Abstract

As adolescents enter and exit high school, they face numerous changes that reflect the process of transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Concerns written by 216 adolescents who were part of a larger longitudinal study were analyzed for manifest content. Twenty-one categories of concerns were identified. The categories endorsed most frequently were education, relationships, expectations, and the future. Three of these differed significantly between the participant's first and fourth years in high school. These concerns reflect both developmental and situational transitions congruent with transition theory and have implications for nursing practice, research, and further theory development.

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Authors

Rew L, Tyler D, Fredland N, Hannah D

Institution

University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. ellerew@mail.utexas.edu

Source

ANS. Advances in nursing science 35:3 2012 Jul pg 205-21

MeSH

Achievement
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescent Psychology
Aspirations (Psychology)
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Peer Group
Self Concept
Social Adjustment
Social Perception
Social Support
Students

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22722391