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Positive development in emerging adulthood
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posted on 2009-07-01, 00:00 authored by Mary Hawkins, Primrose LetcherPrimrose Letcher, A Sanson, D Smart, John ToumbourouJohn ToumbourouPositive functioning in the developmental period of emerging adulthood has received little investigation. The current study investigated components of positive development using confirmatory factor analysis of Australian Temperament Project data collected from 1,158 young adults aged 19-20 years. Positive development constructs that have been theoretically conceptualised were examined to test core concepts. Five first-order constructs were identified in this sample: Civic Action and Engagement, Social Competence, Life Satisfaction, Trust and Tolerance of Others, and Trust in Authorities and Organisations. A second-order positive development factor defined by these constructs provided good fit for the data. This model of positive development in emerging adulthood can provide an outcome measure that can then be used to investigate the developmental processes and pathways involved.
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Australian journal of psychologyVolume
61Issue
2Pagination
89 - 99Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.Location
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0004-9530eISSN
1742-9536Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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