Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2001
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Rand D. Conger
Abstract
Consistent with a life course and social contextual approach, this study proposes a reciprocal relationship between stressful life events and emotional distress during the transition from adolescence to early adulthood. Study predictions included continuity of events and distress, and reciprocal causation between events and distress. SEM analysis of longitudinal, prospective data from 526 white, rural targets largely supported study expectations. Stressful events and distress showed stability over time, and a degree of reciprocity between events and distress was observed. At each of three time points, stressful events predicted psychological distress, and psychological distress at mid- and late-adolescence predicted events at early adulthood. Possible direct and buffering effects of resource were also examined, including, financial, self-concept, and social support. Analysis of resource models revealed a direct and buffering influence of financial resources.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-12055
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Lora J. Ebert Wallace
Copyright Date
2001
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI3016749
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
58 pages
Recommended Citation
Wallace, Lora J. Ebert, "Stressors, distress, and resources: reciprocal and buffering influences during the transition from adolescence to adulthood " (2001). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 1083.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/1083
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