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van Eeden-Moorefield, Brad; Pasley, Kay; Crosbie-Burnett, Margaret; King, Erin – Journal of Family Issues, 2012
This Internet-based study used data from a convenience sample of 176 gay men in current partnerships to examine differences in outness, cohesion, and relationship quality between three types of gay male couples: first cohabiting partnerships, repartnerships, and gay stepfamilies. Also, we tested whether relationship quality mediated the link…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Homosexuality, Interpersonal Relationship, Males
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Coll, Kenneth M.; Powell, Stephanie; Thobro, Patti; Haas, Robin – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
This study examined relations between family cohesion and adaptability (as measured by the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales-III) and the formation of trust and intimacy (assessed with the Measure of Psychosocial Development) among adolescents in residential treatment. Bivariate correlation revealed a significant association between family…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Intimacy, Adolescents, Institutionalized Persons
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Romig, Charles; Bakken, Linda – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Relationships of family cohesion and adaptability to adolescent intimacy development were explored by administering the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales Survey and the Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Orientation--Behavioral Version to 70 male and 137 female high school students. Results suggest different effects on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Comparative Testing