The role of reciprocity in romantic relationships in middle childhood and early adolescence
The role of reciprocity in romantic relationships in middle childhood and early adolescence
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DOI：
10.1353/mpq.2007.0008
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发表时间：
2007-04-01
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
Rose, Amanda J.
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作者：
Carlson, Wendy;Rose, Amanda J.
人们对童年中期的恋爱关系知之甚少。对童年晚期和青少年的研究表明，随着年龄的增长，恋爱关系越来越多。然而，在目前的样本中（N = 1510），处于童年中期的青少年比青少年更有可能报告有男朋友或女朋友。此外，对于报告与同学恋爱关系的样本子集，研究了这种关系的互惠性。报告恋爱关系的中年青年频率高，部分原因可能是中年青年中非互惠关系的频率相对较高。与同学有互惠性和非互惠性恋爱关系的青少年之间也存在适应差异。拥有互惠的恋爱关系与被同龄人喜欢和认为“受欢迎”有关，而拥有非互惠的恋爱关系与抑郁和焦虑有关。这些发现说明了在恋爱关系中考虑互惠的重要性。
Little is known about romantic involvement in middle childhood. Research involving late-childhood and adolescent youths indicates increasing romantic involvement with age. In the present sample (N = 1,510), though, middle-childhood youths were more likely than adolescents to report having a boyfriend or girlfriend. In addition, for a subset of the sample reporting romantic involvement with a classmate, the reciprocity of the relationships was examined. The high frequency of middle-childhood youths reporting romantic involvement may be explained in part by the relatively high frequency of nonreciprocal relationships among middle-childhood youths. Adjustment differences were also found between youths with reciprocal and nonreciprocal romantic relationships with classmates. Having a reciprocal romantic relationship was related to being well liked and perceived as '' popular '' by peers, whereas having a nonreciprocal romantic relationship was related to depression and anxiety. These findings speak to the importance of considering reciprocity in romantic relationships.