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This version was published on July 1, 2008
Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23, No. 4, 471-487 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0743558407311332

Romantic Fantasies, Cross-Gender Friendships, and Romantic Experiences in Adolescence

Rivka Tuval-Mashiach

Bar Ilan University

Sophie Walsh

Bar Ilan University

Shirley Harel

Bar Ilan University

Shmuel Shulman

Bar Ilan University

Findings of this study, conducted on 142 adolescents (67 ninth graders and 75 eleventh graders), show that romantic experiences among adolescents are manifested in different forms: romantic fantasies, cross-gender friendships, and sustained interactions with a romantic partner. These three forms of experience are manifested differently across age and gender. Romantic fantasies, although not accompanied by any actual interaction, are emotionally intense and probably constitute one of the modes of romantic experience.

Key Words: romantic relationships • cross-gender friendships • romantic fantasies • narratives • middle and late adolescence • intimacy • gender differences


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