Adolescent marital expectations and romantic experiences: Associations with perceptions about parental conflict and adolescent attachment security

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-329

  Steinberg, Sara J ^a   Davila, Joanne ^a   Fincham, Frank ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Attachment; Dating; Interparental conflict; Romantic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744792930     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9042-9     Document Type: Article

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