Sentences with phrase «high quality relationships predicts»

Having high quality relationships predicts factors that we understand as life chances, including a longer life, greater creativity, and higher self - esteem (House et al., 1988; Argyle, 1992; Holt - Lunstad et al., 2010).

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When people perceive that both the costs of maintaining a relationship and quality of alternatives are high (which may be the case in college, especially for possible hook - ups), they will be less motivated to maintain their relationship.6 Indeed, feeling that an alternative is more attractive than a current partner may predict not only dissolution but also engaging in infidelity.7, 8 Thus, increased costs of maintaining relationships and presence of [often «tempting»] alternatives at school may lead to challenges in keeping the relationship going during the transition to college.

Also, the quality of the relationship between the parents before their child enters school has been shown to predict the child's social and academic competence throughout elementary and high school.

Earlier initiation of romantic relationships and more frequent alcohol use were predicted by greater sociability and less impulsivity in childhood, higher quality friendships and greater peer acceptance in early adolescence, and a more mature appearance and physical attractiveness (among females) at age 13.

In contrast with fertility, the relationship between women's neuroticism and child quality seems to be less context - specific: Neuroticism in women predicts poorer child condition both in the studied population and in modern settings where high neuroticism has been associated with inadequate parenting practices and the creation of a stressful family environment (37).

The predicted prevalence of overweight or obesity was 19 % among females with high - quality mother - adolescent relationship and 24 % for those with low - quality mother relationship (Fig. 1b).