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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv TABLE OF TABLES vii TABLE OF FIGURES vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 Introduction: Sowing the Seeds of Healthy Marriage in Adolescence 1 Description: How Do Adolescents Think About and Behave In Romantic Relationships? 3 Explanation: The Role of Adolescent Romantic Relationships in Adult Development 5 Explanation: Reviewing Research on Adolescent Romantic Relationships 7 Intervention: Review of Current Relationship Education Programs for Adolescents 12 Future Directions for Research and Intervention 16 Trends in Marriage, Cohabitation, and Child-Bearing 19 Supporting Healthy Marriages: Where To Intervene? 20 Are The Seeds of Healthy Marriages Sown in Adolescence? 22 Adolescent Romantic Relationships: The State of the Field 23 Objectives And Scope of This Report 24 Organization of This Report 26 Defining Terms 27 2. DESCRIBING ADOLESCENTS' BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS 29 WITH RESPECT TO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS 29 Data Sources 29 Limitations of the Available Data 32 Adolescents' Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Dating and Romance 34 Adolescents' Expectations and Attitudes About Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce 37 Correlates of Adolescents' Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Romantic Relationships 39 Adolescents' Behaviors in Romantic Relationships 42 Summary and Conclusions 50 3. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS AND ADULT DEVELOPMENT 53 Attachment Theory 54 The Lifespan Development Perspective 57 The Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships (DEARR) Model 61 Integration: Assembling a Model of the Precursors of Adult Romantic Relationships 64 Summary 72 4. REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON THE CAUSES, CORRELATES, AND CONSEQUENCES OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN ADOLESCENCE 74 The Scope and Procedures of This Review 74 Comments on Methodological Issues 77 Antecedents of Adolescent Romantic Relationships 81 Correlates of Adolescent Romantic Relationships 89 Immediate Consequences of Adolescent Romantic Relationships for Adolescents 96 Consequences of Adolescent Romantic Relationships for Outcomes in Adulthood 103 Summary and Conclusions 105 5. REVIEW OF RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS 108 The Goals of Relationship Education for Adolescents and Youth 109 The Formats of Relationship Education 112 Are Relationship Education Curricula Effective? 118 Are Major Relationship Education Curricula Aligned With The Research Base? 121 Practical Concerns in Delivering Relationship Education Curricula To Low-Income Youth 124 Summary and Conclusions 129 6. FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION 133 Immediate Priorities for Research on Adolescent Romantic Relationships 134 Strategies for Programs and Curricula Aimed at Adolescent Relationships 138 Future Directions for Interventions Targeting Adolescent Relationships 147 Conclusion 148 7. REFERENCESÉÉÉ...ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ É150 TABLE OF TABLES Table 3.1: Summary of Theories 65 Table 5.1. Objectives of RME Curricula Reviewed in This Chapter 111 Table 5.2: Description of Exemplar Curricula, by Format 114 Table 5.3: Precursors of Relationship Outcomes Addressed by Exemplar Relationship and Marriage Education Curricula 123 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: U.S. Divorce Rates Over Time 19 Figure 3.1: An Integrative Framework to Account for the Adolescent Precursors of Adult Romantic Relationships 66
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Interpersonal relations in adolescence -- United States.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence -- Research.
Teenagers -- United States -- Attitudes.
Teenagers with social disabilities -- United States -- Attitudes.
Marriage -- United States.
Interpersonal relations -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Family life education -- United States.
Developmental psychology.