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ERIC Number: EJ558607
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Intimate Relationships among Adolescent Romantic Partners and Same-Sex Friends: Individual and Systemic Perspectives.
Shulman, Shmuel; Levy-Shiff, Rachel; Kedem, Peri; Alon, Eiton
New Directions for Child Development, n78 p37-51 Win 1997
Examined adolescent intimacy in close friendships and romantic relationships from a systemic perspective. Found qualitative sex-related differences in how partners balance closeness and individuality in the two types of close friendships. Development of an intimate romantic relationship was also found to require greater commitment for males than for females. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dating (Social), Friendship, Interpersonal Attraction, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy, Love, Peer Relationship, Sex Differences, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Romantic Relationship
Note: Theme issue: "Romantic Relationships in Adolescence: Developmental Perspectives."