The impact of stepfamily relationship quality on emerging adult non-medical use of prescription drugs.

Background: Emerging adults aged 18 to 25 are most at-risk for non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). While the literature dedicated to emerging-adult NMUPD has explored risk and protective factors at an individual level, much less is known regarding how interpersonal and familial factors relate to NMUPD. Because interpersonal bonds can have a significant impact on behavior, familial factors may be important predictors of NMUPD among emerging adults.

Marriage Matters But How Much? Marital Centrality Among Young Adults.

Marriage, once a gateway to adulthood, is no longer as widely considered a requirement for achieving adult status. With declining marriage rates and delayed marital transitions, some have wondered whether current young adults have rejected the traditional notion of marriage. Utilizing a sample of 571 young adults, the present study explored how marital centrality (the expected importance to be placed on the marital role relative to other adult roles) functioned as a unique and previously unexplored marital belief among young adults.

The Relationship of Environmental Exposure to its Perceived Rewards and Costs.

It was hypothesized that environmental exposure in which adaptation may occur should relate to rated rewards and costs. Thirty-three Ss indicated their familiarity with three environments (university, mission, and military) and rated them in terms of rewards/costs. Correlations between the two sets of variables partially confirmed the hypothesis.