A systematic review of romantic relationship initiation and maintenance factors in autism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Ying Yew ◽  
Priscilla Samuel ◽  
Merrilyn Hooley ◽  
Gary B. Mesibov ◽  
Mark A. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Initiation ◽  
Maintenance Factors

Predictors of Partner Abuse in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents Involved in Heterosexual Dating Relationships

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. Roberts ◽  
Peggy Auinger ◽  
Jonathan D. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Relationship Initiation ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship

This article’s goals are to identify the characteristics of abusive heterosexual dating relationships among adolescents. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health dataset, an analysis of 4,441 heterosexual relationships was completed using logistic regression models (SAS PROC GENMOD). The associations between being verbally and physically abused were examined with respect to the following relationship characteristics: involvement in sexual intercourse or pregnancy with the relationship partner, description of the relationship as a “special romantic relationship,” duration of the relationship, age at relationship initiation, and age difference between partners. The findings indicate that involvement in a sexual or “special romantic” relationship was associated with greater likelihood of being abused in both genders. Increased length of time in the relationship was associated with verbal abuse in both genders. Involvement in a pregnancy was associated with being verbally and physically abused among males. It is thus concluded that relationship characteristics play an important role in the development of abusive relationships among adolescents.

scholarly journals Sexual Orientation Identity Development Milestones Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Hall ◽  
Hayden C. Dawes ◽  
Nina Plocek
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Sexual Orientation Identity ◽  
The Mean

This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis on sexual orientation identity development milestones among people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or another sexual minority identity (LGB+). Common milestones measured in the 30 studies reviewed were becoming aware of queer attractions, questioning one’s sexual orientation, self-identifying as LGB+, coming out to others, engaging in sexual activity, and initiating a romantic relationship. Milestones occurred in different sequences, although attraction was almost always first, often followed by self-identification and/or sexual activity; coming out and initiating a romantic relationship often followed these milestones. Meta-analysis results showed that the mean effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals varied by milestone: attraction [Mage=12.7 (10.1, 15.3)], questioning one’s orientation [Mage=13.2 [12.8, 13.6]), self-identifying [Mage=17.8 (11.6, 24.0)], sexual activity [Mage=18.1 (17.6, 18.6)], coming out [Mage=19.6 (17.2, 22.0)], and romantic relationship [Mage=20.9 (13.2, 28.6)]. Nonetheless, results also showed substantial heterogeneity in the mean effect sizes. Additional meta-analyses showed that milestone timing varied by sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and birth cohort. Although patterns were found in LGB+ identity development, there was considerable diversity in milestone trajectories.

scholarly journals How Do Ideal Friend Preferences and Interaction Context Affect Friendship Formation? Evidence for a Domain- General Relationship Initiation Process

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina A. Huang ◽  
Alison Ledgerwood ◽  
Paul W. Eastwick
Keyword(s):  
Formation Process ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
General Relationship ◽  
Friendship Formation ◽  
Relationship Initiation ◽  
Initiation Process ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Live Interaction

This research examined how people’s ideal friend preferences influence the friendship formation process. In an extension of prior research on romantic relationship initiation, we tested whether the match between participants’ ideals and a partner’s traits affected participants’ interest in forming a new friendship in three contexts: evaluating a potential friend’s profile, meeting in-person, and chatting online. Results revealed that participants were more interested in becoming friends with a partner whose traits matched (vs. mismatched) their ideal friend preferences when evaluating his or her profile. After a live interaction, however, the effect of the ideal-perceived trait match manipulation on participants’ friendship interest was substantially reduced in both in-person and online chatting contexts. People’s ideal friend preferences may influence their friendship interest more strongly in descriptive (i.e., indirect) than interactive (i.e., direct) contexts, a finding that mirrors prior results from the romantic domain and documents a role for domain-general relationship initiation processes.

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