This study examined development of emotional support competence within close friendships across adolescence. A sample of 184 adolescents (53% girls, 47% boys; 58% White, 29% Black, 14% other identity groups) participated in seven waves of multimethod assessments with their best friends and romantic partners from age 13 to 24. Latent change score models identified coupled predictions over time from emotional support competence to increasing friendship quality and decreasing support received from friends. Friend-rated emotional support competence in adolescence predicted supportiveness in adult romantic relationships, over and above supportiveness in adolescent romantic relationships. Teen friendships may set the stage for developing emotional support capacities that progress across time and relationships into adulthood.

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情感支持发展的特征：从青少年最好的友谊到年轻成人的浪漫关系


这项研究考察了青春期亲密友谊中情感支持能力的发展。 184 名青少年（53% 女孩，47% 男孩；58% 白人，29% 黑人，14% 其他身份群体）样本与 13 岁至 24 岁的最好的朋友和浪漫伴侣一起参与了七轮多方法评估。 潜在变化评分模型随着时间的推移确定了从情感支持能力到友谊质量提高和朋友支持减少的耦合预测。青少年时期朋友评价的情感支持能力预测了成人恋爱关系中的支持程度，高于青少年恋爱关系中的支持程度。青少年的友谊可能为发展情感支持能力奠定基础，这种能力会随着时间和关系的发展而发展到成年。