Romantic experiences in emerging adults : how they relate to the importance of romantic relationships and the quality of relationships with parents

Glavač, Timotej (author), Puklek Levpušček, Melita (author)

This study examined the link between perceived romantic relationship (RR) importance (relationship desire and dismissal) and emerging adults' romantic experiences, including relationship status, number of partnerships, and relationship durations. It also explored how individuation from parents contributes to the prediction of these experien ces. Participants (N = 464, 64.4% female, Mage = 22.59) reported on their romantic relationship importance, relationship experiences, and perceived connectedness and intrusiveness from parents. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that perceived RR importance significantly contributed to the prediction of romantic experiences beyond demographic factors. Additionally, paternal intrusiveness negatively predicted the duration of current and longest relationships. The findings suggest that RR importance and individuation, especially in relation to the father, play an important role in emerging adults' romantic experiences.

• Language: English
• Keywords: romantic relationships, emerging adulthood, parents, interpersonal relationships
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 223-245
• Numbering: God. 33, br. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-159933
• UDC: 159.922.8-053.81
• ISSN on article: 1330-0288
• DOI: 10.5559/di.33.2.03
• COBISS.SI-ID: 203184387

Note

Ključne besede v slovenskem jeziku: partnerski odnosi, prehod v odraslost, starši, medosebni odnosi

• Publication date in RUL: 31.07.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja
• Shortened title: Druš. istraž.
• Publisher: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
• ISSN: 1330-0288
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4174601

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• License: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Croatian
• Title: Romantična iskustva mladih na prijelazu u odraslost : odnos s važnosti romantičnih veza i kvalitetom odnosa s roditeljima

Abstract

Cilj studije bio je istražiti vezu između percipirane važnosti romantičnih veza (želja za vezom i odbacivanje veze) i romantičnih iskustava, uključujući status veze, broj dosadašnjih partnerskih veza i trajanje veza. Također, zanimalo nas je kako individuacija u odnosu sa svakim roditeljem pridonosi predikciji tih iskustava. Sudionici (N = 464, 64,4% žene, prosjek dobi = 22,59 godina) pružili su informacije o važnosti romantičnih veza, iskustvima u vezama te percipiranoj povezanosti s roditeljima i pretjeranom nadzoru roditelja. Hijerarhijska regresijska analiza pokazala je da je percipirana važnost romantičnih veza značajno objasnila varijancu u iskustvima s romantičnom vezom nakon kontrole demografskih varijabli, dok je očinski pretjerani nadzor značajno (negativno) pridonio trajanju trenutačnih i najdužih veza. Rezultati sugeriraju da važnost romantičnih veza kao i određeni aspekti individuacije, posebno u odnosu s ocem, značajno utječu na romantična iskustva mladih na prijelazu u odraslost.

• Keywords: romantična iskustva, mladi na prijelazu u odraslost, važnost romantičnih veza, povezanost s roditeljima, pretjeran nadzor

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P5-0062
• Name: Uporabna razvojna psihologija