Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Email: poulin. Romantic relationship qualities are likely to change from adolescence to adulthood.
Therefore, we undertook a longitudinal study to examine changes in satisfaction, intimacy, and conflict over this period by simultaneously testing the effects of age, relationship length, and their interaction.
These qualities were measured at nine-time points from ages 16 to 30 in a Canadian sample of participants The results of multilevel analyses show that satisfaction, intimacy, and conflict decline with age but increase with relationship length.
Moreover, age and relationship length were found to have a significant interactive effect on satisfaction and intimacy. Keywords: romantic relationship qualities, emerging adulthood, longitudinal, satisfaction, intimacy, conflict, couples, adolescence. The quality of the relationship refers to the positive or negative evaluation an individual makes of their interpersonal relationships Morry et al.
Thus, these changes in the function of romantic relationships would result in changes in relationship qualities. However, in addition to age, the length of a relationship with the same partner may be associated with the qualities of a romantic relationship Furman et al.
