family trajectory convergence

setting goals and achieving them

avoidance of risk to promote resiliency

cohort involvement

self-esteem

physiological needs

safety and security

self-actualization

a desire to finish school

increased sexual exploration

having a children at a later age

concern for competence motivation

early childhood

middle adulthood

later adulthood

later adolescence

divorce is equally likely throughout the first 15 years of marriage

the probability of divorce is lowest between 2 and 4 years after marriage

the median length of marriage is 18 years

the probability of divorce is highest during the first years of marriage

the bidirectional nature of development

role overload

humanizing of values

the social clock

and fascination

and jealousy

and passion

and disclosure

all of the above

leaving home

finishing school

getting married

those who had supportive family and friends

those where both spouse worked

those who exhibited cooperative, mutually respectful problem-solving strategies

those who reported greatest satisfaction with their sexual relationship

industry

intimacy

inferiority

isolation