Contextualizing Latinx College Students’ Transition to Adulthood

Much of the extant research on young adulthood focuses on white, college attending, 18-29 year olds. However, Latino/a/x/Hispanic origin college students account for 20% of post-secondary enrollment and remain understudied. Research must attend to Latinx young adults unique experiences of the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This study uses a theoretically informed model to examine the intersections of biculturalism, familism, gender, and childhood economic pressure on Latinx young adults’ ratings on the Markers of Adulthood and Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood. Data collected via web-based self-reports will be analyzed using structural equation modelling.