This study investigates how post-pandemic education pathways can be associated with financial responsibility and mental health among emerging adults aged 18–25. Using the 2021 Panel Study of Income Dynamics and its Transition into Adulthood Supplement, this study showed that financial responsbility and mental health outcomes varied significantly acorss education pathways. Education pathways were significantly associated with both finanical responsibility and mental health of emerging adults. 

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