The Importance of Different Home-Leaving Strategies to Late Adolescents

Surveyed 186 college students to determine their views of the key indicators of having left home. Data suggested that the most important indicator of parent-adolescent separation was establishing more personal control. Economic independence and other modes of home leaving were rated similarly by mal...

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Published inAdolescence Vol. 18; no. 70; p. 413
Main Authors Moore, DeWayne, Hotch, Deborah F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1983
Subjects
Adolescent Development
College Students
Developmental Stages
Higher Education
Individual Power
Individuation
Life Style
Parent Child Relationship
Personal Autonomy
Place of Residence
Student Attitudes
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Summary:Surveyed 186 college students to determine their views of the key indicators of having left home. Data suggested that the most important indicator of parent-adolescent separation was establishing more personal control. Economic independence and other modes of home leaving were rated similarly by males and females. (JAC)