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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Relationship commitment"”.
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTNER INVESTMENTS TO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT
… used theories in the literature on interpersonal relationships, posits that both partners in a romantic relationships play integral roles in maintaining their relationship. Based in interdependence theory, research on the investment model of commitment (Rusbult, 1980) has revealed that …
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Organizational Commitment, Relationship Commitment and Their Association with Attachment Style and Locus of Control
Organizational commitment (OC) is a psychological state that binds an employee to an organization, and the Three-Component Model of organizational commitment (Meyer and Allen, 1991) posits that employees bind with their organizations as a result of desire (affective commitment), need (continuance …
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Relationship Decision-Making as a Mediator between Regret, Autonomy, and Two Forms of Relationship Commitment: Dedication and Constraint
<p>This study examined the relationships among autonomy, anticipated regret, decision-making, and dedication and constraint commitment of college students in romantic relationships. Two models were specified, with the first assessing autonomy as a predictor of dedication and deciding as a mediator. …
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Keeping All the Balls in the Air: Social Class and Stress, Relationship Commitment, and Marital Expectations among Cohabiting Young Adults
… all the balls in the air” while thinking about relationship commitment and plans to marry. Using data from the fourth wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this dissertation examines how social class and social roles and stress, relationship commitment, and …
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A mediated model of trust and its antecedents in the client-consultant relationship
… several variables have on trust as a mediator to relationship commitment within the context of the client-consultant relationship. The participants were 521 college students from two 4-year universities. Participants were randomly assigned to one of eight scenario-based questionnaires which …
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The impact of managing business partners supported by Web-based technologies on inter-organisational relationships : an empirical study from partners' perspective within the ICT industry
… have begun to realise that supplier-partner relationships are becoming a key force necessary in business-to-business (B2B) distribution channels to achieve significant monetary and non-monetary benefits. However, the tasks required of implementing a successful B2B distribution strategy for a …
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Predictors of Sexual Relationship Power, Communication and Sexual Decision Making among Latino Couples
… various factors affect Latino couples’ sexual relationship power, communication and decision making about family planning, including sexual relationship power, relationship commitment, dyadic adjustment, individual background, and cultural characteristics. Previous research has not focused on …
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Self-Curated Temptation: Attention to Alternatives in the Age of Social Media
… some people, such as those who are higher in relationship commitment, are better equipped to ignore the temptations of alternatives to their romantic partner. However, the majority of the research on this topic has focused on self-reported recall of relationship alternatives or responses to …
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Relationship functioning before and during the digital age
Most research on relationship functioning has shown that people's satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investment size predict relationship commitment. However, few studies have examined the antecedents to relationship commitment and its predictors, and whether the passage of time and …
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Antecedents and outcomes of sexual orientation disclosure in the workplace among lesbians
… orientation in the workplace and their intimate relationship, this remains unclear. As such, the present study investigated antecedents and outcomes of sexual orientation disclosure in the workplace among a sample of 201 self-identified lesbians in the context of their intimate relationship. As …
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The Effect of Social Media Addiction on Romantic Relationship Outcomes: Factors Associated with Social Media Addiction
… romantic partners, which adversely affects commitment to the primary relationship. Commitment is choosing to forsake other choices. Theoretically, commitment to a romantic partner diminishes if alternative partners are readily available. Researchers argue that preoccupation with SNSs …
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Trajectories of commitment and instability across the legalization of same-sex marriage: an examination of the role of heterosexist experiences
… of 262 LGBQ identifying individuals in same-sex relationships, the current study examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the frequency and salience of heterosexist experiences and relationship instability and commitment across the legalization of same-sex marriage. …
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An investigation of antecedents to social media engagement behaviours
… behaviour (CEB), influence the customer-brand relationship. This thesis therefore seeks to investigate the antecedents of social media engagement behaviours with a focus on customer related antecedents.More specifically, this research investigates the antecedents to the specific social media …
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Reducing Narcissistic Defensiveness Through the Activation of Belonging
… which can have negative consequences for their relationship functioning. The current research examined the effects of acceptance affirmation on self-enhancement of people with high and low levels of narcissism. Study 1 found that affirming acceptance reduced self-enhancement on trait ratings for …
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Defining the Relationship: Intentional Decision-Making and Sexual Risk in Adolescent and Young Adult Romantic Relationships
… sets of findings related to the "defining the relationship" (DTR) talk in adolescents' and young adults' romantic relationships. Paper 1 describes descriptive results from two studies, one utilizing a college undergraduate young adult sample (<em>N</em> = 341) and the other using a nationwide …
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Location privacy exchange behavior: development and testing of two proposed models
… of the three essays in this dissertation use a `relationship commitment' conceptualization, with each transaction decision viewed as a component in a long-term process. The `privacy paradox' has been frequently observed, users disclose high levels of personal information in contrast to their low …
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Kin, kith, and same-sex couple quality
… and shows how their networks affect couple relationship quality. Respondents had to be ages 30 to 55 inclusive, living together at least one year, without children, and residing in Washington State. Recruitment of equal numbers of women and men residing equally within Seattle and elsewhere …
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The process of coping with dating violence: a qualitative study
… women who experienced violence in their dating relationships. A second purpose was to develop a theoretical understanding of this process by systematically linking the concepts that emerged. A multiple-case study qualitative research design was selected to accomplish these purposes because it …
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An Experimental Analysis of Couple Aggression Using a Response Choice Paradigm
… poured (flashpoint intensity). Individual and relationship variables were examined as they related to a participant's decision to aggress and the intensity of the aggressive response. Flashpoint latency did not vary as a function of condition. Gender differences were not found with regard to …
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