When Worlds Collide: Linking Involvement with Friends and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood.
Recent increases in the average age at first marriage have created an extended period during which young adults frequently continue to socialize with friends, even as romantic ties typically become increasingly serious. Nevertheless, little research has focused on some of the challenges associated w...
| Published in: | Social Forces Vol. 98; no. 3; pp. 1196 - 1223 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2020
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