Parental divorce and intimate relationships of young adults.
This study examined associations among parental divorce, family conflict, sex, and young men's and women's achievement of intimacy. Analyses indicated that family conflict and sex, but not divorce, were significantly related to intimacy. Examination of those within the divorced group suggest that time of divorce, along with family conflict, were related to intimacy.
Westervelt
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Psychology Department, University of Missouri-St. Louis 63121, USA.
Vandenberg
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology