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Romantic Dissolution and Social Support during Adolescents' Transition to College

Baker, Tracie Renee
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1137954382

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2006, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
This study attempts to advance our understanding of the links between romantic dissolution and emotional adjustment by addressing methodological limitations in existing research and examining romantic dissolution in its developmental and social contexts. The first aim was to establish the presence of longitudinal associations between romantic dissolution and emotional adjustment using a pre/post-dissolution design and a non-dissolution comparison group. It was found that dissolution status predicts self-esteem over the transition to college for students with higher self-esteem at baseline. In addition to establishing more definitive links between romantic dissolution and emotional adjustment, this study examined whether the quality of adolescents’ social networks contributes to variability in post-dissolution adjustment. Despite some evidence that social support from friends predicts changes in pre- and post-dissolution adjustment, it was not overall found to be an important predictor of psychological adjustment for college freshmen. Implications for these findings and needs for future research are discussed.
Valerie Simon (Advisor)
104 p.
Romantic; Dissolution; Social Support; Breakup; Transition to College; Emotional Adjustment

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  • Baker, T. R. (2006). Romantic Dissolution and Social Support during Adolescents' Transition to College [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1137954382

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baker, Tracie. Romantic Dissolution and Social Support during Adolescents' Transition to College. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1137954382.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baker, Tracie. "Romantic Dissolution and Social Support during Adolescents' Transition to College." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1137954382

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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