The Past Is Present: Representations of Parents, Friends, and Romantic Partners Predict Subsequent Romantic Representations

Publication Date

1-12-2018

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology, The Relationship Center

Keywords

Parent–child relationships, Friendships, Romantic relationships, Representations

Abstract

This study examined how representations of parent–child relationships, friendships, and past romantic relationships are related to subsequent romantic representations. Two‐hundred 10th graders (100 female; Mage = 15.87 years) from diverse neighborhoods in a Western U.S. city were administered questionnaires and were interviewed to assess avoidant and anxious representations of their relationships with parents, friends, and romantic partners. Participants then completed similar questionnaires and interviews about their romantic representations six more times over the next 7.5 years. Growth curve analyses revealed that representations of relationships with parents, friends, and romantic partners each uniquely predicted subsequent romantic representations across development. Consistent with attachment and behavioral systems theory, representations of romantic relationships are revised by representations and experiences in other relationships.

Copyright Date

12-28-2016

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

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Rights Holder

Wyndol Furman, Charlene Collibee, Child Development, and the Society for Research in Child Development Inc

Provenance

Received from CHORUS

Language

English (eng)

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by The Authors, Child Development, and the Society for Research in Child Development, Inc. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This article was originally published as:

Furman, W., & Collibee, C. (2018). The past is present: Representations of parents, friends, and romantic partners predict subsequent romantic representations. Child Development, 89(1), 188-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12712

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Publication Title

Child Development

Volume

89

Issue

1

First Page

188

Last Page

204

ISSN

1467-8624

PubMed ID

28029169

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