Relationship Formation and Stability in Emerging Adulthood: Do Sex Ratios Matter?

Relationship Formation and Stability in Emerging Adulthood: Do Sex Ratios Matter?

Research links sex ratios with the likelihood of marriage and divorce. However, whether sex ratios similarly influence precursors to marriage-transitions in and out of dating or cohabiting relationships-is unknown. Utilizing data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) and the 2000 census, this study assesses whether sex ratios influence the formation and stability of emerging adu...

Emerging Adulthood: Do Sex Ratios Matter?

Sex ratios in the Arctic--do man-made chemicals matter?

OBJECTIVES The objective was to analyze the variation of secondary sex ratios across the Arctic and to estimate the time trend. The rationale for this was claims in news media that, in the Arctic, sex ratios have become reduced due to exposure to anthropogenic contaminants in the environment. METHODS Data was collected from 27 circumpolar jurisdictions from public websites of the eight Arctic...

Emerging Adulthood and Its Characteristics in Iranian University Students

Purpose: Emerging adulthood (EA) theory has been proposed as a distinct developmental period between adolescence and adulthood by Arnett in 2000. This construct is promptly embraced by contemporary scholars, and research on emerging adulthood increased over the past decade in many countries, but yet questions remained about the universality of emerging adulthood. This article is extracted from ...

The Relationship Between Depression and Emerging Adulthood

Depression during the transition from late adolescence to young adulthood is a major mental health concern. Developmental theories addressing this transition, also called emerging adulthood, are few, and fewer yet are theories addressing mental health or psychopathology during this period. This article establishes the legitimacy of emerging adulthood as a unique developmental period and attempt...