TY - JOUR
T1 - Early, on-time, and late behavioural autonomy in adolescence
T2 - Psychosocial correlates in young and middle adulthood
AU - Pavlova, Maria K.
AU - Haase, Claudia M.
AU - Silbereisen, Rainer K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The work on this manuscript was supported by a research stipend granted to the first author by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) . We are grateful to the editor, to three anonymous reviewers, and to Verona Christmas-Best for their comments on the manuscript.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Drawing on two nationally representative German studies (N1 = 1744, N2 = 759), we examined correlates of early, on-time, and late curfew autonomy, a retrospective indicator of behavioural autonomy, in young and middle adulthood (19-37 years of age). Adjustment in four domains was considered: educational attainment, externalizing problem behaviour, subjective well-being, and interpersonal relationships. The early group showed lower adjustment in multiple domains across young and middle adulthood. The late group reported a mixed pattern of adjustment at younger ages (lower externalizing problems, but lower positive affect, lower importance of peers, and lower likelihood to have a partner) and positive adjustment in all domains at older ages. Timing effects were controlled for sociodemographic characteristics and retrospective measures of early adversities, pubertal timing, disclosure to parents, and peer group affiliation in adolescence. Findings show that late behavioural autonomy in its correlates is not simply the opposite of early behavioural autonomy.
AB - Drawing on two nationally representative German studies (N1 = 1744, N2 = 759), we examined correlates of early, on-time, and late curfew autonomy, a retrospective indicator of behavioural autonomy, in young and middle adulthood (19-37 years of age). Adjustment in four domains was considered: educational attainment, externalizing problem behaviour, subjective well-being, and interpersonal relationships. The early group showed lower adjustment in multiple domains across young and middle adulthood. The late group reported a mixed pattern of adjustment at younger ages (lower externalizing problems, but lower positive affect, lower importance of peers, and lower likelihood to have a partner) and positive adjustment in all domains at older ages. Timing effects were controlled for sociodemographic characteristics and retrospective measures of early adversities, pubertal timing, disclosure to parents, and peer group affiliation in adolescence. Findings show that late behavioural autonomy in its correlates is not simply the opposite of early behavioural autonomy.
KW - Adolescent development
KW - Behavioural autonomy
KW - Developmental timing
KW - Early and late transitions
KW - Young and middle adulthood
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.04.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 20460190
AN - SCOPUS:79951946516
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 34
SP - 361
EP - 370
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -
