Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 471-487 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescent Research |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Cross-gender friendships
- Gender differences
- Intimacy
- Middle and late adolescence
- Narratives
- Romantic fantasies
- Romantic relationships
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