Rogers Adam A, Willoughby Brian J, Nelson Larry J
a Arizona State University.
b Brigham Young University.
J Psychol. 2016;150(4):485-501. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2015.1099513. Epub 2015 Dec 8.
The authors investigated associations between young adults' perceived purposes of emerging adulthood and their attitudes toward and participation in cohabitation. In a sample of 775 never married individuals, ages 18-29 (69% female, 69% white) from the United States, young people's perceptions of this period of life were associated with their acceptance of cohabitation, their reasoning for accepting cohabitation, and the likelihood of cohabiting. Results showed that the perception that emerging adulthood is a time to prepare for future family roles was negatively associated with acceptance of cohabitation whereas the perception that emerging adulthood is a time to take risks was positively associated with acceptance of cohabitation. The perception that emerging adulthood is a time to prepare for future family roles was associated with an increased likelihood of having cohabited while the perception that emerging adulthood is a time of possibilities was associated with a decreased likelihood of having cohabited. Implications for future research are discussed.
作者调查了青年成年人对成年初显期的认知目的与其对同居的态度及参与同居之间的关联。在美国选取了775名年龄在18至29岁之间的未婚个体作为样本（69%为女性，69%为白人），年轻人对这一人生阶段的认知与他们对同居的接受程度、接受同居的理由以及同居的可能性相关。结果显示，认为成年初显期是为未来家庭角色做准备的时期的认知与对同居的接受程度呈负相关，而认为成年初显期是冒险时期的认知与对同居的接受程度呈正相关。认为成年初显期是为未来家庭角色做准备的时期的认知与同居可能性增加相关，而认为成年初显期是充满可能性的时期的认知与同居可能性降低相关。文中还讨论了对未来研究的启示。
