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Mastery, Homeownership, and Adult Roles During the Transition to Adulthood
Author(s) -
Tyndall Benjamin D.,
ChristieMizell C. André
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/soin.12099
Subject(s) - cohabitation , transition (genetics) , young adult , psychology , developmental psychology , early adulthood , sense of control , demographic economics , social psychology , economics , political science , biology , biochemistry , law , gene
We investigate the relationship between homeownership and personal sense of mastery in the transition to adulthood and examine whether three important adult transitions (employment, marriage/cohabitation, and parenthood) moderate the impact of homeownership on mastery. Utilizing the N ational L ongitudinal S urvey of Y outh— Y oung A dult S ample ( N = 1,609), we estimate change models to assess the direct effects of homeownership on mastery as well as whether this impact is modified by the transition to adult roles. Homeownership increases the sense of mastery among young adults. Homeowners who are unemployed paradoxically receive a boost to mastery not experienced by those who are employed, and homeowners who are parents experience increased mastery, compared to those who do not have children. Owning a home has a positive influence on young adults' sense of mastery during a period when their mastery is in flux and they are accumulating new roles.