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The Formation of Healthy, Stable Romantic Relationships During Young Adulthood: A Developmental and Dyadic Perspective
Sponsor study identifier
Secondary identifiers
observational
259
1 country
1
Study Start
May 29, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
August 15, 2019
Actual (reported)Study Completion
Not reported
Date not reportedBackground: \- An earlier study on child development focused on the relationship between children and their caregivers (usually mothers). It looked at how this relationship influenced children's social and mental development. It also studied how these children related with family members and friends. Researchers are now interested in expanding the study with the same group of children. They want to look at these children, who are now young adults, and focus on their current romantic relationships. This new study will look at how child development affects the formation of stable, mature romantic relationships in young adulthood. Original child study participants and their significant others will be included in the new study. Only participants who are living together with a partner will be studied. Objectives: \- To look at romantic partnerships in a childhood study s original participants and their significant others. Eligibility:
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May 29, 2013
Actual (reported)May 29, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
June 3, 2013
Actual (reported)August 15, 2019
Actual (reported)Romantic Relationship Quality
Romantic Relationship Quality
Ongoing
Original child (now adult) study participants from protocol 88-CH-0032 and their significant others will be included in the new study. Only participants who are living together with a partner will be studied.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 9000 Rockville
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
Amato PR, Booth A. The legacy of parents' marital discord: consequences for children's marital quality. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2001 Oct;81(4):627-38.
Arnett JJ. Emerging adulthood. A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. Am Psychol. 2000 May;55(5):469-80.
Beach SR, O'Leary KD. Dysphoria and marital discord: are dysphoric individuals at risk for marital maladjustment? J Marital Fam Ther. 1993 Oct;19(4):355-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1993.tb00998.x.
Diane L Putnick, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
259 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
May 29, 2013
First Posted
June 3, 2013
Study Start
May 29, 2013
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
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Primary Completion
August 15, 2019
Actual (reported)Last Updated
October 8, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-09-22
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