| Abstract: | This study investigated the relationships among parental divorce, parental attachment relationships, family conflict, and late adolescents' romantic relationships. The sample included 125 subjects from divorced families (47 males; 78 females) and 141 subjects from intact families (80 males; 61 females). Ages range from 18 years to 22 years. Participants completed self-report measures assessing perceived parental attachment, romantic attachment, romantic relationship characteristics, social competence skills, and family conflict. Evidence was obtained that the quality of the parent-child attachment relationship strongly influences the quality of attachment in a romantic relationship for the adolescent rather than divorce or conflict. |
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