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Leaving home: The role of individual and familial factors
Author(s) -
Sherrod Lonnie R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219967109
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , life course approach , adult development , structuring , transition (genetics) , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , law , gene
The significance of research on the transition to adulthood is discussed, examining social‐historical changes that may increase the role of individual and familial factors in structuring this phase of the life course. Leaving home is reviewed in regard to its importance as a factor in late adolescence and the transition to adulthood.