The Development of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence

by Edited by Wyndol Furman , B. Bradford Brown , Candice Feiring

• ISBN13: 9780521591560
• ISBN10: 0521591562
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Numerous volumes exist on adult romantic relationships and on adolescent sexuality, but this is the first volume to examine adolescent romantic relationships. A group of eminent investigators met to discuss the topic and were charged with the task of writing about their conceptualization of these relationships and of romantic experiences in adolescence. The papers cover the full range of aspects of romantic relationships, and examine general processes and individual differences within the general context of adolescent development. Each paper contains numerous provocative ideas that are designed to stimulate research on the topic.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix	(2)
Foreword	xi	(6)
Willard W. Hartup
Acknowledgments	xvii
1 Missing the Love Boat: Why Researchers Have Shied Away from Adolescent Romance	1	(18)
B. Bradford Brown
Candice Feiring
Wyndol Furman
Part I Processes in Romantic Relationships	19	(106)
2 The Emotions of Romantic Relationships: Do They Wreak Havoc on Adolescents?	19	(31)
Reed W. Larson
Gerald L. Clore
Gretchen A. Wood
3 The Nature and Functions of Social Exchange in Adolescent Romantic Relationships	50	(25)
Brett Laursen
Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell
4 Cognitive Representations of Adolescent Romantic Relationships	75	(24)
Wyndol Furman
Valerie A. Simon
5 Romantic and Sexual Relationship Development During Adolescence	99	(26)
Brent C. Miller
Brad Benson
Part II Individual Differences in Romantic Relationships	125	(110)
6 Capacity for Intimate Relationships: A Developmental Construction	125	(23)
W. Andrew Collins
L. Alan Sroufe
7 Rejection Sensitivity and Adolescent Romantic Relationships	148	(27)
Geraldine Downey
Cheryl Bonica
Claudia Rincon
8 Sex, Dating, Passionate Friendships, and Romance: Intimate Peer Relations Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents	175	(36)
Lisa M. Diamond
Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Eric M. Dube
9 Gender Identity and the Development of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence	211	(24)
Candice Feiring
Part III The Social Context of Romantic Relationships	235	(164)
10 Adolescent Romance and the Parent--Child Relationship: A Contextual Perspective	235	(31)
Marjory Roberts Gray
Laurence Steinberg
11 Romantic Relationships in Adolescence: The Role of Friends and Peers in Their Emergence and Development	266	(25)
Jennifer Connolly
Adele Goldberg
12 "You're Going Out with Who?": Peer Group Influences on Adolescent Romantic Relationships	291	(39)
B. Bradford Brown
13 The Cultured and Culturing Aspects of Romantic Experience in Adolescence	330	(34)
Deborah L. Coates
14 What's Love Got to Do with It? Adolescents' and Young Adults' Beliefs About Sexual and Romantic Relationships	364	(35)
Julia A. Graber
Pia R. Britto
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Part IV Conclusion	399	(16)
15 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing: Next Steps for Theory and Research	399	(16)
Wyndol Furman
Candice Feiring
B. Bradford Brown
Author Index	415	(15)
Subject Index	430