early adulthood
collocation in Englishmeaningsofearlyandadulthood
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early
adjective
adverb
uk/ˈɜː.li/us/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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adulthood
noun[U]
uk/ˈæd.ʌlt.hʊd/us/ˈæd.ʌlt.hʊd/
the part of someone's life when they are ...
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(Definition ofearlyandadulthoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Work may be more important for men than women, but the impact of home factors was not strong during theearlyadulthoodof this cohort.
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It is my opinion that hypertrophy may develop at any time from prenatal life toearlyadulthood.
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The present investigation extends their research by using a longitudinal data with more frequent assessments during adolescence andearlyadulthood.
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Interestingly, this finding resembles the continuity of relationship patterns shown among conduct disordered individuals as they form peer and partner relationships intoearlyadulthood.
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There does appear to be a group of early offenders who are persistent throughearlyadulthood.
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Work domain ratings were based on employment history and respondents' confidence in keeping or finding employment duringearlyadulthood.
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These processes would promote resilience and psychological well-being inearlyadulthood.
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Which factors, measured at ages 13-16, best predicted desistance inearlyadulthood?
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Less than half of those who were persistent serious delinquents in adolescence continued to commit serious offenses inearlyadulthood.
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The combination of these factors correctly classified 71% of the desisters and persisters inearlyadulthoodand explained about 23% of the variance.
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The transition from adolescence toearlyadulthoodis marked by changes in biological, environmental, and social domains.
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Of special concern are changes in conduct problems related to the transition to middle school, high school, andearlyadulthood.
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The final regression model was based on significant predictors from adolescence, together with the significant correlates fromearlyadulthoodto predict desistance.
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Figure 12 outlines a dissociative pathway for development of hidden family violence from approximately 2 years of age toearlyadulthood.
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Adolescence andearlyadulthoodare associated with continuing myelination of association cortex and limbic cortex, including the hippocampus.
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However, these "early" neurodevelopmental models do not satisfactorily account for the fact that the illness does not manifest itself until adolescence orearlyadulthood.
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This hypothesis posits a subtle disease process affecting critical circuits in the brain during early development and reaching full-blown consequences during adolescence orearlyadulthood.
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Further, the existential priorities ofearlyadulthoodand maturity differ significantly.
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Voting decisions are seen as the result of long-term, affective attachments to political parties learned during childhood and adolescence and stabilized byearlyadulthood.
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This conceptualization suggests a more complex process through which early work stressors might affect the self-concept and depressed mood inearlyadulthood.
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