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Factors Associated with Community Adjustment of Young Adults with Serious Emotional Disturbance

A Longitudinal Analysis

Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, KARMSTRONG{at}FMHI.USF.EDU

Robert F. Dedrick

Department of Measurement and Research at the University of South Florida's College of Education

Paul E. Greenbaum

Department of Child and Family Studies at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida

Rates of change in strength- and deficit-based behaviors in relation to community adjustment were examined for 292 participants in the 7-year longitudinal National Adolescent and Child Treatment Study (NACTS; Greenbaum et al., 1996) as they transitioned from adolescence to the adult world. Scores from 6 domains including education, employment, residence, social support network, self-reported and caretaker-reported satisfaction were combined to form the Index of Community Adjustment (ICA). Participants with higher social-adaptive behavior upon entry into NACTS and whose social-adaptive behavior improved over time attained higher ICA scores.These results underscore the need to provide comprehensive and integrated services that promote development of social-adaptive skills associated with successful transition to adulthood for individuals with emotional challenges.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 2, 66-76 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/106342660301100201


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