Young adults swipe right on Tinder, but is it just a game?
Online dating services are now hip with young adults, but not always for dating.
View ArticleHow parents, romantic partners influence student spending
When college students introduce a new boyfriend or girlfriend to their parents for the first time, Mom and Dad may have lots of questions for the love interest: Where did you grow up? What's your...
View ArticleDisparity in student loan debt between blacks and whites
Black young adults not only have substantially more student loan debt than their white counterparts (68.2 percent more) but are not nearly as protected by their parents' wealth as their white...
View ArticleEurope's rarest seabird 'could be extinct within 60 years'
The Balearic shearwater, Europe's most endangered seabird, is 'on the road to extinction', according to an international team of scientists.
View ArticleEmployment status affects our morals around money
In the study 'Moral consequences of becoming unemployed', endorsed by the prestigious scientific journal PNAS, researchers at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Economics and Business and at the University of...
View ArticleFathers plays a critical role in family values for Mexican-origin youth
Past research has indicated that Latino families, particularly Mexican-origin families, tend to be more family oriented and place a significant emphasis on family time. New research from the University...
View ArticleDelayed onset adulthood keeps young Brits away from ballot box
The poor voter turnout of young Brits can be explained by the delayed transition to adulthood, says new research from Royal Holloway, University of London. And as early voting behaviour trends set the...
View ArticleStudy links student loans with lower net worth, housing values after college
Student loan debt may negatively impact young people's ability to accumulate wealth after they graduate or drop out of college, a new study suggests.
View ArticleDelay in getting driving licenses opens door to more sustainable travel
In early 2015, I wrote about the significant declines in the proportion of young people with a driving licence. However, at the time, significant questions remained unanswered. Were young adults...
View ArticleYouth with parents, household members in prison more likely to have first...
As incarceration rates have increased in the United States, so has the likelihood that children will endure the imprisonment of a parent—especially among the most disadvantaged populations. But how...
View ArticleLacking family support, those transitioning out of foster care need financial...
Every year, more than 23,000 youth leave foster care after turning 18 and begin adulthood. Unlike their peers who can depend on family who serve as support systems, those coming out of foster care have...
View ArticleMobile news surges, newspapers fall further: US poll
Americans are increasingly turning to their mobile devices for news, with print newspapers losing more ground, a poll showed Thursday.
View ArticleStudy finds broad range of 'independence' for US young adults
The idea of what it means to become "independent" has evolved significantly in recent generations, and new research from North Carolina State University finds that the concept of being either dependent...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind survey debunks notion of monolithic youth vote
Issues surrounding race and ethnicity are driving factors in the voting calculus of many young people of color and a majority of all young people believe the U.S. is a long way from achieving racial...
View ArticleIncome inequality leads millennials to start families before marriage
Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting married.
View ArticleReport identifies promising practices to help disconnected young adults in...
Interventions that target the educational development of the approximately 110,000 unemployed young adults between the ages 16 and 24 in Greater Houston could help them become more successful and...
View ArticleResearchers study effects of infidelity on long-term relationships
Both men and women in committed relationships cheat for a number of reasons, despite overwhelmingly condemning the action, according to recent surveys. In a new study, a team of Penn State researchers...
View ArticleNew survey finds racial and ethnic divide in young people's views on their...
A new GenForward survey released today reveals how young people feel about a wide range of key economic issues and provides comprehensive data on young people's perceptions of their economic future....
View ArticleMore parents funding college education contributes to income and wealth gap
More parents today are financially supporting—and paying more—for their children's college education, but that development also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a...
View ArticleIs student debt responsible for 'boomeranging' among young adults?
While student loan debt has reached an all-time high, with the average college graduate owing $30,000 in student loans, it does not increase young adults' risk of "boomeranging" or returning to their...
View ArticleResearchers concerned about young people's responsibility for their work ability
Young people in working life see themselves as solo players responsible for maintaining their own work ability. They regard themselves as holding the ball when the job requires new knowledge and...
View ArticleUnique project to improve life for young people with disabilities
Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta, professor of education at the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, has been awarded nearly 8 million from the Swedish Research Council for the project PAL....
View ArticleNarcissism and desire to belong leading to deception on social media, study...
High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive like-seeking avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.
View ArticleMore social connection online tied to increasing feelings of isolation
The more time a young adult uses social media, the more likely they are to feel socially isolated, according to a national analysis led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists. In...
View ArticleResearch suggests divide in how millennials value news
Millennials with at least one college-educated parent are more inclined than other young adults to seek out news sources, Northwestern University research suggests.
View ArticleWho wears the pants in a relationship matters – especially if you're a woman
When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their "hen-pecked husbands"...
View ArticleLeaving school early means you're likely never to return to study and...
One in eight Australians will never get Year 12 qualifications. Some, but not all of these people, make up the one in eight Australians who will be disengaged from full-time work, study or training for...
View ArticleSocial media culture can encourage risky and inappropriate posting behaviour,...
The use of social media is pervasive among young adults, but not all posted content is necessarily appropriate.
View ArticleChildren more likely to receive welfare benefits if their parents do
Young people are almost twice as likely to need social welfare payments if their parents have a history of receiving such assistance themselves, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
View ArticleOne in 10 young adults experience homelessness during one year
A groundbreaking study released Nov. 15 by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago reveals one in 10 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, and at least one in 30 adolescents between the ages of...
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