The present study seeks to review and integrate evidence from the empirical literature on family dynamics during the emerging adulthood years. Fifty studies were analyzed, resulting in the following research findings: (a) Emerging adulthood is a period of change in family relationships; (b) family systems anchor both individual and family development during emerging adulthood years; (c) reports of family dynamics by parents and children suggest intergenerational differences; (d) feeling “in between” is not only a characteristic of individuals but also a family experience; and (e) individual‐ and family‐level sociodemographic indicators shape family dynamics in emerging adulthood. The main challenges for future research entail considering the family as the unit of analysis by collecting data from multiple family members, conducting longitudinal studies to better understand changes in family relationships across emerging adulthood, and focusing on family relationships beyond the parent–child dyad.

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新兴成人时期的家庭动力：回顾，整合和挑战领域

本研究旨在回顾和整合来自新兴成年年家庭动态经验文献的证据。分析了五十项研究，得出以下研究结果：（a）成年是家庭关系转变的时期；（b）在新兴的成年时期，家庭制度既能促进个人发展又能促进家庭发展；（c）父母和子女的家庭动态报告表明，代际差异；（d）感到“介于两者之间”不仅是个人的特征，而且是家庭经历；（e）个人和家庭层面的社会人口统计学指标影响着成年后的家庭动力。未来研究的主要挑战是通过从多个家庭成员那里收集数据，将家庭作为分析单位，