Friendship and Romantic Relationship Qualities in Emerging Adulthood: Differential Associations with Identity Development and Achieved Adulthood Criteria |
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Authors: | Carolyn McNamara Barry Stephanie D. Madsen Larry J. Nelson Jason S. Carroll Sarah Badger |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Loyola College in Maryland, Beatty 212, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, USA;(3) School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined how emerging adults’ identity development and achievement of adulthood criteria were related to qualities of their friendships and romantic relationships. Participants included 710 emerging adults (ages 18–26). Results indicated that identity achievement was related positively to four romantic relationship qualities, but not to any friendship qualities. Several achieved adulthood criteria were related positively to romantic relationship qualities; however, achieved adulthood criteria were related negatively to friendship qualities. It appears that progress on salient developmental tasks of adulthood carries important implications for emerging adults’ social relationships, but in ways that are more differentiated than commonly assumed. |
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