FAMILY-STRUCTURE AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY IN YOUNG-ADULTS

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which selected personal, interpersonal, and family characteristics were related to in terpersonal relationship quality of young adults. Hierarchical multipl e regression analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. Relati onship anxiety, family adaptability, and the ability to manage interpe rsonal conflict effectively were found to be significantly related to interpersonal relationship quality. At higher levels of anxiety, young adults from divorced families had significantly lower levels of inter personal relationship quality than their peers from intact families. I mplications for further research and practice are discussed.