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Peggy A. Kong; Xinwei Zhang; Xiaoran Yu; Damian Wyman – Chinese Education & Society, 2024
In China, parents, teachers, and society generally oppose adolescent romance, believing it impedes youth from academic success. However, research that investigates factors influencing one's involvement in adolescent romance is scarce, especially among rural Chinese youth. Drawing upon 1,262 youth and their mothers in rural Gansu province, China,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intimacy, Gender Differences, Parenting Styles
Hostile Interparental Conflict and Parental Discipline: Romantic Attachment as a Spillover Mechanism
Cory R. Platts; Melissa L. Sturge-Apple; Patrick T. Davies – Developmental Psychology, 2024
This study examined parental romantic attachment security as a mediator of prospective associations between hostile interparental conflict and parental discipline (i.e., power-assertive, permissive, and inductive discipline) for mothers and fathers of young children. Furthermore, this study utilized a novel, automatic assessment of romantic…
Descriptors: Parents, Interpersonal Relationship, Conflict, Discipline
Vail-Smith, Karen; Chaney, Beth H.; Williams, Megan – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
Few studies explore the components of sexual satisfaction as specified by college students. This cross-sectional study examined sexual satisfaction at the event level for undergraduate students (n = 1,090), focusing on differences between males/females. Survey results revealed for both males and females, being comfortable with a partner,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sexuality, Satisfaction, Gender Differences
Johnson, Sarah; Gordon, Cameron; Myers, Bryan; Kantor, Rachel – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the role of positive problem solving in the relation between perspective taking and relationship satisfaction. Participants: One hundred and four college students participated in the present study, if they had been in a romantic relationship for a minimum of six months. Methods: Participants completed…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
Cava, María-Jesús; Castillo, Isabel; Buelga, Sofía; Tomás, Inés – Youth & Society, 2023
The aim of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect relationships between romantic myths of love and teen dating violence victimization (physical and psychological), considering the mediating role of tolerant attitudes toward abuse and the moderator role of gender. A sample of 467 adolescents who had a dating relationship at that time or…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Intimacy, Misconceptions, Adolescents
Batik, Meryem Vural; Epli, Hatice; Çelik, Seher Balci; Çabuker, Nurdan Dogru – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
This study has been conducted to analyse the mediating role of jealousy in the relationship between social interest and partner violence in romantic relationships. The research group consisted of 402 emerging adults who were reached by convenient sampling method, who had a romantic relationship and who were students of a state university in…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Violence
Lopez, Susanna V.; Krems, Jaimie Arona; Dunn, Delaney S.; Warner, Emily; Leffingwell, Thad R. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: Sexual Strategies Theory suggests people fall on a continuum between having short-term mating orientation (STMO) and long-term mating orientation. One way STMO individuals signal mating goals is via risky drinking. The current study therefore aims to investigate drinks per week (DPW) as a mediator between STMO and risky sexual behavior…
Descriptors: Drinking, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Risk
Aysegül Özsolak; Meliha Tuzgöl-Dost; Seval Kizildag-Sahin – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
This study examined whether attachment and self-change predict relationship stability and whether relationship stability differs according to gender. The research data consisted of 403 participants, both online and face-to-face. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to determine the predictive power of self-change and attachment on…
Descriptors: College Students, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Gender Differences
Veronica Nyawira Ngatia; Beatrice M. Kathungu – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2023
Most undergraduate students in universities are in the young adulthood stage of development, in which intimate relationships are part of key tasks. Central to intimate relationships are emotions, which play a crucial role in determining whether a relationship flourishes or decays. Capacity to manage emotions of self and others-also known as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Intelligence, Social Development, Undergraduate Students
Tsameret Ricon; Michal Dolev-Cohen – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2024
Young adults explore sexuality through social media, using smartphones to conduct their intimate social relationships. This includes sexting behaviors that may have negative repercussions, such as bullying or non-consensual dissemination of content. Our study examines the connections between emotion regulation, moral judgment, and sexting behavior…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Media, Ethics
Molla-Esparza, Cristian; Nájera, Pablo; López-González, Emelina; Losilla, Josep-María – Youth & Society, 2023
The aim of this research is to examine associations of adolescent sexting with gender, being in a romantic relationship, and other online or offline sexual behaviors, using the adolescent sexting scale A-SextS as a standardized measure. Data were collected from a sample of 579 Spanish secondary school pupils (47.3% girls), between the ages of 11…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Sexuality, Gender Differences, Intimacy
Cosma, Alina; Költo, András; Young, Honor; Thorsteinsson, Einar; Godeau, Emmanuelle; Saewyc, Elizabeth; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
Sexual minority youth are at greater risk for bullying victimization than their heterosexual peers but data on perpetration and cybervictimization is limited. Using representative data from seven European countries and one region (N = 14,545), this study compared traditional bullying victimization and perpetration, and cyberbullying victimization…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, LGBTQ People, Adolescents
Max Supke; Kurt Hahlweg; Krenare Kelani; Beate Muschalla; Wolfgang Schulz – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined the state of mental health, partnerships, and sexual activity of German university students after the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants and methods: In June and July 2021, 928 students (23.6 years; 63.5% female) from four universities in Germany participated in an online survey that assessed…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Sexuality, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
László Kasik; Szilvia Jámbori; Zita Gál; Edit Tóth – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2024
The aim of the study was to explore same-sex and opposite-sex friendship functions among 12 to 13- and 16 to 17-year-old Hungarian adolescents (n = 304). To explore perceptions of friendship functions, the McGill Friendship Questionnaire (MFQ, 30 items, 6 factors: stimulating companionship, help, intimacy, reliable alliance, self-validation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Friendship, Questionnaires
Dysfunctional Relationship Beliefs as Gendered Predictors of Alexithymia in Turkish Cultural Context
Ipekci, Bediha; Turan, Numan – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
The present research investigated the relationship between dysfunctional relationship beliefs (DRB) and alexithymia with a particular focus on gender among Turkish college students. Results indicated that different DRB predicts alexithymia in females and males. Intimacy avoidance predicted an increase of alexithymia scores in females, whereas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables