Parental Assistance, Negative Life Events, and Attainment During the Transition to Adulthood

被引：19

作者：

Swartz, Teresa Toguchi ^{[1
]}

McLaughlin, Heather ^{[2
]}

Mortimer, Jeylan T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Sociol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

[2] Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Sociol, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

来源：

SOCIOLOGICAL QUARTERLY | 2017年 / 58卷 / 01期

关键词：

Family; social support; young adulthood; parent-adult child relations; intergenerational relations; transition to adulthood; GROWN CHILDREN; SUPPORT; LABOR; CONSEQUENCES; ADOLESCENCE; PERCEPTIONS; ADVANTAGE; COLLEGE; IMPACT; HELP;

D O I：

10.1080/00380253.2016.1246898

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

Responding to the longer and more variable transition to adulthood, parents are stepping in to help their young adult children. Little is known, however, about the extent to which parental support promotes success, and whether parental support has different effects for young adult sons and daughters. Using longitudinal data from the Youth Development Study, we find that parental scaffolding assistance for educational expenses predicts college graduation for both men and women. Negative life events experienced during the transition to adulthood are associated with lower earnings by the early 30s, although there is some variation by type of event. More frequent parental support during times of need does not predict long-term economic attainment for sons or daughters.

引用

页码：91 / 110

页数：20