The Salience of Adolescent Romantic Experiences for Romantic Relationship Qualities in Young Adulthood
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Conceptual links between aspects of adolescents' dating experiences (i.e., involvement and quality; ages 15–17.5) and qualities of their romantic relationships in young adulthood (ages 20–21) were examined in a prospective longitudinal design. Even after accounting for earlier relationship experiences with parents and peers, aspects of adolescent dating experiences predicted romantic relationship qualities in young adulthood. Adolescents who dated fewer partners in mid‐adolescence and who experienced a better quality dating relationship at age 16 demonstrated romantic partner interactions characterized by smoother relationship process in young adulthood (e.g., negotiating conflict to mutual satisfaction, effective and timely caregiving/seeking); adolescents who dated more partners in mid‐adolescence displayed greater negative affect in romantic partner interactions in young adulthood.
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Psychosocial adjustment may be affected by factors related to romantic involvement such as relationship quality and sexual experiences, which were not included in the present study.
“Finally, psychosocial adjustment may be affected by factors related to romantic involvement such as relationship quality (Madsen and Collins 2011) and sexual experiences (Williams et al. 2008), which were not included in the present study.”
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- Authors
- Madsen, S. D., & Collins, W. A.
- Affiliations
- McDaniel College (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Madsen, Stephanie D.
- ORCID
- Madsen, Stephanie D.
- Venue
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-03-09
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 789-801
- ISSN
- 1050-8392 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7795
- OpenAlex
- W1498185651
- Cited by
- 122
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Research on Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- romantic relationships, early adulthood, relationship quality, partner interaction, conflict negotiation, caregiving, negative affect, parent-adolescent relationships, peer relationships
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