and profiles included “warm helicopter” parents (77% of mothers, 50% of fathers), “controlling helicopter” parents (20% of mothers, 12% of fathers), “low-involved” parents (3% of both mothers and fathers), “average” fathers (30%), and “high controlling helicopter” fathers (4%). Parenting profiles were differentially associated with children’s school engagement, depression, and delinquency. Discussion focused on the relatively low salience of helicopter parenting in relation to other aspects of parenting and the implications for emerging adult children’s development.

28:T467,

The current study examined heterogeneity in emerging adult children’s routine and self-disclosure to parents using mixture modeling and explored predictors and outcomes associated with the patterns of disclosure. Participants consisted of 449 emerging adults (49% male, 68% European American, 65% college students, 33% single-parent families) who completed questionnaires every year across three waves (M _age at Time 1 = 18.4 years). Latent profile analyses suggested that large groups of emerging adults reported moderate levels of routine disclosure and low levels of self-disclosure to both mothers (79%) and fathers (36%), while other groups (20%) reported high levels of routine and self-disclosure to both parents. Profile membership was associated with predictors (parental autonomy granting, self-disclosure to friend, gender, family structure, college attendance) at Time 1 and outcomes (delinquency, depression, and prosocial behavior) at Time 3. Implications regarding the continued parent–child relationship and disclosure to parents in the third decade of life are discussed.

29:T40c,

The current study investigated the potential of extracurricular involvement during the first year of college to attenuate depressive symptoms via decreases in homesickness among underrepresented (i.e., first generation, underrepresented ethnic/racial minority, and low income) students attending an elite, predominantly White institution (PWI). Participants were 340 students (M _age = 18.11, SD = .37). Extracurricular involvement, homesickness, depressive symptoms, and demographic information were self-reported during the fall and spring semesters. Results indicated that extracurricular involvement was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in the fall of underrepresented students' first year of college. In the spring semester, the association between homesickness and depressive symptoms was mediated by decreases in homesickness. Findings suggest extracurricular participation may facilitate psychologically healthy adjustment to PWIs among underrepresented students.

2a:T40f,

Emerging adulthood is a time of transition between adolescence and adulthood, and it also represents a risky time frame for substance use. Perceptions of adulthood, or an individual’s belief about how “adult” they are, is associated with a reduction in risky behavior. The current study evaluated factors that may be related to perceptions of adulthood—living situation, age, gender, financial independence, educational status, domains of adulthood—and the relationship between perceptions of adulthood and cannabis use and binge drinking. Among 558 emerging adults who used substances, higher perceptions of adulthood were associated with less binge drinking, older age, male gender, employment and financial independence, and living away from parents. Additionally, adulthood was associated with higher feelings of stability and a focus on both the self and others. Results emphasize the importance of beliefs about adulthood in the transition into more stable life patterns, including engagement in less risky behavior.

2b:T56f,