SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

ESSENTIALS OF LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT, 5e
JOHN W. SANTROCK

SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY ADULTHOOD

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Chapter Outline

Stability and change from childhood to adulthood
Love and close relationships
Adult lifestyles
Challenges in marriage, parenting, and divorce
Gender, communication, and relationships
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Stability and Change From Childhood to Adulthood

Experiences in the early adult years important in determining what the individual is like later in adulthood
Unfolding of social relationships and emotions
Attachment plays an important part in socioemotional development
Romantic partners as a secure base to obtain comfort and security
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Stability and Change From Childhood to Adulthood

Adult attachment
Secure attachment style: Positive view of relationships, easy to get close to others, not overly concerned/stressed about relationships
Avoidant attachment style: Hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships, tend to distance themselves from partner
Anxious attachment style: Demand closeness, less trusting, more emotional, jealous, and possessive
Majority of adults have secure attachment style
Prefer to have a securely attached partner
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Love and Close Relationships

Intimacy
Self-disclosure and sharing of private thoughts
Intimacy, identity, and independence demands are central to adulthood
Eriksons stage of Intimacy versus Isolation
Intimacy is finding oneself while losing oneself in another person
Failure to achieve intimacy results in social isolation
Friendship
Adulthood brings opportunities to form new friendships
Gender differences in adult friendships
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Love and Close Relationships

Romantic and affectionate love
Romantic love: Passionate love, or eros
Strong components of sexuality and infatuation
Often predominates in early part of love relationships
Affectionate love: Companionate love
Desires to have the other person near, based on deep, caring affection
Consummate love: Strongest form of love
Involves dimensions of passion, intimacy, and commitment
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