TY - JOUR
T1 - Romantic fantasies, cross-gender friendships, and romantic experiences in adolescence
AU - Tuval-Mashiach, Rivka
AU - Walsh, Sophie
AU - Harel, Shirley
AU - Shulman, Shmuel
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Findings of this study, conducted on 142 adolescents (67 ninth graders and 75 eleventh graders), show that romantic experiences among adolescents are manifested in different forms: romantic fantasies, cross-gender friendships, and sustained interactions with a romantic partner. These three forms of experience are manifested differently across age and gender. Romantic fantasies, although not accompanied by any actual interaction, are emotionally intense and probably constitute one of the modes of romantic experience.
AB - Findings of this study, conducted on 142 adolescents (67 ninth graders and 75 eleventh graders), show that romantic experiences among adolescents are manifested in different forms: romantic fantasies, cross-gender friendships, and sustained interactions with a romantic partner. These three forms of experience are manifested differently across age and gender. Romantic fantasies, although not accompanied by any actual interaction, are emotionally intense and probably constitute one of the modes of romantic experience.
KW - Cross-gender friendships
KW - Gender differences
KW - Intimacy
KW - Middle and late adolescence
KW - Narratives
KW - Romantic fantasies
KW - Romantic relationships
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44849087468&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0743558407311332
DO - 10.1177/0743558407311332
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AN - SCOPUS:44849087468
SN - 0743-5584
VL - 23
SP - 471
EP - 487
JO - Journal of Adolescent Research
JF - Journal of Adolescent Research
IS - 4
ER -