TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Teacher-student interactions and attachment states of mind as predictors of early romantic involvement and risky sexual behaviors
JO  - Attachment and human development
A1  - Kobak, Roger
A1  - Herres, Joanna
A1  - Gaskins, Clare
A1  - Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe
SP  - 289
EP  - 303
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - Adolescents' capacities to negotiate sexual behavior in romantic relationships have important implications for their reproductive and health outcomes. This study examined adolescents' interactions with teachers and attachment states of mind as predictors of their romantic involvement and risky sexual behavior in an economically disadvantaged sample. Negative interactions with teachers predicted increased sexual risk-taking behaviors and females' early romantic involvement. Preoccupied states of mind increased risk for early romantic involvement and the likelihood that females would engage in risky sexual behavior. The findings demonstrate how adolescents' school experiences contribute to adaptation in romantic relationships in mid to late adolescence above and beyond representations of parent-child attachment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1461-6734
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2012.672282
ID  - ref1
ER  -