France, C., & Abraham, K. M. (2025). Emerging adults in the military and college: An examination of group differences in identity development, transdiagnostic processes, and attitudes toward risk and suicide. Emerging Adulthood, 13(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968241282785

Differences related to the emerging adulthood period were examined between Service members (n = 67) and civilian college students (n = 73) who were all 18–24 years old. Specifically, this study tested differences between the groups in identification as emerging adults (i.e., feeling in between adolescence and adulthood) and foreclosed identity (i.e., committing to an identity without sufficient exploration of alternatives). Participants’ attitudes towards risk and suicide, difficulties with emotion regulation, and psychological distress tolerance were also compared. Overall, the results suggested that civilian college students and Service members may differ in their identity development experiences in emerging adulthood.

Emerging adults in the military and college: An examination of group differences in identity development, transdiagnostic processes, and attitudes toward risk and suicide

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