title: Different Demands, Same Goal: Promoting Transition Readiness in Adolescents and Young Adults With and Without Medical Conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to examine differences in transition readiness, self-involvement and parental involvement in completing medical tasks, and general self-efficacy between a sample of older adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with medical conditions and a sample of healthy peers. Relations among these variables were also examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample included 494 AYAs (mean age = 19.30 years, standard deviation = 1.33) who reported on their levels of transition readiness, self-involvement and parental involvement in completing medical tasks, and general self-efficacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  AYAs with medical conditions reported significantly higher levels of transition readiness and self-involvement in completing medical tasks and lower levels of parent involvement in completing medical tasks than healthy peers. Parent involvement in completing medical tasks indirectly related to transition readiness through AYA self-involvement in completing medical tasks for both AYAs with medical conditions and healthy peers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AYAs with medical conditions appear to have greater transition readiness skills and demonstrate more independence in completing medical tasks than healthy peers. For AYAs with medical conditions and healthy peers, transition readiness appears to be enhanced as parents decrease their involvement in completing AYAs' medical tasks and AYAs increase self-involvement in completing these tasks. AYAs with medical conditions, as well as healthy peers, may benefit from programming delivered in primary care, specialty clinic, or educational settings that focuses on increasing AYAs' involvement in and responsibility for managing their health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Electronic address: cydeaton@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cyd K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
authors.forename: Molly F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Colina
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaMotte
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Blount
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suveg
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D060305:Transition to Adult Care; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autonomy; Emerging adulthood; Health promotion; Transition readiness