what i really want to know is if the involvement during adolescence is predictive/influential upon relationships during emerging adulthood
i.e.- the impact of early romantic experiences on emerging adult relationships
Really address the critique from Manning, et al's chapter about the lack of research linking romantic involvement across developmental periods.
- Independent
- when first involved
- timing by actual date listed for relationships
- by wave 1 and 2 responses of yes/no
- # of rels
- can be reported at any of waves...
- # of ri, rx, nr, sex rels
- degree of involvement
- average
- highest degree of involvement (most intimate relationship experience)
- greater involvement might prepare them for a more long term, intimate relatinship characteristic of emerging adulthood
- duration of rels
- concurrent rels
- violent rr experiences
- rr within social network
- if within social network, may conform to rules, etc of group - may make the relationship publically recognized and therefore more serious or socially regulated so may be more likely to make future relationships publically sanctified and want these types of relationships
- Controls
- age
- sex
- parent edu
- ethnicity
- family structure
- Outcomes
- basic demographic shifts
- cohab
- marriage
- divorce?
- marital & nonmarital births
- sexual partners
- marriage attitudes
- partner characteristics
- violence
- satisfied & inlove with partner
- power, closeness
- commitment
- risky/safe romantic & sexual behaviors