family trajectory convergence

cohort involvement

avoidance of risk to promote resiliency

setting goals and achieving them

safety and security

self-actualization

self-esteem

physiological needs

a desire to finish school

concern for competence motivation

increased sexual exploration

having a children at a later age

middle adulthood

later adolescence

later adulthood

early childhood

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

divorce is equally likely throughout the first 15 years of marriage

role overload

the social clock

the bidirectional nature of development

humanizing of values

and passion

and jealousy

and disclosure

and fascination

finishing school

all of the above

getting married

leaving home

those who exhibited cooperative, mutually respectful problem-solving strategies

those where both spouse worked

those who reported greatest satisfaction with their sexual relationship

those who had supportive family and friends

intimacy

inferiority

industry

isolation