The aim of this project is to examine the social, emotional, physical and behavioral development of emerging adults emerging adults (ages 18 to 25) in different sociocultural contexts. The role of individual characteristics (e.g., identity development, autonomy and relatedness, self-regulation, gender), relationship quality with parents and others, parenting practices (e.g., psychologically controlling practices, promotion of independence and volitional functioning), and cultural factors (e.g., filial piety values, cultural competence, ethnic identity, ethnic group membership) are examined.
Cultural similarities and differences in these processes are examined among emerging adults across different ethnic groups in the U.S., as well as among emerging adults from Malaysia and Italy.
Collaborators
| Alida Lo Coco, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Sonia Ingoglia, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Cristiano Inguglia, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy |
Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy Francesca Liga, Ph.D. Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy Tan Jo Pei, D.Phil Manchester Metropolitan University, UK |