Factors linking childhood experiences to adult romantic relationships among African Americans

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 368-379

  Simons, Leslie Gordon ^a   Simons, Ronald L ^a   Landor, Antoinette M ^b   Bryant, Chalandra M ^c   Beach, Steven R H ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood experiences; Intergenerational transmission; Parenting; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901839405     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036393     Document Type: Article

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