Behavior in childhood is associated with romantic partnering patterns in adulthood
Duration: 6 mins
Publication Date: 21 Mar 2021
Next Review Date: 21 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.14953
Description
In this Video Abstract, Francis Vergunst discusses his JCPP paper ‘Behavior in childhood is associated with romantic partnering patterns in adulthood’. Most people will partner at some point during their lives. Yet little is known about the association between childhood behavior and patterns of long-term romantic partnering in adulthood.
Learning Objectives
1. Examine a range of behavioural problems that are highly prevalent in school-aged children and that have been repeatedly linked with adverse life outcomes.
2. Explore how childhood anxiety may predict future partnering prospects.
3. Investigate whether childhood behaviours differentially affect future partnering for males and females.
