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
Recommended Citation
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