• 129-01 - Family of Origin Contexts and Young Adults’ Physical Health. Presented by: K.A.S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O’Neal, Tae Kyoung Lee, Josie Kwon

• 129-02 - Family of Origin Contexts and Young Adults’ Relational Well-being. Presented by:  Catherine Walker O’Neal, K.A.S. Wickrama, Leslie Gordon Simons

• 129-03 - Family of Origin Contexts and Young Adults’ Mental Health. Presented by: Tae Kyoung Lee, K.A.S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O’Neal

Abstracts

Family of Origin Contexts and Young Adults’ Health: Gender and Race Moderation

 Presented by: K.A.S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O’Neal, Tae Kyoung Lee, Josie Kwon, Leslie Gordon Simons

Little is known about the cumulative influence of parents' marital history on their offspring's health outcomes as young adults. Using nationally representative data from 14,000 children and their parents who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health during a 14-year period (1995-2008), the findings of this research demonstrate that parents' marital history influences young adult health outcomes in diverse domains (mental, physical, and relational well-being). The results also elucidate mediators (family processes, youth adjustment) and moderators (race/ethnicity, gender) of this association. Findings point to policy and program implications relevant to family influence on young adult health outcomes.