89 Families, Relationships and Societies • vol 8 • no 1 • 89–104 • © Policy Press 2019 Print ISSN 2046 7435 • Online ISSN 2046 7443 • https://doi.org/10.1332/096278917X15015139344438 Accepted for publication 22 July 2017 • First published online 02 August 2017 article Comparative life experiences: young adult siblings with and without disabilities’ different understandings of their respective life experiences during young adulthood Ariella Meltzer, a.meltzer@unsw.edu.au University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Research shows that siblings of people
impact their retirement timing and pension contributions ( Widmer and Ritschard, 2009 ; Madero-Cabib and Fasang, 2016 ; Mortelmans and Frans, 2017 ). Within the course of women’s lives, the years of young adulthood – defined as the age span from 25 to 39 – is a highly decisive stage for their employment pathways. Life-course research has analysed various characteristics associated with this age range that significantly influence women’s work trajectories, such as marriage, childbirth, and education ( Drobnič et al. 1999 ). Existing scholarship has highlighted that
Key messages There is an unmet need for monitoring mental health across early development. We test a new monitoring system that maps development from early childhood to young adulthood. This brings intergenerational benefit, establishing secure foundations for improved mental health. Developmentally integrated data provide robust evidence to inform policy and resource allocation. Background Children and young people are facing futures that are filled with considerable promise but also considerable challenge ( Clark et al, 2020 ). Equipping young
135 6 Economic hardship in young adulthood: a cause for concern or a matter of course while settling into the Swedish labour market? Anna Kahlmeter Introduction Young adulthood is a formative phase when youths are expected to become independent by way of a gradual movement through education, family formation and establishment in the labour market. While there is a long history of interest in young people’s lives, concerns for youth poverty and unemployment have been placed further up on the agenda during the past decades, perhaps due to a change in
Key messages Socio-economic disadvantage can adversely impact on mental health. Addressing socio-economic disparities is critical to improving population mental health. Aspects of good mental health in young adulthood were related to socio-economic circumstances as far back as infancy. Greater attention is needed to promoting positive aspects of mental health for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Socio-economically disadvantaged adults have higher rates of psychological disorder ( Silva et al, 2016 ), and lower levels of psychosocial
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