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Romantic Partner Selection and Socialization of Young Adolescents' Substance Use and Behavior Problems
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Aikins, Julie Wargo; Simon, Valerie A.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
This study examined romantic partner selection and socialization of substance use (cigarettes, alcohol) and behavior problems among a sample of 78 young adolescents (6th-8th graders) over eleven months. Adolescent and romantic partner behaviors were assessed before and after relationships were initiated via school records and self-report. Most…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Socialization, Drinking, Early Adolescents
Interparental Conflict and Adolescents' Romantic Relationship Conflict
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Simon, Valerie A.; Furman, Wyndol – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2010
This study examined associations between interparental conflict and adolescents' romantic relationship conflict. High school seniors (N = 183) who lived with married parents completed questionnaires about their parents' marriage and their own romantic relationships. A subset of 88 adolescents was also observed interacting with their romantic…
Descriptors: Conflict, Questionnaires, Adolescents, Parents
Conflict Beliefs, Goals, and Behavior in Romantic Relationships during Late Adolescence
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Simon, Valerie A.; Kobielski, Sarah J.; Martin, Sarah – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
Little is known about social cognition regarding conflict in romantic relationships during late adolescence. The current study examined beliefs, social goals, and behavioral strategies for conflict in romantic relationships and their associations with relationship quality among a sample of 494 college students. Two dimensions of conflict beliefs,…
Descriptors: Conflict, Late Adolescents, Intimacy, Social Cognition
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Stigmatization, Internalizing Symptoms, and the Development of Sexual Difficulties and Dating Aggression
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Feiring, Candice; Simon, Valerie A.; Cleland, Charles M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Potential pathways from childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to subsequent romantic intimacy problems were examined in a prospective longitudinal study of 160 ethnically diverse youth with confirmed CSA histories. Participants were interviewed at the time of abuse discovery, when they were 8-15 years of age, and again 1-6 years later. Stigmatization…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Intimacy, Children
Romantic Partner Selection and Socialization during Early Adolescence
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Simon, Valerie A.; Aikins, Julie Wargo; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Child Development, 2008
This prospective study examined romantic partner selection and socialization among a sample of 78 young adolescents (6th-8th graders). Independent assessments of adolescent and romantic partner adjustment were collected before and after relationships initiated via peer nomination and self-report. Prior to their relationship, adolescents and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Early Adolescents, Grade 6, Grade 7
Actor and Partner Effects of Adolescents' Romantic Working Models and Styles on Interactions with Romantic Partners
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Furman, Wyndol; Simon, Valerie A. – Child Development, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Models