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Child psychiatry and human development
Aug, 2024;55 (4): 954-962.

Family Functioning Profiles in Emerging Adults: Associations with Personal and Parental Psychological Problems.

Cliff McKinney, Mary M Rogers, Melanie Stearns, Ellen H Steele
Author Information
  1. Cliff McKinney: Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi State, USA.
  2. Mary M Rogers: Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC, USA.
  3. Melanie Stearns: School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
  4. Ellen H Steele: Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi State, USA. ehs129@msstate.edu. ORCID
PMID: 36310305 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01459-9

Abstract

Although recent research has examined family profiles in younger children, emerging adults have not been examined as extensively despite evidence that families continue to be important to emerging adults. The current study examined family functioning profiles and associated Psychological Problems of both offspring and parents from the perspective of 585 college-attending emerging adults. Results supported six profiles where lower functioning groups generally had more Psychological Problems relative to higher functioning groups and with specific maternal and paternal differences. The current study advances family functioning research by demonstrating that family profiles can be identified and associated with Psychological Problems for both parents and emerging adults.

Keywords

Emerging adulthood Family functioning Gender Parenting Psychological problems

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MeSH Term

Humans
Male
Female
Young Adult
Adult
Parents
Adolescent
Family Relations
Family
Mental Disorders
Parent-Child Relations
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