Depression and Anger Trajectories During the Transition to Adulthood

The current study examined within-person (transitions in living situation and parent status) and between-persons (age, gender, parent education) predictors of trajectories of depressive and angry symptoms in 577 university graduates (ages 20 to 29) tracked for 7 years. Multilevel models determined t...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2008-02, Vol.70 (1), p.15-27
Main Authors: Galambos, Nancy L., Krahn, Harvey J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adulthood
Adults
Age
Anger
Behavior
Child development
College Seniors
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive disorders
Eating Disorders
Educational Change
Emotional Response
Employment Level
Family relations
Family studies
gender
Goodness of Fit
Graduates
Individual Characteristics
Late Adolescents
Life Stage Transitions
Living Standards
Longitudinal Studies
Marital Status
Marriage
Men
mental health
Mothers
Multilevel models
Parent Education
Parenthood
Parents
Parents & parenting
Predictor Variables
Sex
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
The Transitions to Adulthood and Parenthood
Transitions
Unemployment
Universities
Well-being
Wellbeing
Young Adults
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Summary:The current study examined within-person (transitions in living situation and parent status) and between-persons (age, gender, parent education) predictors of trajectories of depressive and angry symptoms in 577 university graduates (ages 20 to 29) tracked for 7 years. Multilevel models determined that depressive and angry symptoms declined on average. Depressive symptoms were associated with leaving home when younger and living with parents when older. Becoming a parent was associated with increased anger, especially in mothers. These results were obtained after controlling for the effects of marriage and unemployment. Leaving home and parenthood may be turning points that are associated with shifts in trajectories of well-being, depending on stable characteristics such as age and gender.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00458.x