adolescence
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intimacy

Intimate relations are both what we value most and what have the greatest potential to hurt us. The ability to build and maintain true intimacy in relationships is one of the greatest challenges adolescents face.

Links of interest:
  • Sullivan focuses attention on the importance that same-sex friendships in middle childhood have in the formation of close romantic relationships in adolescence and adulthood. This summary by Pasqual Pantone summarizes his theory of development.
  • Love Doesn't Have To Hurt: Teens is a fact sheet put out by the American Psychological Association. It discusses hurtfulness in intimate relationships with both friends and romantic partners.
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