Influence of Relations with Parents on an Ideal Romantic Relationship
After looking through the code-book for AddHealth, I have decided that I am particularly interested in an ideal romantic relationship. I am not sure which variables I would use regarding an ideal romantic relationship (e.g. holding hands or kissing), so for now I will include all the relevant variables in my personal code-book.
While an ideal relationship is a good starting point, I need to determine what it is about an ideal relationship that I am interested in. It strikes me that friends and acquaintances that I have know through the years that got into a romantic relationship did so either alone or in groups. Some seem to get along soon after their first few dates together in a group and others after going out together alone.
I decide that I am most interested in exploring the association between forms of dating and an ideal romantic relationship. I add to my code-book variables reflecting social dimensions of a romantic relationship (e.g. dating in groups or alone).
During a second review of the code-book, I would like to explore how relations with parents is associated with an ideal relationship. Specifically, regarding whether their parents allow them make their own decision about the people they hang around with.
I decide that I am most interested in exploring the association between level of parental control and an ideal relationship. I add to my code-book variables reflecting parental regulations (e.g. rules and activities).
This study examined prospective associations between the family context and adolescents’ romantic relationships. Using a national sample drawn from Add Health (N= 6,504), parent-adolescent relationships was associated with romantic experiences to identify how they contribute to behavioral, cognitive and emotional patterns that have been linked to romantic partners.
References
- Furman, W., & Collins, W.A. (2011). Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Experiences. In Kenneth H. Rubin et. al. (Eds.), Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships and Groups (1st ed., pp. 341–360). Guilford Press.