Patterns of Romantic Pathways among 23 Year Olds and their Adolescent Antecedents

Romantic Relationship Education: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Turkiye

“…Therefore, in relationship education programs for emerging adults, at the microsystem level, skills, self-efficacy, or close relationship characteristics are considered, while the interaction of various relational and individual characteristics at the mesosystem level is taken into account. In addition, how environments such as family relations and school environments can interact with these individual skills and characteristics can also be included in the programs at this level (Roberson et al 2016, Shulman et al 2019. At the macro-system level, it may be suggested to consider factors such as beliefs about romantic relationships, social norms, expectations of the culture and family system regarding the relationships of young people, and gender roles surrounding the culture in which young people live (Gala and Kapadia 2014, Mayseless and Keren 2014, Kuperberg and Padgett 2016.…”

Romantic relationships in adolescence and early adulthood.

“…They showed that involvement in unstable romantic relationships and nonromantic sexual encounters followed complex pathways and can be beneficial. While such experiences were quite frequent in the early 20s, with increasing age many young adults moved toward steady involvement with a partner (Shulman et al, 2019). Of note, young adults were able to reflect on their experiences with casual relationships and to draw on what they had learned from them to better handle the challenges of a future relationship.…”

Impact and implementation findings from a cluster randomized trial of a youth relationship education curriculum

“…Adolescent romantic relationships serve a crucial developmental role (Collins et al, 2009; Joyner & Campa, 2006), providing a context for identity formation (Bouchey & Furman, 2003; Montgomery, 2005), development of interpersonal skills (Barber & Eccles, 2003; Furman & Shaffer, 2003), a growing sense of autonomy (Arnett, 2015), and exploration of romantic and sexual intimacy (Collins, 2003; Collins et al, 2009; Montgomery, 2005). Adolescents who have high‐quality romantic relationships tend to experience better psychological well‐being, as well as more satisfying and intimate relationships, in early adulthood (Collins et al, 2009; Shulman et al, 2019).…”