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Adamczyk, Katarzyna; Park, Jung Yeon; Segrin, Chris – Developmental Psychology, 2022
In Erikson's model of development, intimacy and isolation denote polar outcomes of psychosocial crisis in young adulthood. Drawing on this model, the present study used three-wave longitudinal data to examine patterns of the success and lack of success in the resolution of Eriksonian crisis in relation to romantic loneliness as a negative outcome…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Psychological Patterns, Young Adults, Cross Cultural Studies
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Tuzgöl Dost, Meliha; Aras, Serpil – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2021
The aim of this study was to determine the predictive power of university students' relationship beliefs and self-change on the relationship quality of their romantic relationships. The sample was composed of 361 university students, 212 women (58%) and 149 men (41%), enrolled at different state universities in three metropolises and currently…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Intimacy, Student Attitudes, College Students
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Laughland-Booÿ, Jacqueline; Skrbiš, Zlatko; Newcombe, Peter – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2018
In many industrialized countries, the transition into adulthood has become prolonged and complex. The consequence is that the process of identity formation within various life domains is often being delayed. This study applies a qualitative longitudinal research strategy to track the experiences of 28 young Australians as they undergo the process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Identification (Psychology), Experience, Interpersonal Relationship
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Asselmann, Eva; Specht, Jule – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Personality predicts how we interact with others, what partners we have, and how happy and lasting our romantic relationships are. At the same time, our experiences in these relationships may affect our personality. Who experiences specific major relationship events, and how do these events relate to personality development? We examined this issue…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Individual Development, Foreign Countries, Dating (Social)
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Kalinina, Natalia V.; Solovyova, Alla V.; Popova, Tatyana A.; Levina, Irina D.; Gorbunova, Larisa N.; Ignatov, Sergey B. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2020
The paper is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of hardiness as an integral characteristic of teacher potential. The topicality of this problem is determined by the fact that in the process of socialization and personal development, each person faces the need to overcome certain life difficulties: psychological crises, stressful situations,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Stress Management, Socialization, Teacher Effectiveness
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Hyde, Abbey; Fullerton, Deirdre; McKeown, Caroline; Lohan, Maria; Dunne, Laura; Macdonald, Geraldine – Health Education Journal, 2017
Background: Existing literature indicates that young people in state care have particular sexual health needs that include addressing their social and emotional well-being, yet little has been published as to how these components of sex education are actually delivered by service-providers. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Delivery Systems
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Cook, Justin – Journal of Education & Christian Belief, 2011
A senior secondary English curricular commitment to biblical relationality and narrative through Ricoeur's hermeneutics provides students a learning community where they are invited to awaken to the biblical story, to love each other and creation within their Christ given identity in that story, to think about their own narratives within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parochial Schools, Secondary Education, Christianity
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Li, Zhi Hong; Connolly, Jennifer; Jiang, Depeng; Pepler, Debra; Craig, Wendy – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
This study compared the romantic involvements of Canadian and Chinese adolescents as well as linkages with friend and parental relationships. Participants were 496 Chinese adolescents and 395 Canadian adolescents, aged 16-17 years. Chinese adolescents were less likely to have any form of romantic involvement, including a romantic relationship,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context
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Shlomo, Shirley Ben; Ben-Ari, Orit Taubman; Findler, Liora; Sivan, Eyal; Dolizki, Mordechay – Social Work Research, 2010
Although becoming a grandmother represents an important transition in a woman's life, it has received scant research attention. This study used the model of growth developed by Schaefer and Moos in an attempt to identify personal and environmental resources that may contribute to a first-time maternal grandmother's mental health and her…
Descriptors: Daughters, Physical Health, Pregnancy, Intimacy
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Hebert, Sarah; Popadiuk, Natalee – Journal of College Student Development, 2008
Prior nonmarital breakup research has been focused on negative outcomes, rarely examining the personal growth aspects of this experience. In this study, we used a qualitative grounded theory methodology to explore the changes that university students reported experiencing as a result of a heterosexual nonmarital breakup and how those changes…
Descriptors: College Students, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Emotional Response
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Donkervoort, Mireille; Wiegerink, Diana J. H. G.; van Meeteren, Jetty; Stam, Henk J.; Roebroeck, Marij E. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of the Rotterdam Transition Profile (RTP) to describe the transition process from childhood to adulthood in young adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Participants were recruited from rehabilitation centres and hospital departments of rehabilitation. In total, 81 young adults (47 males, 34 females)…
Descriptors: Profiles, Validity, Individual Development, Maturity (Individuals)
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Scharf, Miri; Mayseless, Ofra; Kivenson-Baron, Inbal – Developmental Psychology, 2004
The association between attachment representations and adolescents' coping with 3 developmental tasks of emerging adulthood-leaving home, advancing in the capacity for mature intimacy, and developing individuation-was examined. Israeli male adolescents (N = 88) were administered the Adult Attachment Interview during their high-school senior year.…
Descriptors: Military Service, Intimacy, Developmental Tasks, Coping