Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4820-8750
Date Available
8-12-2025
Year of Publication
2025
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
Faculty
Dr. Donald Bruce Ross III
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between emerging adults’ engagement in social activities and their prediction of having money for comfort in the future. Data used was from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) with individuals selected having at least one chronic illness that began during childhood. The study tested a series of hypothesis which tested the relationships between engagement in social activities and predicted money for comfort in the future, as well as, money responsibility and comparison to others as mediating variables. Significant associations were found between frequency of engagement in sports and money for comfort in the future, frequency of engagement in social action groups and the perception of being independent compared to others, perception of being independent compared to others and money responsibility, money responsibility and predicted money for comfort in the future. Results suggest an interconnectedness between engagement in social activates and predicted money for comfort in the future, having implications for both clinicians and researchers.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2025.336
Funding Information
This study utilized a secondary dataset: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Recommended Citation
Mathews, Austin B., "CHILDHOOD CHRONIC ILLNESS: ASSESSING EMERGING ADULTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PREDICTED MONEY FOR COMFORT IN THE FUTURE, MEDIATED BY MONEY RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPARISON TO OTHERS" (2025). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 123.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/123
