EMOTIONAL BONDS IN PERCEIVING EMOTIONAL CLOSENESS AND PERSONAL WELLBEING IN PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS AND GENDER DIFFERENCES DURING ADOLESCENCE

Interactive relationships are necessary for personality formation in all stages of life, but adolescence is a period of finding a partner; and we are interested to find out how the emotional bond with a partner reflects emotional closeness in comparison with individuals without a current relationship. In this study, we will focus our attention on the relationships of adolescents in accordance with family and partners, as well as their personal well-being. We are interested to what extent there are differences in the subjective living and the need to start a relationship across both genders. The research sample consisted of university students of humanities and economic studies (N=98, M=23, 97; 19-24 years) in Trnava and in Galanta (UCM, BIVS, UJAK). A substantial proportion of the sample represents female adolescents who are in a romantic relationship for at least a year