Relationships with parents, identity styles, and positive youth development during the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood
ENThe purpose of this study was to examine the links between relationships with parents, identity styles, and positive youth development (PYD), conceptualized as "contribution" to self, family, and community, in Lithuanian youth during the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. In Study I, we sought to examine how positive relationships with parents predict contribution with the potential mediating role of autonomy-supportive parenting. Participants (N=153) filled a self-reported questionnaire in the final year of school and 1 year later. In Study II, we aimed at investigating how parental autonomy support is related to the contribution and the potential mediating role of identity processing style. Participants (N=254) were assessed 1 year after graduating high school. Overall, the findings indicated that positive relationships with parents play an important role in successful adjustment and that this relationship is partially mediated by identity style. To conclude, the way in which parents respond to their children’s need for autonomy and relatedness affects the adequate identity management and overall positive development during emerging adulthood. [From the publication]
- A Longitudinal examination of perceived parent behavior and positive youth development: child-driven effects / Goda Kaniušonytė, Mary Page Leggett-James, Brett Laursen. Social sciences (Basel). 2021, 10, 369, p. 1-15.
- Objective and subjective markers of transition to adulthood in emerging adults: their mediating role in explaining the link between parental trust and life satisfaction / Rita Žukauskienė, Goda Kaniušonytė, Larry J. Nelson, Elisabetta Crocetti, Oksana Malinauskienė, Shogo Hihara, Kuzumi Sugimura. Journal of social and personal relationships 2020, 37, 2, p. 3006-3027.
- Parenting styles revisited: a longitudinal personoriented assessment of perceived parent behavior / Goda Kaniusonytė, Brett Laursen. Journal of social and personal relationships 2021, 38, 1, p. 210-231.
- Perceived maternal disapproval of friends: how mothers shape and respond to child and friend adjustment problems / Goda Kaniušonytė, Rita Žukauskienė, Aistė Bakaitytė and Brett Laursen. Frontiers in psychology. 2022, 13, 1 pdf (8 p.).
