Transitions in Emerging Adulthood among Minority Youth

少数族裔青年成年初期的转变

• 批准号: 6793792
• 负责人: JADWIGA E FURDYNA
• 金额: $ 4.89万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-16 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6793792
• 关键词: African American; African Caribbean; United States; academic achievement; adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; career; choice; clinical research; community; culture; decision making; developmental psychology; employment /unemployment; family; gender difference; human subject; immigrant; interpersonal relations; interview; mental health epidemiology; postdoctoral investigator; racial /ethnic difference; secondary schools; social psychology; social support network; young adult human (21-34)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The research proposal, "Transitions in Emerging Adulthood among Minority Youth," is designed to enhance the applicant's academic career opportunities in the field of Human Development by identifying three broad objectives: 1) Develop proficiency in qualitative data analysis and mixed-methods techniques; 2) Advance conceptual knowledge related to the transition from adolescence to early adulthood for minority youth; and 3) Build a record of publications. These objectives will be fulfilled through work on an ongoing longitudinal ethnographic investigation focusing on family, community, and cultural factors related to high-school academic achievement and the post-high school transition to adulthood. The present proposal focuses primarily on the follow-up research study focusing on the transition to adulthood among 81 youth from working and lower-middle class families in three ethnic groups living in the U.S.: African-American, Belizean Creole, and Belizean Gadfuna. The applicant will analyze a large body of in-depth interviews using qualitative methods and write four research articles to achieve the following aims: 1) Describe developmental pathways across the study sample and investigate familial, cultural, and community factors related to pathway choices in emerging adulthood; 2) Examine commitment versus exploration in the transition process, both in work/career development and in personal relationships, and associations with mental health indicators; 3) Examine the role of family emotional and instrumental support in the pursuit of employment and educational goals and in promoting mental health and well being; 4) Examine effects of employment during high school on the post-high school transition.

描述（由申请人提供）：研究提案：“少数族裔青年新兴成年的过渡”旨在通过识别三个广泛的目标来增强申请人在人类发展领域的学术职业机会：1）提高熟练度的定性数据分析和混合方法技术； 2）与从青春期到成年初期的过渡有关的概念知识； 3）建立出版物记录。 这些目标将通过对持续的纵向民族志调查进行的工作来实现，该研究重点介绍了与高中学术成就以及高中后向成年有关的家庭，社区和文化因素。本提案主要集中于后续研究研究，重点是在美国的三个族裔中工作和中下班家庭的过渡到成年的过渡：非裔美国人，伯利兹克里奥尔人和贝利兹安·加德福纳（Belizean Gadfuna）。申请人将使用定性方法分析大量深入的访谈，并撰写四个研究文章以实现以下目的：1）描述整个研究样本中的发展途径，并研究与新兴成年中的途径选择有关的家庭，文化和社区因素； 2）在过渡过程中检查承诺与探索，都在 工作/职业发展和个人关系以及与心理健康指标的关联； 3）研究家庭情感和工具支持在追求就业和教育目标以及促进心理健康和福祉方面的作用； 4）检查高中期间就业对高中后过渡的影响。