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Family support in the transition to adulthood in Portugal : its effects on identity capital development, uncertainty management and psychological well‐being
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Oliveira, José Egídio, Mendonça, Marina, Coimbra, Susana and Fontaine, Anne Marie (2014) Family support in the transition to adulthood in Portugal : its effects on identity capital development, uncertainty management and psychological well‐being. Journal of Adolescence, 37 (8). pp. 1449-1462. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.004 ISSN 0140-1971.
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Abstract
In a familistic southern European society such as the Portuguese, the family has historically played a prominent role in supporting the negotiation of transition pathways into adulthood. The present study aimed at capturing (1) the relative weight of parental financial support and autonomy support in contributing to the youngsters' psychological well-being (PWB), and (2) the mediating role of identity capital and uncertainty management in this relationship. A total of 620 participants completed measures of parental support, identity capital, uncertainty management and PWB. Autonomy support was found to be the strongest predictor of PWB, both directly and indirectly through its effects on identity capital and the use of target focused uncertainty management strategies. Conversely, financial support evidenced only a minor indirect impact through the mediation of tangible identity capital. Autonomy stimulation may constitute one of the most developmentally determinant family challenges in assisting the process of coming of age in Portugal.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Adolescence | ||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0140-1971 | ||||||
| Official Date: | December 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 37 | ||||||
| Number: | 8 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1449-1462 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.004 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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