From Adolescence to Adulthood: Are America's Young Adults Flourishing?

This study extended Keyes (2006)
examination of positive mental health among U.S. adolescents to describe the
prevalence of flourishing mental health among these same individuals as young
adults ages 20 to 28. Our sample included 1,090 individuals from the 2011 Panel
Study of Income Dynamics Transition into Adulthood Supplement. Univariate and
bivariate tests were used to describe the prevalence of flourishing during
young adulthood and changes from adolescence to young adulthood. A
multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the relationships among
indicators of healthy development and flourishing. Results suggest that
positive mental health may improve during the transition into young adulthood
and that targeting malleable factors such as civic engagement that contribute
to healthy development may also enhance flourishing.

本研究拓展了Keyes（2006）针对美国青少年积极心理健康（positive mental health）的考察范畴，旨在描述该批次个体成长为20至28岁青年群体时，心理健康蓬勃状态（flourishing mental health）的流行情况。本研究样本涵盖2011年收入动态追踪研究（Panel Study of Income Dynamics）成年转型补充调查中的1090名受访者。研究采用单变量与双变量检验方法，刻画青年阶段的心理健康蓬勃状态流行特征，以及从青少年期到青年期的发展变化；同时通过多变量逻辑回归（multivariable logistic regression）模型，检验健康发展相关指标与心理健康蓬勃状态之间的关联。研究结果显示，在向青年期转型的过程中，积极心理健康水平或有所提升；而针对有助于健康发展的可塑性因素（如公民参与（civic engagement））开展干预，也可进一步促进心理健康蓬勃状态的发展。