Teens' same-gender friendships key to later satisfaction in romantic relationships

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new longitudinal study sought to identify the factors in adolescence that best predicted who would and would not have a satisfying romantic life in their late 20s. The study found that the skills teens learn in friendships with peers of the same gender were the strongest predictors of later romantic satisfaction.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news