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Psychological and overall well-being of Italian young adults in transition to adulthood: Evidence from a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
Di Napoli, I. Agueli, B. Arcidiancono, C. Esposito, C.
Di Napoli, I.
Agueli, B.
Arcidiancono, C.
Esposito, C.
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Transitioning to adulthood is a fundamental yet challenging
phase in human development. Despite its relevance, the literature has paid little attention to the impact that
transitioning to adulthood has on multiple aspects of individual well-being. This is one of the few attempts that has
employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study to
explore how the path to adulthood impacted on the psychological and overall well-being of Italian young adults. In
the quantitative phase, we employed two-step cluster analysis to assign 45 young adults, who had completed the Italian I COPPE scale of multidimensional well-being, to three
clusters based on their level of change in psychological and
overall well-being. Results from mixed design ANCOVA revealed that participants belonging to the high change cluster
showed the highest significant positive change over time
with respect to well-being. In the qualitative phase, 17 individuals took part in focalized narrative interviews, which
aimed at exploring significant events, barriers, and facilitators, which had impacted on their well-being during the
transition to adulthood. The textual material was analysed
through the Grounded Theory Methodology. It emerged that the state of transition was associated with some triggering events and a temporary negative impact on the interviewees' well-being. However, findings also revealed that
people assigned to different clusters had put in place or
learned several resources, skills, and copying strategies,
which led to different transitional and well-being outcomes.
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Di Napoli I, Di Martino S, Agueli B et al (2022) Psychological and overall well-being of Italian young adults in transition to adulthood: Evidence from a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 33(1): 152-173.
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