Intimacy dating goals and relationship satisfaction during adolescence and emerging adulthood: Identity formation, age and sex as moderators

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-177

  Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^a   Petherick, Jillian ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INTIMACY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645549585     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025406063636     Document Type: Article

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