Transitions in Emerging Adulthood and Stress among Young Australian Women
Transitions in Emerging Adulthood and Stress among Young Australian Women
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10.1080/10705500802365482
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Lee, Christina
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作者：
Bell, Sandra;Lee, Christina
背景：成年期的出现涉及社会角色的重大转变和高水平的压力，这可能会影响以后的健康。目的：从横向和纵向的角度研究了青年女性在四个生活领域中的压力与角色的关系：家庭独立性、就业、关系和母性。方法：参加澳大利亚妇女健康纵向研究的8 749名年轻妇女提供了第一次调查（18-23岁）和第二次调查（22-27岁）的数据。结果：与预期相反，主要的生活转变与低水平和减少压力有关。从横截面来看，独立生活、不是学生、已婚和成为母亲与最低的压力相关。规范的转变，如搬出家门，找工作，或母亲与压力没有变化，而结婚与压力减少有关。三种类型的过渡与压力的增加：非规范性过渡到更多的青少年状态，没有过渡，过渡发生早于规范。结论：这个年龄段的高水平压力与不寻常的变化有关，改变的延迟，或者比同龄人更早改变。年轻人的正常过渡与高水平的压力无关。
Background: Emerging adulthood involves major transitions in social roles and high levels of stress, which may affect later health. Purpose: To examine cross-sectionally and longitudinally the relationships of stress to roles in four life domainsresidential independence from family of origin, employment, relationships, and motherhoodamong young adult women. Method: 8,749 young women participating in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health provided data at Survey 1, ages 18-23, and Survey 2, ages 22-27. Results: Contrary to expectation, major life transitions were associated with low and reducing levels of stress. Cross-sectionally, living independently, not being a student, being married, and being a mother were associated with the lowest stress. Normative transitions such as moving out of home, finding work, or motherhood were associated with no change in stress, while marrying was associated with a decrease in stress. Three types of transition were associated with increases in stress: non-normative transitions to more adolescent statuses, no transition, and transitions occurring earlier than normative. Conclusion: High levels of stress at this age are associated with unusual changes, delays in changing, or changing earlier than one's peers. The normative transitions of young adulthood are not associated with high levels of stress.