The young adult love lives of happy teenagers: The role of adolescent affect in adult romantic relationship functioning

•Early adolescent positive affect predicts positive romantic outcomes in adulthood.•Early adolescent negative affect predicts poorer romantic outcomes in adulthood.•Links are stronger for overall romantic competencies versus specific relationship qualities.•Results remained after accounting for pers...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of research in personality 2019-06, Vol.80, p.1-9
Hauptverfasser: Kansky, Jessica, Allen, Joseph P., Diener, Ed
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:•Early adolescent positive affect predicts positive romantic outcomes in adulthood.•Early adolescent negative affect predicts poorer romantic outcomes in adulthood.•Links are stronger for overall romantic competencies versus specific relationship qualities.•Results remained after accounting for personality (neuroticism and extraversion). This study assessed early adolescent positive and negative affect as long-term predictors of romantic conflict, anxious and avoidant attachment, romantic and social competence, and relationship satisfaction in adulthood utilizing a longitudinal, multi-informant study of 166 participants assessed annually at ages 14–17, and again at ages 23–25. Positive affect in adolescence predicted greater self-rated social competence during late adolescence and greater self-rated romantic competence and less partner-reported hostile conflict almost a decade later. Negative affect predicted lower social and romantic competence. Results generally remained significant after controlling for personality traits, providing greater support for the hypothesis that affect has a robust, direct relation to romantic development over time.
ISSN:0092-6566
1095-7251
DOI:10.1016/j.jrp.2019.03.006