Clinical theory, practice, and research continue to be enriched by the new findings and challenges of contempo rary feminists. This research review explores recent contri butions, as well as an older one, to the feminist relational approach. Adolescent girls' and women's psychological development, gender differences in mixed-sex couple rela tionships, and research applications with the relational approach are considered.
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