Adolescents' emotional reactivity across relationship contexts.

• DOI: 10.1037/a0028342
• Publication Date: 2012-04-30T18:30:10Z
• Authors: Emily C. Cook; Cheryl Buehler; Bethany L. Blair
• Keywords: Reactivity; Association (psychology); Romance; Emotional security

Adolescents' emotional reactivity in family, close friendships, and romantic relationships was examined a community-based sample of 416 two-parent families. Six waves annual data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Emotional to interparental conflict during early adolescence associated prospectively with adolescents' friendships middle adolescence. Close friendship partially explained the prospective association between relationship reactivity. The perceived stronger for girls than boys. Results have important developmental implications regarding across salient interpersonal contexts