Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Dev Sci. 2024 Nov;27(6):e13511. doi: 10.1111/desc.13511. Epub 2024 Apr 15.
A profound developmental experience is the emergence of adolescent romantic relationships and first feelings of love. However, the daily nature of feeling loved in adolescents' everyday lives is poorly understood. We investigated how daily stress severity was associated with adolescents' levels of feeling loved and whether romantic partner support moderated these associations. Furthermore, we investigated this for non-interpersonal and interpersonal stressors. N = 97 mixed-gender adolescent romantic couples (age M = 16.38, SD = 1.02) from an ethnically diverse sample (42.2% Hispanic/Latino/a/x, 44.7% White) participated in dyadic diary assessments twice a week for 12 consecutive weeks. Both partners independently completed open-ended questions about a daily stressor, indicating stress severity, perceived partner support, and feeling loved. Daily stressors were coded for non-interpersonal and various types of interpersonal stressors. Results from the dyadic multilevel model showed that days with lower than average support from a romantic partner amplify the adverse effects of stress severity on feeling loved, especially when the partner is involved in the stressor. We discuss the spillover of stress in romantic relationships and the stress-buffering functions of adolescent romantic partner support. Adolescent romantic partners are potentially essential regulators of stress, increasing adolescents' feelings of love. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Romantic love is central in adolescents' lives; we showed that adolescents generally feel loved by romantic partners. Feeling loved fluctuates daily as adolescents feel less loved on stressful days. However, when adolescents perceive their partner as supportive, there is no association between stress and feeling loved. Partner support is protective for feeling loved. The current study provides essential insights into when adolescents and why adolescents feel loved.
一种深刻的发展体验是青少年浪漫关系的出现和初恋的感觉。然而，青少年日常生活中感到被爱的日常性质还不太为人所知。我们调查了日常压力严重程度与青少年感到被爱的程度的关系，以及浪漫伴侣的支持是否调节了这些关系。此外，我们还调查了非人际和人际压力源的情况。N=97 对来自种族多样化样本的混合性别青少年浪漫伴侣（年龄 M=16.38，SD=1.02）参与了为期 12 周的每周两次的对偶日记评估。双方独立地完成了关于每日压力源的开放性问题，指出压力严重程度、感知到的伴侣支持和被爱的程度。每日压力源被编码为非人际和各种类型的人际压力源。来自对偶多层次模型的结果表明，与浪漫伴侣的支持低于平均水平的日子放大了压力严重程度对被爱的不利影响，尤其是当伴侣参与压力源时。我们讨论了浪漫关系中的压力溢出和青少年浪漫伴侣支持的压力缓冲功能。青少年浪漫伴侣可能是压力的重要调节者，增加了青少年的爱的感觉。研究亮点：浪漫之爱在青少年生活中至关重要；我们表明，青少年通常感到被浪漫伴侣所爱。被爱的感觉每天都在波动，因为青少年在有压力的日子里感觉不那么被爱。然而，当青少年感觉到他们的伴侣是支持性的时候，压力和被爱的感觉之间就没有关联。伴侣的支持对被爱有保护作用。本研究提供了关于青少年何时以及为什么感到被爱的重要见解。
