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Friendships, perceived popularity, and adolescent romantic relationship debut
Savickaitė,Ruta Dijkstra,Jan Kornelis Kreager,Derek Ivanova,Katya Veenstra,René
Savickaitė,Ruta
Dijkstra,Jan Kornelis
Kreager,Derek
Ivanova,Katya
Veenstra,René
Abstract
This study examined the association of friendships and popularity with adolescents’ first-time involvement in a romantic relationship (referred to as romantic relationship debut). The aim of this article was twofold: first, to disentangle the unique effects of friendships and perceived popularity; second, to separate same- and cross-gender peer nominations. Specifically, it was tested whether same- and cross-gender friendships or same- and cross-gender popularity were more likely to increase the likelihood of romantic relationship debut. Using longitudinal data of 590 Dutch adolescents age 12 to 18 (57 % girls) from TRAILS (Tracking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey), results are consistent with the hypothesis that cross-gender friendships and cross-gender popularity increase the chances of a romantic relationship debut. Findings indicate that peer evaluations by cross-gender peers of both friendships and popularity account for adolescents’ romantic relationship debut.
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2020
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ASSOCIATIONS, BEHAVIORS, EMERGENCE, GENDER, NETWORKS, ONLINE, SELECTION, STANDARD, dating relationships, friendship, peer popularity, pubertal development, puberty, romantic
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Savickaitė, R, Dijkstra, J K, Kreager, D, Ivanova, K & Veenstra, R 2020, 'Friendships, perceived popularity, and adolescent romantic relationship debut', The Journal of Early Adolescence, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 377-399. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431619847530