Adolescent romantic relationships

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2009, Pages 631-652

  Collins, W Andrew ^a   Welsh, Deborah P ^b   Furman, Wyndol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contexts; Development; Peers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COURTSHIP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LOVE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COURTSHIP; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LOVE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549107217     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163459     Document Type: Review

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