National Estimates of Adolescent Romantic Relationships

By K. Carver, K. Joyner, J. Udry. 2003

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Subfields: Demography, General Health Professions, Social Psychology

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Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups (2007, background): “This frequency increases in a largely linear fashion during adolescence with roughly 70% of boys and 75% of girls making this claim at age 18 (Carver et al., 2003; Seiffge-Krenke, 2003). The average duration of a romantic relationship has been observed to be 3.9 months at age 13, and 11.8 months at ”
Adolescent romantic relationships and experiences (2009, background): “Girls tend to have slightly older partners, whereas boys tend to have similar aged partners (Carver, et al., 2003); partners are usually similar in race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics (Carver et al., 2003; Furman & Simon, in press).”
Intimacy dating goals and relationship satisfaction during adolescence and emerging adulthood: Identity formation, age and sex as moderators (2006, background): “…also evidence that romantic relationship involvement escalates, and intimacy within romantic relationships develops, during adolescence and emerging adulthood for both females and males (Carver et al., 2003; Laursen & Williams, 1997; Neider & Seiffge-Krenke, 2001; Zimmer-Gembeck, 1999, in press).”
Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys (2006, background): “…of examining the nature of relationship dynamics among diverse groups of teens, since the bulk of prior research on adolescent relationships focuses on samples of white adolescents or largely white samples of college students (see also Carver et al. 2003). interactions assessed is significant.”
The Salience of Adolescent Romantic Experiences for Romantic Relationship Qualities in Young Adulthood (2011, background): “Less information is available regarding the number of dating partners that adolescents typically acquire; indeed, adolescents themselves are sometimes uncertain as to whether a particular relationship is ‘‘romantic’’ or not (Carver et al., 2003).”
Hooking Up (2006, background): “Carver, Joyner, and Udry (2003) reported that only about two fifths of teenagers who were dating had sexual intercourse with their boyfriends or girlfriends.”
Ten Years of Longitudinal Research on U.S. Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Developmental Correlates of Sexual Intercourse, and the Importance of Age, Gender and Ethnic Background. (2008, background): “…data from a national sample showed that this gender difference may not hold when only adolescents in romantic relationships are considered (Carver et al., 2004), and, consistent with racial/ethnic differences in sexual behavior for males, this review showed that the gender difference is…”
Adolescent Peer Relations, Friendships, and Romantic Relationships: Do They Predict Social Anxiety and Depression? (2005, background): “Dating is a normative experience for adoles- cents, and by 16 years of age, most adolescents report having had a romantic relationship (Carver et al., 2003; Feiring, 1996).”
Understanding the Role of Technology in Adolescent Dating and Dating Violence (2015, background): “In examining the prevalence of romantic experiences, one national study found that more than half of adolescents reported a romantic relationship in the last 18 months (Carver et al. 2003).”
Peer Relationships, Child Development, and Adjustment: A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective (2015, background): “The duration of romantic relationships also increases during the adolescent years, with 35% of 14- to 15-year-olds and 55% of those 16 or older reporting relationships that lasted for 11 months or more (Carver et al., 2003).”