In the article "One Foot Out of the Nest: How Parents and Friends Influence Social Perceptions in Emerging Adulthood," there was a study on emerging adulthood. The study aimed to understand how attachment-related feelings toward friends and parents influence perceptions of new people and the development of relationship patterns during emerging adulthood. Basic Studies Previous studies have found that for young adults, both romantic and parental attachment representations can influence reactions to new individuals. Although attachment in young adulthood has been explored, the literature has largely neglected to address the question of how changing social factors influence the accessibility and influence of representations of the significant other, and this study addresses this gap by exploring how transference processes in young adulthood are influenced by social variables. in the lives of adults. Hypotheses They hypothesized that people would use representations of friends to interpret strangers, particularly strangers who were similar to friends. They also hypothesized that the importance of friendship, the amount of contact with a friend or parent, and the degree to which a friend or parent satisfies attachment-related needs. Methodology The study began with 165 undergraduate students at a large public university in the northeastern United States. United States. Participants had to have a living parent, a friend who was not a romantic partner, and the participant had to be between the ages of 18 and 26. They used college students because the college population fit their goals of understanding emerging adults. The experiment consisted of two seemingly unrelated sessions, spaced 14-16 days apart. The first session was conducted in groups of up to four people… half of the paper… important and when people rely heavily on friends and parents to meet attachment needs. In conclusion, the study findings contribute to our understanding of emerging relational processes in adulthood and the impact of ongoing relationships in that period of life. After reading this article, I found it interesting how the period of emerging adulthood brings many common changes in educational paths, work, romantic partners, and identity. I think this study offers compelling evidence that both close friendships and parental relationships influence young adults' perceptions of new people, albeit in different ways. Close friends appear to shape impressions only of those who resemble one's personal friends, whereas parents tend to influence anxiety toward people who are generally similar to one's parents or older. Overall I think it was a very interesting article.