1. The Emerging Adulthood Measured at Multiple Institutions As a Set of Classroom Tools
Jon Grahe, Caitlin Faas, Scott Hall, Matthew Schmolesky, Holly Chalk, Leslie Cramblet Alvarez
Pacific Lutheran University, Mt. St. Mary’s University, Ball State University, Georia Gwinnett College, McDaniel College, Adams State University
Background and Purpose
Pedagogical Materials and Uses
Discussion
This poster will present several exemplar exercises and detail how the project can be used as a source of data for future classes. Finally, the poster provides resources for others who wish to expand this open invitation, large scale, collaborative student/scholar research model to their own research questions. Not only is it an easy way to integrate undergraduate research into the curriculum, but the outcomes are more powerful than we can generate as individual scientists.
Most psychology majors are required to complete research methods and capstone courses as part of their degree requirements (Perlmann & McCaan, 2005). Recently there have been calls to increase the meaningfulness of the associated course research projects by coordinating students across many institutions to all employ the same research protocol (Grahe, et al. 2012; Grahe, 2017). The Emerging Adulthood Measured at Multiple Institutions 2: The Next Generation (EAMMi2; project is a response to that call and partially replicated a simlar project conducted in 2004 (Reifman & Grahe, 2016).
Emerging Adulthood (EA) researchers proposed additional items for a survey that included standard EA measures (Markers of Adulthood Items; the IDEA-8) and U.S. presidential election questions yielding a survey took approximately 30 minutes to complete. Contributors included EA researchers and instructors incorporating the project into courses. Contributors who collected data from more than 80 participants earned the privilege to access the data after initial cleaning (January 10th, 2017) and could submit a preregistered report manuscript to a special Issue in the Emerging Adulthood journal. Partially funded by an APS Teaching Fund grant, this project is intended to advance science while simultaneously benefitting the education of psychology students.
This poster describes project outcomes and highlights ways that instructors could use this in various classes.
Statistics Courses: Authentic Examples
Methods Courses: Scaffolded Assignments for Intro Courses, Research Opportunities for Advanced Methods/Capstone
Beyond Statistics and Methods: Other Courses and Opportunities
Marriage and Family Therapy
Lifespan Development
Health Psychology 1
Method
Participants. Contributors from 33 locations; Nstarted = 4091, Ncleandata = 3153, Sex (774 men; 2296 women; 53 other); Age (between 18-61, M = , SD = 4.805), Income (N = 3106; Median = 40-59,999), Residency (2727 US Residents; 392 non-US Residents).
Materials. The EAMMi2 planning committee reviewed proposals of measures to add to the survey. After pilot testing, the survey included over 200 items for 18 scales and demographics. The complete survey can be reviewed at the EAMMi2 project page (
Procedure. After receiving local IRB approval, contributors received a location specific survey so that recruitment numbers could be tracked. Each EAMMi2 contributor provided a description of recruiting methods which ranged between in-lab data collection, random sampling of social media contacts, and s to students at the host institution ( Participants completed a Qualtrics survey requiring approximately 30 minutes of their time.
Contact Information
Jon Grahe
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EAMMi2 Scales
EAMMi2 Contributors Locations
Stem Questionnaire
Added Scale Items
Markers of Adulthood (importance, 20)
Belonging (10)
Markers of Adulthood (achieve, 20)
Self-efficacy (10)
IDEA-8 (8)
Perceived Social Support (12)
Political Affiliation (2)
Social Media Use (11)
Open Ended Presidential Preference
American Dream (2 )
Demographics (edu, sex, ethnicity, siblings)
Interpersonal Transgressions (12)
Demographics (service, income, residency)
NPI (13)
Subjective Well-being (6)
Interpersonal Exploitiveness Scale (3)
Mindfulness (15)
Disability Identity (15)
Patient Health Questionnaire (13 )
Age (added November, 2016) 
Perceived Stress Questionnaire (10)
Marriage Opinions (9 items)
Acknowledgements and Funding
The EAMMi2 was partially supported by an APS Teaching Fund Grant and a Pacific Lutheran University Regency Award to Jon Grahe. Please visit for additional funding support.
The EAMMi2 included researchers from 33 institutions in the US, England, Greece, and the Caribbean (see map). This research was not possible without their contribution.