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What Makes Early Adults Feel Loved? Cultural Consensus of Felt Love Experiences in Early Adulthood
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Olivia Ellis; Saeideh Heshmati; Zita Oravecz – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
The experience of love plays an integral role in human development as adolescents transition into adulthood. However, little is known about whether early adults have a shared understanding about indicators of love in daily life in this transitional phase. Using Cultural Consensus Theory informed by developmental theory, this study examined whether…
Descriptors: Young Adults, College Students, Intimacy, Psychological Patterns
Patterns of Intimacy Crisis Resolution and Their Associations with Romantic Loneliness in Polish and U.S. Young Adults
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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
Taking the Ups and Downs at the Rollercoaster of Love: Associations between Major Life Events in the Domain of Romantic Relationships and the Big Five Personality Traits
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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)
Negative Emotions and Behaviors are Markers of Breakup Distress
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Field, Tiffany; Diego, Miguel; Pelaez, Martha; Deeds, Osvelia; Delgado, Jeanette – College Student Journal, 2013
Method: University students who experienced a recent romantic breakup were given several self-report measures and were then divided into high versus low breakup distress groups. Results: The high breakup distress versus the low breakup distress groups had higher scores on negative emotions scales including depression, anxiety and anger and…
Descriptors: College Students, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Stress Variables
RICH Theory: The Promotion of Happiness
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Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The acronym RICH stands for resources, intimacy, competence, and health. These characteristics are purported to define psychological health, which is assumed to be synonymous with happiness. The four characteristics encompass all possible reinforcers, are relatively obtainable by all individuals, are interrelated to the extent they incorporate…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Intimacy, Competence, Intervention
Developmental Status and Intimacy in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer.
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Zevon, Michael A.; Corn, Barbara; Lowrie, Geoffrey; Green, Daniel M. – 1991
Whereas aggressive multimodal therapies are responsible for improved survival rates of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, concern has grown regarding the potential for adverse and delayed developmental effects resulting from these treatments. In light of this concern, this study assessed 207 adult survivors of childhood cancer in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, At Risk Persons, Cancer