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Download full textHyunjoon Park; Matthew Sheen; Paula Clark – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2025
Using the data on 6.8 million individuals from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2010 and 2019 American Community Surveys, we document changes in living alone over the four decades across five ten-year age groups--twenty-five to thirty-four, thirty-five to forty-four, forty-five to fifty-four, fifty-five to sixty-four, and…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Males, Females, African Americans
Direct linkTrung Quang Nguyen; Pham Thi Anh Ngoc; Hoang Ai Phuong; Dang Pham Thien Duy; Pham Cong Hiep; Robert McClelland; Omid Noroozi – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Assessment of digital competence for citizens could support the Education Action plan at a national level, a regional level, or even at a global level to enhance the digital skills and competence gap for work and life for digital transformation. This study applies the DigComp framework through a self-administered online survey to 723 citizens in…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Competence, Individual Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Yamashita, Takashi; Smith, Thomas J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
This study highlighted how particular intersections of personal characteristics were related to Motivation to Learn (MtL) among adults. MtL is a prerequisite for adult education and training participation. However, little is known about MtL across subpopulations due to several methodological limitations. This study developed a national profile of…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Literacy
Tulsi A. Radhoe; Joost A. Agelink van Rentergem; Carolien Torenvliet; Annabeth P. Groenman; Wikke J. van der Putten; Hilde M. Geurts – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Differences in (autism) characteristics are often reported between autistic and non-autistic adults but also between autistic adults. We aimed to determine whether mean differences correspond to differences in network structure of these characteristics in (1) autistic and non-autistic adults and (2) two previously identified autism subgroups. A…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Control Groups, Social Networks
Rachel L. Moseley; Darren Hedley; Julie M. Gamble-Turner; Mirko Uljarevic; Simon M. Bury; Grant S. Shields; Julian N. Trollor; Mark A. Stokes; George M. Slavich – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Despite very high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) in autistic adults, the key psychosocial drivers of this phenomenon remain unknown. To investigate, we examined how lifetime stressor exposure and severity, which have been found to predict STB in non-autistic populations, related to STB in a multinational dataset of 226 autistic…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Stress Variables, Suicide
Ayse Eliüsük Bülbül; Deniz Yalçinkaya – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
In this study, a research model was created to explain whether the relationship between life satisfaction and motivation levels of adults depends on self-control. The dependent variable of this study is adults' life satisfaction (Y), the moderating variable is self-control (W), and the independent variable is adults' lifelong learning motivation…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Life Satisfaction, Motivation Techniques, Adult Learning
Carli Friedman – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
Natural supports are informal relationships with family, friends, neighbors, and community members that serve as a source of connection and support, and as a safety net. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of natural supports on different areas of quality of life of people with disabilities. Given the theorized importance of natural…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Role, Friendship, Role
Mohammed M. J. Alqahtani; Nouf Mohammed Al Saud; Nawal Mohammed Alsharef; Ahmad N. AlHadi; Saleh Mohammed Alsalhi; Elham H. Al-Hifthy; Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh; Nader Alrahili; Fawwaz Abdulrazaq Alenazi; Barakat M. Alotaibi; Sultan Mahmoud Alsaeed; Boshra A. Arnout; Latifah ALQasem; Abdulkarim Alhossein; Yasser Jubran Alqahtani; Samirah A. AlGhamdi; Jeremy Varnham; Saeed Abdulwahab Asiri; Maysaa W. Buraik – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Adult Self-Report Scale-5 (the ASRS-5-AR) within a large sample of adults residing in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study applied the ASRS-5-AR to a random sample of 4,299 Saudi and non-Saudi adults, aged 19 to 66 years (31.16 ± 9.26 years),…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Arabic, Adults, Screening Tests
Tatli, Cemre; Özbay, Yasar – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
The likelihood that individuals will experience psychological problems increases during the pandemic periods, and these problems usually continue after the pandemic process is over. Regarding psychological problems, some concepts, such as hope, have a protective and accelerating role of well-being. This study aims to reveal the psychological…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, COVID-19, Pandemics, Predictor Variables
Manalel, Jasmine A.; Antonucci, Toni C. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Personal networks undergo changes in structure and composition throughout the life span, adapting to developmental transitions and changing circumstances in a dynamic way. This study examines stability and change in social convoys from childhood to adulthood and variation in trajectories of convoy characteristics by gender and race. Multilevel…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Children, Adults, Age Differences
M. Najeeb Shafiq; Robert K. Toutkoushian – Education Economics, 2024
We contribute to the higher education returns discourse by examining perceptions among college graduates. Using 2021 U.S. Survey of Household Economics of Decisionmaking data, we observe that over 80% of degree holders perceive that they received positive financial returns from college, while only 7% of college degree holders regret their decision…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, College Graduates, Majors (Students), Income
Risk Factors Associated with General and Abdominal Obesity among South Asian Minorities in Hong Kong
Gary Ka-Ki Chung; Heidi Hung; Danna Camille Vargas; Woohyung Lee; Bulbul Sharma; Lee Sha Tong; Tsz Lui Tang; Hasiba Munir; Chi Yui Wong; Eliza Lai-Yi Wong; Dong Dong; Eng-Kiong Yeoh – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
South Asians have become a sizable ethnic minority in Hong Kong with unique health and social needs often being overlooked. Elevated obesity risk among South Asians has been highlighted in high-income Western settings; however, relevant local evidence is scarce. This cross-sectional study aims to explore the obesity prevalence and related risk…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Minority Groups, Ethnic Groups
Williams, Zachary J.; Cascio, Carissa J.; Woynaroski, Tiffany G. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Quality of life is widely acknowledged as one of the most important outcomes in autism research, but few measures of this construct have been validated for use in autistic people. The goal of the current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global--10, an established…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Psychometrics
Kara, Ece; Buyruk Genç, Arzu – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
With the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become inclined to seek online counseling help in addition to face-to-face counseling. For individuals who need mental health services, social-physical isolation and quarantine decisions have rendered online counseling a necessity rather than an option. In this process, individuals needing mental health…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adults, Attitudes
Marija Cvijetic; Svetlana Kaljaca; Nenad Glumbic – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Studies have indicated that the level of autonomy of people with intellectual disability is influenced by personal and environmental factors. The aims of this cross-sectional and correlational study were to determine a correlation between the level of autonomy in adults with intellectual disability, on the one hand, and specific personal and…
Descriptors: Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Environmental Influences
