Experience of Stressful Events
EVENTS, EVENTS
All but one young adult provided responses to the Major Life Events (MLE) questions in the Likert-scale questionnaire (MLE; n = 77), and 76 participants reported one or more major life events occurring within the family during the interval in which the subject was assessed. Over half (51%) reported four or more MLE (see Forty-seven out of fifty young adult respondents had a close relationship outside the family, and parents reported a considerable amount of concern over their children’s sexual activity (Mean = 3.4, SD = 1.9). However, 44% of young adults reported difficulties in their close relationships, including several noting increased conflict in their own romantic relationships. Romantic breakups, sometimes more than one, were common during the interval. Many participants reported drifting away from, or having a falling out with, certain friends. For those young adults who lived away from the family home at some point (n = 63), nearly one-third (32%) reported difficulties with their living situation.