Romantic relationship patterns in young adulthood and their developmental antecedents

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2159-2171

  Rauer, Amy J ^a   Pettit, Gregory S ^a   Lansford, Jennifer E ^b   Bates, John E ^c   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental antecedents; Family relationships; Peer relationships; Romantic relationships; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOVE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887565365     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031845     Document Type: Article

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