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... This pattern is closely associated to four stages of adolescent romantic relationships that are described by Connolly and Goldberg (1999). ... At this stage the adolescent may be physically attracted to another person, but interaction is limited to occasional encounters or phone calls. ...
The diversity of romantic experiences that adolescents have is just as evident as the normative patterns of adolescent romantic development. ... These new cognitive skills require some experience in the romantic domain before they can by fully and effectively applied, but as that experience is acquired, they provide the adolescent the tools for integrating their experiences and developing better relationships. ...
Theorists have hypothesized that parents may influence adolescent romantic relationships through a variety of mechanisms. ... 85 adolescent males were given questionnaires that asked them to describe their parents’ acceptance/rejection and their parents’ parental encouragement of independence versus overprotection. They were also asked to fill out an adolescent interpersonal competence questionnaire. ... Also, parents’ marriage may have an indirect effect on adolescent romantic relationships through its effect on the parent-adolescent relationship itself (Fincham, 1998). Similarly, the marriage may affect the adolescent’s adjustment, which in turn may affect his/her romantic experiences. ... Numerous factors affect adolescent romantic relationships including media portrayals of romance and norms about dating, sexuality, gender roles, and marriage. ...
Until quite recently, adolescent romantic relationships had received little attention by social scientists. ... Adolescent romantic relationships are potential precursors to subsequent relationships and are interesting phenomena in their own right. There is no single normative pattern of development concerning adolescent romantic relationships. However, there is some commonality in the character and succession of adolescent romantic experiences and relations.
Approximate Word count = 1979
Approximate Pages = 7.9
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