Romantic relationship trajectories among young African American men: The influence of adverse life contexts.

ABSTRACT: The development of supportive and committed romantic relationships during emerging adulthood forecasts relationship quality later in adulthood. Many emerging adult African American men are exposed to challenging socioeconomic environments that are known to undermine romantic relationships. Studies of African American men's romantic relationship quality and its antecedents during this developmental period are scarce. The present study investigates longitudinal trajectories of romantic relationship quality among African American emerging adult men and then tests a model linking them to adverse childhood experiences, socioeconomic instability, community disadvantage, and defensive relational schemas. The analytic sample included 331 African American men who reported having a romantic partner,

SUBMITTER: Bae D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7423756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature