Romantic relationships in intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic adolescent couples in Germany: The role of attachment to parents, self-esteem, and conflict resolution skills

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-135

  Bucx, Freek ^a   Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^b  

^a The Netherlands Institute for Social Research   (Netherlands)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Conflict resolution; Germany; Intra ethnic and inter ethnic couples; Romantic relationships; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PREDICTION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 77951048431     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025409360294     Document Type: Article

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