Actor and partner effects of adolescents' romantic working models and styles on interactions with romantic partners.

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The present study examined how adolescents' and their romantic partners' romantic working models and relational styles were related to their interactions with each other. Sixty-five couples (M age = 18.1 years) were observed interacting. Romantic working models were assessed in interviews about their romantic experiences; romantic styles were assessed by self-report. Data were analyzed using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model. Working models of romantic relationships, especially girls' models, were predictive of their behavior, the partners' behavior, and the dyads' behavior. Fewer links were found between relational styles and observed behavior. The present study extends past work by showing that representations of romantic relationships influence or are influenced by romantic interactions, even as these representations and relationships are just developing.

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Author/s: Furman, Wyndol (W); Simon, Valerie A (VA);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Denver, CO 80208, USA. wfurman(-atsign-)nova.psy.du.edu

Grants: MH 50106 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Child development (Child Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 May-Jun; vol 77 (issue 3) : pp 588-604

Dates: Created 2006/05/11; Completed 2006/07/03; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16686790, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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