From Adolescence to Adulthood: Are U.S. Young Adults Flourishing?

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ashley N Palmer, Texas Christian University

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Project Citation: 

Palmer, Ashley N. From Adolescence to Adulthood: Are U.S. Young Adults Flourishing? Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-03-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E222301V1

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This project includes data and do-files used to conduct a now-published study: Changes in flourishing from adolescence to young adulthood: An 8-year follow-up.

Most research on mental health among adolescents and young adults concentrates on understanding mental illness. However, mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Among adolescents and young adults, positive mental health—a combination of emotional, social, and psychological well-being— is related to higher prosocial behavior, school integration, and self-concept (Keyes, 2006). However, much of the research on positive mental health among young adults has been with college students. Limited research has examined the presence and correlates of positive mental health, or flourishing, among a nationally representative sample of U.S. young adults. This study extended Keyes (2006) original examination of positive mental health among U.S. adolescents to describe the prevalence of flourishing among these same individuals in young adulthood. Our sample included 1,090 individuals from the 2011 Panel Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement. Univariate and bivariate tests were used to describe the prevalence of flourishing during young adulthood and changes from adolescence to young adulthood. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the relationships among indicators of healthy development and flourishing. Results suggest that flourishing improved during the transition into young adulthood and that targeting factors like life skills and civic engagement may enhance flourishing.



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Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms PSID; Flourishing; Transition to Adulthood
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage U.S.A.
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2002 – 2011 (2002 and 2011)
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PSID Child Development Supplement 2002
PSID Transition into Adulthood Supplement 2011

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