Competence in early adult romantic relationships: A developmental perspective on family influences

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 224-237

  Conger, Rand D ^b   Cui, Ming ^c   Bryant, Chalandra M ^c   Elder Jr , Glen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Institute for Social and Behavioral Research   (United States)

^c Inst for Social and Behav Research ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IOWA; LOVE; MALE; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034243153     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.2.224     Document Type: Article

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