergingadulthood.Aspredicted,thesegroupsdifferedonanumberofimportantvariables.Theseresultshaveimplicationsforthedevelopmentofinterventionandpreventionprograms.STANSLEY,Branden,HARPER,Melinda,&ALLEGRETTI,ChristineDepartmentofPsychology,QueensUniversityofCharlotteTheImpactofPerceptionsandExpectationsofEmergingAdultsonUniversityAdjustmentThetransitiontouniversityisconsideredasignificantexperienceforemergingadults.Thisstudyfocusedonexaminingtheassociationbetweenuniversityexpectationsandperceptionsoftransitiontouniversityandstudentoutcomes.Weproposedthatemergingadultswithmorepositiveuniversityexpectationsandperceptionswouldreportgreateradjustmenttouniversitycomparedtothosewithlowerexpectationsandperceptions.Preliminaryresultsindicatedthatemergingadultswithmorepositiveuniversityexpectationsandperceptionsreportedsignificantlygreateroveralladjustment,higherlevelsofsocialsupport,self‐efficacy,self‐esteem,andlowerlevelsofdepressionandloneliness.Implicationsforstudentpreparationpriortocollegematriculationwillbediscussed.

STAPLEY,Janice,WOLFF,George,&NOONAN,JenniferDepartmentofPsychology,MonmouthUniversityStudents’CopingAdviceasaPredictorofCollegeAdjustmentVolunteerscompletedtheSACQandaquestionnaireaboutcopingcreatedforthestudy.Amongasampleof74undergraduates(18males,56females,ageM=20.8years)therewasarelationshipbetweentheirSACQscoresandadvicetheywouldofferanupsetsibling(p=.055)andanangryparent(p=.02),butnotadvicetheywouldgiveapeer.Thesepreliminarydatasuggestthatstudents’reportsoftheadvicetheywouldgivefamilymembersmaybeamarkerfortheiradjustmentandcopingstrategies.Findingsareconsistentwithamodelofemotionregulationasdevelopedthroughfamilymodeling.STEY,Paul1,BALAKRISHNAN,Vishalache2,FELDER,Shanelle1,&HILL,Patrick11DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofNotreDame2DepartmentofEducation,UniversityofMalayaCulturalDifferencesinRiskPerceptionsAmongEmergingAdultsThecurrentstudyexaminedculturaldifferencesinriskperceptionsamongAmericanandMalaysiansamples.Undergraduateswereaskedtolistupto15differentrisksconfrontingemergingadults,andwhethertheserisksweremorerelevanttothemselves,others,orboth.Thelistedriskswerecodedaccordingtofivecategories:recreational,drug,health,social,andethical.Resultsindicatedasignificantculturebyriskcategoryinteraction.Follow‐uptestsindicatethatAmericansweremorelikelytonominatedrugrisks,whileMalaysianslistedmoresocialandethicalrisks.Inaddition,MalaysiansweremorelikelytoviewrisksasrelevantforthemselvesthanAmericanstudents.STONE,H.MarissaDepartmentofChildandFamilyDevelopment,UniversityofGeorgiaTheReachingNewParentsProject:EducatingEmergingParentsataTeachableMomentThisposterpresentsfindingsontheimpactanewparenteducationalresourcedistributedtonewmothersthroughhospitalshasonimprovingparentingknowledgeandpromotingawarenessofFamilyandConsumerSciencesExtension.PreliminaryfindingsfromtheReachingNewParentsProjectshowthatparenteducationalmaterialsdesignedinan“easy‐to‐read”formatanddeliveredata“teachablemoment”pertinenttothechild’sageeffectivelyproduceparentswhoreportfeelingmoreknowledgeable&confidentintheparentalrole.FurtherafterreceivingthispublicationmothersreportedtheyweremorelikelytocontactFACSExtensionofficesformoreinformationonfamilyeducation.Adescriptionoftheimplementationandevaluationprocess,aswellasimplicationsforfutureprogrammingwillbeshared.

SYLVESTRE,John,BAIRD,Amanda,&THOMAS,StephanieDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofOttawaFamilyRelationshipsandPsychosis:TheEffectsofaFirstEpisodeofPsychosisonParent/ChildRelationshipsPsychosisisapsychologicalconditionthatdevelopsprimarilyinyouthbetweentheagesof15to25andcoincideswithadevelopmentalstageknownasemergingadulthood(Alloyetal.,2005).Thegoalofthisexploratoryresearchwastodevelopanunderstandingofhowfamilyrelationshipsareaffectedbyayoungperson’sfirstepisodeofpsychosis.Thisstudyanalyzesdatafromqualitativesemi‐structuredinterviewswith10parentsand8youthwhohaveexperiencedafirstepisodeofpsychosis.Throughthisexploratoryresearch,anewmodeloffamilyrelationshipsandpsychosiswasdeveloped.TABOR,McKenzie1,FISCHER,Judith2,SHARP,Elizabeth2,TREJOS,Elizabeth2,FORTHUN,Larry3,PIDCOCK,Boyd4,&DOWD,Duane51DepartmentofMarriageandFamilyTherapy,TexasTechUniversity2DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,TexasTechUniversity3DepartmentofHumanDevelopment,UniversityofFlorida4DepartmentofCounselingPsychology,Lewis&ClarkCollege5DepartmentofFamilyandConsumerSciences,CentralWashingtonUniversityParentalandPersonalCorrelatesofDisorderedEatingAmongCollegeWomenThepresentstudyexaminedtheextentofmediatingeffectsofemotionalregulationandautonomyontherelationshipbetweenparentalnegativityanddisorderedeatingthoughtsandbehaviorsamongcollege‐agedwomen.Examiningeatingdisordersasafamilyproblemoffersabroadenedviewencompassingthefamilysystemandemotionalvulnerabilitiesofindividualsinvolved.Overall,difficultieswithparentswereassociatedwithlesshealthydevelopmentandgreaterriskofdisorderedeating.Inconclusion,thepresentstudycontributedtotheliteraturethroughtestingamodelofdisorderedeatingthatincludedfamilyandindividualvariables.TAYLOR,Julie1,BARRETT,Karen1,YOUNGBLADE,Lise1,&GRABER,Julia21DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,ColoradoStateUniversity2DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofFloridaPositiveEmotionalExperienceandRomanticRelationshipStatusDuringEmergingAdulthoodThegoalofthecurrentstudywastoinvestigatewhetherromanticrelationshipstatus(RRS)predictsemergingadults’positiveemotionalexperience.Romanticrelationshipsgenerallyareperceivedtobepositiveaspectsofpeople’slives.Aplethoraofresearchhasestablisheda

positiveassociationbetweenmaritalstatusandhappinessaswellasotheraspectsofwell‐being(e.g.,Diener&McGavran,2008;Lucas&Dyrenforth,2006),especiallyamongmales.THOMAS,Alvin1,&KOHN‐WOOD,Laura21DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMichigan2DepartmentofEducationalandPsychologicalStudies,UniversityofMiamiBeyondCaricaturesofPathology:AfricanAmericanMen,Identity,andCopingThereisawell‐establishedlinkbetweenruminationanddepressionamongwomen,particularlyduringadolescenceandthetransitiontoadulthoodwhenwomen’sriskfordepressionpeaks.However,thelinkbetweencoping,masculinityanddepressionhasbeenlessexamined,especiallywithregardtoethnoculturalpopulations.Inthisstudyclusteranalysesyieldedprofilesof128youngAfricanAmericanmen.Relativevariationexistsinhowgenderandracearelinked.Identityprofilesdifferentiallyrelatetodepressivesymptomsandaggressiveideation,andasignificantclusterbycopinginteractionindicatedthatdistractivecopingservesasabufferforyoungmenwhoreportparticularidentityprofiles.TYRLIK,MoimirDepartmentofPsychology,MasarykUnivesrityBrnoChangingResponsibilityandJusticeinMindsofYoungAdultsWithinTenYearsLife‐spandevelopmentdependsonnotonlythenormativedevelopmentofpsychologicalfunctionsbutalsoonthetemporaryenvironmentalandsocialbackground.Thecommunicationsofsharedexperiencesestablishacommonunderstandingoflife‐situationswithinagroup.Weexploredthechangeoftheunderstandingofresponsibilityandjusticewithintenyears.Wecomparedthethematicgraspofdilemmaticeventsaddressingresponsibilityinfocusgroupsconsistingofyoungadultsin1998and2008.Resultsshowashiftinopinionsfromacounterbalanceofthegoodandevilaspectofaneventtomorepragmaticaspectsoftheparticularsituationanditssolution.VARGASLASCANO,Dayuma,GALAMBOS,Nancy,&BROWN,NormanDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofAlbertaHowOldDoIFeel?EmergingAdultsExploreSubjectiveAgeAtsomepointduringemergingadulthoodindividualsgofromfeelingoldertofeelingyoungerthantheyactuallyare.Thereasonforthisshiftin“subjectiveage”likelyinvolveschangesinhowemergingadultsthinkaboutage.Togainsomeinsight,weasked40emergingadultstothinkaloudwhiletheyconsideredtheanswerto5subjectiveagequestions(e.g.,lookage,feel

age).Analysesshow(1)thatsubjectiveageestimatesarebasedonnumeroussourcesofinformation(e.g.,externalfeedback),and(2)thesourceuseddependsonthespecificquestion(e.g.lookageismostoftenbasedonfeedbackfromothers).WIERSMA,Jacquelyn1,2,BRAY,Bethany1,&FISCHER,Judith31MethodologyCenter,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity2PreventionCenter,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity3DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,TexasTechUniversityIdentifyingTypesofYoungAdultDrinkingPartnershipsbyRelationshipStatusUsingLatentClassAnalysisPairedromanticpartners(n=960),betweentheagesof18‐26,fromTheNationalLongitudinalStudyofAdolescentHealth(WaveI,II,andtheRomanticPairssubsampleofWaveIII),provided339dating(35%),319cohabiting(33%),and302married(31%)couples.BasedonRobertsandLeonard’s(1998)workondrinkingpartnerships,latentclassanalysisidentifiedfivetypesofdrinkingpartnerships:(a)CongruentNondrinkers,(b)DiscrepantMaleHeavy/FemaleSocial,(c)DiscrepantMaleSocial,(e)DiscrepantFemaleSocial,and(f)CongruentHeavy.Latentclassmembershipwaspredictedbyseveralcorrelatesincludingparentaldrinking,peerdrinkinginyoungadulthood,sensationseeking,andcollegeenrollment.WILSON,SusanDepartmentofPsychology,NorthernIllinoisUniversityGenderandEthnicDifferencesinQualityofSame‐andCross‐EthnicPeerRelationshipsThisstudyexaminedgenderandethnicgroupdifferencesinrelationshipqualityamongsame‐andcross‐ethnicrelationships.Resultsindicategenderdifferencesinfriendshipqualityregardlessofwhethertheyaresame‐orcross‐ethnicfriendships.Thereappeartobesomegenderdifferencesinromanticrelationshipqualitybutonlyamongsame‐ethnicrelationships.Resultsdonotindicateethnicgroupdifferencesinfriendshipqualityforsame‐orcross‐ethnicrelationships.Theredoappeartobeethnicgroupdifferencesinromanticrelationshipqualitybutonlyamongsame‐ethnicrelationships.

WOOD,Dana,OKEKE,Ndidi,&UPTON,RachelDepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofNorthCarolina–ChapelHillTheInfluenceofRacialIdentityonCollegeChoiceandSocialAdjustmentAmongAfricanAmericanMenThepurposeofthisstudywastoexaminehowracialidentityinfluencesdecisionstoenrollinaHistoricallyBlackCollege/UniversityorPredominantlyWhiteInstitutionandtoassessthemoderatingroleofcollegetypeontherelationbetweenracialidentityandsocialadjustmentoutcomes.NinetyAfricanAmericanmaleswereassessedin11thgradeandagain1yearafterhighschool.Resultsrevealedthatracialidentitywasmarginallyrelatedtocollegechoice.Additionally,collegetypemoderatedtherelationbetweenracialidentityandsocialadjustmentoutcomes.Findingssuggestthatracialidentitydifferentiallyimpactssocialadjustmentoutcomesdependingoncollegetype.WRAY‐LAKE,Laura1,SYVERTSEN,Amy1,OSGOOD,Wayne2,BRIDDELL,Laine2,FLANAGAN,Constance3,BACHMAN,Jerald4,JOHNSTON,Lloyd4,O’MALLEY,Patrick4,&SCHULENBERG,John4,51DepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity2DepartmentofSociology,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity3DepartmentofAgriculturalandExtensionEducation,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity4InstituteforSocialResearch,UniversityofMichigan5DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofMichiganYoungAdults’SocialResponsibilityValues:InvestigatingStabilityBetween‐Persons,Within‐Person,andAcrossHistoricalTimeWeexamineyoungadults’socialresponsibilityvalues,addressingquestionsofstabilitybetweenandwithinindividualsandacrosshistoricaltime.DatacomefromMonitoringtheFuturesurveysofhighschoolseniorsfrom1976through2004acrossages19to28.Socialresponsibilityvaluesweremoderatelystablewithin‐personsandonaverageacrossyoungadulthood,yetbetween‐persondifferencesweresubstantial.Socialresponsibilitydeclinedwithage,increasedforsuccessivecohorts,andincreasedacrossyearsyetdippedintheearly2000s.Increasesinsocialresponsibilityvaluesacrosshistoricaltimemayreflectsocialchangeviaincreasingprioritiesforsocietalandcommunitycommitmentsandsocialequality.

YOUNG,Maureen,VAZSONYI,Alexander,JENKINS,Dusty,&MILLER,AndreaDepartmentofHumanDevelopmentandFamilyStudies,AuburnUniversityTheApplicationofProblemBehaviorTheoryDuringEmergingAdulthoodThecurrentstudyseekstoextendProblemBehaviorTheory,whichhasbeenusedtoexplainanumberofproblematicoutcomesinadolescence,toemergingadults.Specifically,thestudyaimedtodeterminewhetherproblembehaviorsyndromepersistsintoyoungadulthood,andwhetherriskandprotectivefactorsassessedduringadolescencepredictlaterproblembehaviors.DatafromtheNationalLongitudinalStudyofAdolescentHealthwereusedinthecurrentstudy.Riskandprotectivefactorswereassessedwhenparticipantswere12‐21yearsoldwhileproblembehaviors(delinquency,drug,andalcoholuse)weremeasuredwhenparticipantswere18‐27yearsold.ZHONG,Juan,&ARNETT,JeffreyDepartmentofPsychology,ClarkUniversityFamilyRelationshipsinAsian‐AmericanEmergingAdultsFamilyrelationshipsamongAsian‐Americanemergingadultswereexaminedfromtheculturaltheoryofbroadandnarrowsocialization.Twenty‐eightAsian‐Americanemergingadults(age20to28yearsold)fromCaliforniawereinterviewedregardingparent‐childrelationship,siblingrelationshipandfutureparenting.Itshowedthattherewasamismatchbetweenfirst‐generationparentsandsecond‐generationchildrenintermsofparenting.Whentheyweregrowingup,Asian‐Americanemergingadultsperceivedtheirparents’controlastoostrictandemotionally‐distant,whiletheypreferredmoreautonomyandemotionaldemonstration.However,theirrelationshipswithparentsimprovedgreatlyinemergingadulthoodduetothechangesfrombothends.Althoughtheirrelationshipswithsiblingswereambivalentgrowingup,theydidhavemuchcaringresponsibilityfortheiryoungerbrothersandsisters.Morethanfour‐fifthsofemergingadultssaidtheywouldadoptavaryingdegreeofdifferentparentingtowardtheirownchildrenwithmorepersonalfreedomandself‐expression.FindsarediscussedinlightofhowbroadandnarrowsocializationsimultaneouslyaffectsthedevelopmentofAsian‐Americanemergingadults,whicharealsoreflectedintheirviewsaboutfutureparenting.ZUKAUSKIENE,Rita,ERENTAITE,Rasa,PILKAUSKAITEVALICKIENE,Rasa,&MALINAUSKIENE,OksanaDepartmentofPsychology,MykolasRomerisUniversityTheEffectsofPersonalityTraitsandValuesonEmergingAdults’Community‐BasedActivitiesThisstudyexaminedwhatdistinguishesemergingadults(N=490)whoareactiveincommunitylifefromthosewhoarenot.Inanattempttoanswerthisquestion,emergingadults(ages18‐

19)completedameasureofcommunityactivities,alongwithmeasuresofpersonalitytraitsandvalues.Clusteranalysisofactivitiesreportedinthequestionnaireidentified5distinctgroupingsofemergingadultswithdifferentlevelsofinvolvement.VeryinvolvedandInvolvedwerecharacterizedbymorepronouncedtraitsinExtraversion,OpennesstoExperienceandAgreeableness,whenConscientiousnesswashigheronlyintheVeryinvolvedcluster.Emergingadultsmoreengagedindifferentcommunity‐basedactivitieswerecharacterizedwithhigherlevelsofbasicpersonalvaluesexcepthedonism.Resultsarediscussedwithregardtotherolethatpersonalitytraitsandpersonalvaluesmayplayinfosteringcommunity‐basedcommitments.