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Are friends and romantic partners the “best medicine”? How the quality of other close relations mediates the impact of changing family relationships on adjustment
Wim BeyersInge Seiffge-krenkesubject
Longitudinal studySocial Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050109 social psychologyEducationDevelopmental psychologyDevelopmental NeuroscienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyRomantic partners0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesQuality (business)Life-span and Life-course StudiesAdaptation (computer science)PsychologySocial psychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)050104 developmental & child psychologymedia_commondescription
In this longitudinal study, the link between changing relationships between adolescents and their parents and the mediating role of friendships and support from romantic partners on internalizing and externalizing symptoms were analyzed. Based on data on parent—child relationships obtained in 228 adolescents (ages 14 to 17) and their fathers and mothers, three different developmental trajectories were found which were differently linked with internalizing and externalizing symptomatology at ages 17 and 21. The quality of relationships with friends and romantic partners mediated the links between earlier parent—adolescent relationships and later problem behavior. The impact of close relationships with friends and romantic partners as a mediating process between family development trajectories and adaptation was more prominent for females than for males, highlighting the darker side of females' close relationships.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | International Journal of Behavioral Development |