Prospective associations among assets and successful transition to early adulthood

R.F. Oman, S.K. Vesely, C.B. Aspy and E.L. Tolma

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 1, e51-e56

Abstract: Objectives: We investigated prospective associations among assets (e.g., family communication), which research has shown to protect youths from risk behavior, and successful transition to early adulthood (STEA). Methods: We included participants (n = 651) aged 18 years and older at study wave 5 (2007-2008) of the Youth Asset Study, in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, metro area, in the analyses. We categorized 14 assets into individual-, family-, or community-level groups. We included asset groups assessed at wave 1 (2003-2004) in linear regression analyses to predict STEA 4 years later at wave 5. Results: Individual- and community-level assets significantly (P

Date: 2015
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