Adolescent romantic relationships as precursors of healthy adult marriages :
Adolescent romantic relationships as precursors of healthy adult marriages : a review of theory, research, and programs /
Benjamin R. Karney ... [et al.].
- xxix, 124 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"RAND Labor and Population."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-124).
Introduction -- Describing adolescents' beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors with respect to romantic relationships -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescent relationships and adult development -- Review of research on the causes, correlates, and consequences of romantic relationships in adolescence -- Review of relationship education programs for adolescents -- Future directions for research and intervention.
Policymakers are interested in promoting healthy marriages in adulthood by providing services to strengthen the adolescent precursors of healthy marriage, especially within low-income populations. But if programs and curricula targeting adolescent romantic relationships are to be effective, they must be grounded in an accurate understanding of how adolescent relationships function and the role that they play in the development of healthy adult marriages. This report evaluates the current landscape of theory, research, and interventions addressing the role of adolescent romantic relationships in the development of healthy adult marriages. Drawing on a thorough review of the existing theoretical and empirical literature in this area, as well as interviews with practitioners directly involved with developing or administering relationship education to adolescents, the authors bring together relevant research and theory from a wide range of disciplines that have examined these issues, and suggest future directions for research and intervention. In particular, they note that although research describing romantic relationships in low-income populations is sparse, there are already-existing nationally representative data sets that include data from substantial numbers of well-sampled low-income adolescents. Analyses of these data would have relatively low cost and a potentially high yield for informing policies that target low-income youth.
0833041789 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833041784 (pbk. : alk. paper)
RAND/TR-488-ACF
$28.00 paperback
2007021574
Developmental psychology.
Family life education--United States.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence--Research.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence--United States.
Interpersonal relations--Study and teaching--United States.
Marriage--United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities--Attitudes.--United States
Teenagers--Attitudes.--United States
BF724.3.I58 / A36 2007
"RAND Labor and Population."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-124).
Introduction -- Describing adolescents' beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors with respect to romantic relationships -- Theoretical perspectives on adolescent relationships and adult development -- Review of research on the causes, correlates, and consequences of romantic relationships in adolescence -- Review of relationship education programs for adolescents -- Future directions for research and intervention.
Policymakers are interested in promoting healthy marriages in adulthood by providing services to strengthen the adolescent precursors of healthy marriage, especially within low-income populations. But if programs and curricula targeting adolescent romantic relationships are to be effective, they must be grounded in an accurate understanding of how adolescent relationships function and the role that they play in the development of healthy adult marriages. This report evaluates the current landscape of theory, research, and interventions addressing the role of adolescent romantic relationships in the development of healthy adult marriages. Drawing on a thorough review of the existing theoretical and empirical literature in this area, as well as interviews with practitioners directly involved with developing or administering relationship education to adolescents, the authors bring together relevant research and theory from a wide range of disciplines that have examined these issues, and suggest future directions for research and intervention. In particular, they note that although research describing romantic relationships in low-income populations is sparse, there are already-existing nationally representative data sets that include data from substantial numbers of well-sampled low-income adolescents. Analyses of these data would have relatively low cost and a potentially high yield for informing policies that target low-income youth.
0833041789 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780833041784 (pbk. : alk. paper)
RAND/TR-488-ACF
$28.00 paperback
2007021574
Developmental psychology.
Family life education--United States.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence--Research.
Interpersonal relations in adolescence--United States.
Interpersonal relations--Study and teaching--United States.
Marriage--United States.
Teenagers with social disabilities--Attitudes.--United States
Teenagers--Attitudes.--United States
BF724.3.I58 / A36 2007