Transition to Adulthood Project

The Transition to Adulthood Project is a study at the University of Michigan about the experiences (work, schooling, etc.) African American young adults have after they leave high school. Our project consists of an online survey. Individuals receive a $30 gift card from the University of Michigan for completing the survey. Our project is a follow-up of a study that you participated in when you were in middle school or high school. The survey takes 45-60 minutes to complete. Your participation in this study will be confidential. You can access the survey via the link sent to you in a private Facebook message.

The primary goals of this follow-up project are to (a) assess the mental health of these young adults in relation to levels of exposure to stressors from various sources and in various life-domains during the post-high school period, and (b) examine the extent to which positive racial identity, various types of coping strategies, and parental racial socialization during late adolescence buffer the negative effects of stress during the transition to adulthood.

The Transition to Adulthood Project is a follow-up of a sample of African American adolescents who participated as high schoolers in a study of parental, school, peer, and neighborhood influences on social, academic, and psychological functioning (i.e., the Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context 3-District Study).

The adolescents attended schools in three socioeconomically diverse school districts in a metropolitan area in southeastern Michigan. These adolescents have transitioned from high school and are now young adults.

The transition from high school involves new experiences as youth extend their focus beyond familiar neighborhood and school settings, enter new educational and employment venues, and assume new social roles. These changes and a pile-up of transitions are among the reasons that young adulthood is a period of increased mental health risks.

Our research group is headed by:
Vonnie C. McLoyd, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and African American Studies
Principal Investigator, Transition to Adulthood Project
1004 East Hall, 530 Church St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Vonnie C. McLoyd | U-M LSA Department of Psychology A second interest centers on the predictors and correlates of adolescent employment and the paths through which race, social class, and experiences during adolescence shape the transition to adulthood. My work draws from economic theories of the family emphasizing resource investment and from family...

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We are the Socioeconomic Context, Ethnicity, and Development research group in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Our mission is to advance understanding of how economic factors, race, and ethnicity interact to influence the experiences and development of African American children and youth. We are especially interested in factors that promote resilience and positive development.
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