What is it about?
Over the course of emerging adulthood, self-esteem tends to increase whereas symptoms of depression decrease. Additionally, findings suggest that emerging adults who experience more rapid growth in self-esteem also experience more rapid decreases in symptoms of depression over time. During the early emerging adult years, closeness and conflict with parents were linked to average rates of self-esteem, which in turn, was related to average rates of depression.
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Why is it important?
This study examined how self-esteem and depression changed during emerging adulthood by using longitudinal data that spanned 11 years.
Perspectives
Findings provide initial evidence that the role of parent-child relationships remain important in early emerging adulthood - parents are still important in their "kid's" life, even when they are becoming an adult.
Dr. Kayla Reed-Fitzke
University of Iowa
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This page is a summary of: A Growth Curve Analysis of Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptomatology Throughout Emerging Adulthood: The Role of Family, Emerging Adulthood, January 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2167696818813286.
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