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Impact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis

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2025
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Copeland, W. E., Prytherch, S., Rothenberg, W., Godwin, J. W., Gaydosh, L., Gutin, I., Tong, G., & Shanahan, L. (2025). Impact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis. Psychological Medicine, 55, e152. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725001072

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Background Mental health problems commonly persist from childhood to adulthood. This study tested whether young adult life transitions can improve adult mental health symptoms after adjusting for childhood mental health symptoms. Methods The analysis uses data from the prospective, representative Great Smoky Mountains Study. Life transitions (e.g., high school completion, partnering, parenthood, and living independently) were assessed up to three times in young adulthood (ages 18 to 26; 3,241 observations). A cumulative variable co

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  • Copeland, William E
  • Prytherch, Shania
  • Rothenberg, W
  • Godwin, Jennifer W
  • Gaydosh, Lauren
  • Gutin, Iliya
  • Tong, Guangyu
  • Shanahan, Lilly

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Psychological Medicine

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55

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e152

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epidemiology, mental health, psychopathology, transitions, young adulthood

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English

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2025-01-01

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2026-02-03

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0033-2917

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Copeland, W. E., Prytherch, S., Rothenberg, W., Godwin, J. W., Gaydosh, L., Gutin, I., Tong, G., & Shanahan, L. (2025). Impact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis. Psychological Medicine, 55, e152. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725001072

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