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Romantic Relationship Churn in Early Adolescence Predicts Hostility, Abuse, and Avoidance in Relationships into Early Adulthood
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Loeb, Emily L.; Kansky, Jessica; Narr, Rachel K.; Fowler, Caroline; Allen, Joseph P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
This study examined early adolescent romantic "churning," defined here as having a large number of boyfriends/girlfriends by age 13, as a problematic marker likely to predict hostility, abuse, and avoidance during conflict in later relationships. A sample of 184 adolescents was followed through age 24 to assess predictions of hostility,…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Early Adolescents, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns
Attachment States of Mind and the Quality of Young Adults' Sibling Relationships
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Fortuna, Keren; Roisman, Glenn I.; Haydon, Katherine C.; Groh, Ashley M.; Holland, Ashley S. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
This report examines young adults' states of mind regarding their early attachment experiences in relation to the observed and perceived quality of their sibling relationships. Sixty sibling pairs (18-25 years of age) were (a) administered the Adult Attachment Interview (George, Kaplan, & Main, 1985), (b) videotaped during a conflict…
Descriptors: Siblings, Conflict, Sibling Relationship, Young Adults
Adult Attachment Security and Young Adults' Dating Relationships over Time: Self-Reported, Observational, and Physiological Evidence
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Holland, Ashley S.; Roisman, Glenn I. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examined the developmental significance of adult attachment security--as measured by the Adult Attachment Interview--for romantic relationship functioning concurrently and approximately 1 year later in a sample of heterosexual dating couples between the ages of 18 and 25 (115 dyads at Time 1 [T1] and 57 dyads at T2, 74% White). The…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Young Adults, Dating (Social), Conflict Resolution
Stress Regulation in Adolescents: Physiological Reactivity during the Adult Attachment Interview and Conflict Interaction
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Beijersbergen, Marielle D.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Juffer, Femmie – Child Development, 2008
The current study examined whether adolescents' attachment representations were associated with differences in emotion regulation during the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI; C. George, N. Kaplan, & M. Main, 1996) and during a mother-adolescent conflict interaction task (Family Interaction Task [FIT]; J. P. Allen et al., 2003). Participants…
Descriptors: Conflict, Attachment Behavior, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship
Associations between Working Models of Attachment and Conflict Management Behavior in Romantic Couples
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Creasey, Gary – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2002
The goal of this study was to specify relations between internal working models of attachment (IWM) and conflict management behaviors in a sample of young adults involved in romantic relationships. One hundred forty-five romantic couples were recruited to address this goal. All participants were administered the Adult Attachment Interview (C.…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Conflict, Attachment Behavior, Observation