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Early Transition into Adult Roles: Some Antecedents and Outcomes:

Early Transition into Adult Roles: Some Antecedents and Outcomes: The transition to adult roles usually occurs within a normative age-span. By focusing on preadolescence to late-adolescence using two-wave panel data, this research seeks to develop a more informed picture of how “early” exit from the student role and “early” entry into the adult role of parent or spouse reflect factors operating prior to adolescence. The short-term consequences of adult role transition on teenage status aspirations, life plans, other psychological orientations, and parental influence are also examined. Even though multiple role transition is frequently observed, only leaving school early appears to be related to preadolescent career decisions and academic performance in high school. The determinants of early transition to the role of parent or spouse do not appear to be socioeconomic origins, parental child-rearing techniques or other specific influences, academic ability or performance, or preadolescent aspirations, as has generally been hypothesized in the literature. Research dilemmas and policy implications are discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

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SAGE
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Copyright © 2019 by American Educational Research Association
ISSN
0002-8312
eISSN
1935-1011
DOI
10.3102/00028312019001051
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Abstract

The transition to adult roles usually occurs within a normative age-span. By focusing on preadolescence to late-adolescence using two-wave panel data, this research seeks to develop a more informed picture of how “early” exit from the student role and “early” entry into the adult role of parent or spouse reflect factors operating prior to adolescence. The short-term consequences of adult role transition on teenage status aspirations, life plans, other psychological orientations, and parental influence are also examined. Even though multiple role transition is frequently observed, only leaving school early appears to be related to preadolescent career decisions and academic performance in high school. The determinants of early transition to the role of parent or spouse do not appear to be socioeconomic origins, parental child-rearing techniques or other specific influences, academic ability or performance, or preadolescent aspirations, as has generally been hypothesized in the literature. Research dilemmas and policy implications are discussed.

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American Educational Research JournalSAGE

Published: Jun 24, 2016

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