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Birditt, Kira S.; Wan, Wylie H.; Orbuch, Terri L.; Antonucci, Toni C. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Marriages are often characterized by their positive and negative features in terms of whether they elicit feelings of satisfaction and happiness or conflict and negativity. Although research has examined the development of marital happiness, less is known about the development of negativity among married couples. We examined how marital tension…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Divorce, Spouses, Longitudinal Studies
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DeLay, Dawn; Laursen, Brett; Bukowski, William M.; Kerr, Margaret; Stattin, Håkan – Developmental Psychology, 2016
This study tests the hypothesis that adolescents with romantic partners are less similar to their friends on rates of alcohol abuse than adolescents without romantic partners. Participants (662 girls, 574 boys) ranging in age from 12 to 19 years nominated friends and romantic partners, and completed a measure of alcohol abuse. In hierarchical…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Adolescents, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship
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Lantagne, Ann; Furman, Wyndol – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The present study explored how romantic relationship qualities develop with age and relationship length. Eight waves of data on romantic relationships were collected over 10.5 years during adolescence and early adulthood from a community-based sample in a Western U.S. city (100 males, 100 females; M age Wave 1 = 15.83). Measures of support,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Age Differences, Intimacy, Time
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McElwain, Nancy L.; Ogolsky, Brian G.; Engle, Jennifer M.; Holland, Ashley S.; Mitchell, Elissa Thomann – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Child-child similarity on attachment and temperament were examined, in turn, as predictors of interaction quality between previously unacquainted children. At 33 months, child-mother attachment security was assessed, and parents reported on child temperament. At 39 months, 114 children were randomly paired into 57 same-sex dyads and observed…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Personality Traits, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Predictor Variables
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Poteat, V. Paul; Mereish, Ethan H.; Birkett, Michelle – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Social development theories highlight the centrality of peer groups during adolescence and their role in socializing attitudes and behaviors. In this longitudinal study, we tested the effects of group-level prejudice on ensuing positive and negative interpersonal interactions among peers over a 7-month period. We used social network analysis to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Peer Groups, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Development
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Chui, Helena; Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Gerstorf, Denis; Walker, Ruth; Luszcz, Mary A. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Links between social relationships and emotional well-being in old age are well documented, but little is known about daily life fluctuations in momentary affective experiences of the oldest-old while interacting with specific social partners. We examined associations between the presence of different types of social partners and moment-to-moment…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Individual Differences
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Kiang, Lisa; Witkow, Melissa R.; Champagne, Mariette C. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Identity development is a highly salient task for adolescents, especially those from immigrant backgrounds, yet longitudinal research that tracks simultaneous change in ethnic identity and American identity over time has been limited. With a focus on 177 Asian American adolescents recruited from an emerging immigrant community, in the current…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Asian Americans