Development of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence Book

1. Missing the boat: why researchers have shied away from adolescent romance B. Bradford Brown, Candice Feiring and Wyndol Furman;

Part I. Processes in Romantic Relationships:
2. The emotions of romantic relationships: do they wreak havoc on adolescents? Reed W. Larson, Gerald L. Clore and Gretchen A. Wood;
3. The nature and functions of social exchange in adolescent romantic relationships Bren Laursen and Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell;
4. Cognitive representations of adolescent romantic relationships Wyndol Furman and Valerie A. Simon;
5. Romantic and sexual development during adolescence Brad Benson;

Part II. Individual Differences in Romantic Relationships:
6. Capacity for intimate relationships: a developmental construction W. Andrew Collins and L. Alan Sroufe;
6. Rejection sensitivity and adolescent romantic relationships Geraldine Downey, Cheryl Bonica and Claudia Rincon;
8. Sex, dating, passionate friendships and romance: intimate peer relations among lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents Lisa M. Diamond, Ritch C. Savin-Williams and Eric M. Dube;
9. Gender identity and the development of romantic relationships in adolescence Candice Feiring;

Part III. The Social Context of Romantic Relationships:
10. Adolescent romance and the parent-child relationship: a contextual perspective Marjory Roberts Gray and Laurence Steinberg;
11. Romantic relationships in adolescence: the role of friends and peers in their emergence and development Jennifer Connolly and Adele Goldberg;
12. You're going out with who?!: peer group influences on adolescent romantic relationships B. Bradford Brown;
13. Thecultured and culturing aspects of romantic experience in adolescence Deborah L. Coates;
14. What's love got to do with it? Adolescents' and young adults' beliefs about sexual and romantic relationships Julia A. Graber, Pia R. Britto and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;

Part IV. Conclusion:
15. Love is a many splendored thing: next steps for theory and research Wyndol Furman, Candice Feiring and B. Bradford Brown.