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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"dating relationships"”.
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Predictors of Male Violence in Dating Relationships
Dating violence among college students has become a pressing concern. However, to date, the bulk of the research in this area has attempted to discern correlates of marital violence. Little research has been paid to the isolation of predictors of violence that occurs early in the relationship. This …
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Perceived Effectiveness of Conflict Management Strategies in Dating Relationships.
… useful in understanding conflict management in dating couples.</p>
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Relational Maintenance in Long-Distance Dating Relationships: Staying Close
… old students attributed to their long-distance dating relationships. Ten participants completed in depth interviews exploring the thoughts and feelings individuals held about their current long-distance partner and relationship. Also, commitment and quality of alternatives were addressed …
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Views of justification and blame of violent interpersonal dating relationships
… focused on attitudes toward domestic violence in dating relationships. This study uses a large convenience sample of college students to investigate how college students assign responsibility when presented with two domestic violence scenarios that vary contextually. One scenario depicts a …
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Working with Native American Youth to Promote Healthy Dating Relationships
<p>Adolescent dating violence is a significant problem in the US in general. Research regarding programs that promote healthy dating relationships for Native American adolescents is however limited. This study explored cultural factors to consider in delivering a healthy relationship program with …
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Destination marriage? The diagnostic role of rituals in dating relationships
… of research when it comes to ritual activity in dating couples. Data from a random sample of dating couples was used to explore how rituals act as facilitators or barriers to commitment to wed. Results showed that celebration and tradition rituals played a contextual role in magnifying the …
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Mapping the link between female sexual desires and behaviors in heterosexual dating relationships
… Data from a sample of 81 females in heterosexual dating relationships were examined to investigate the links between females' sexual desires and sexual behaviors over a period of 14 days. A method of using quantitative data to produce qualitative narratives was used on a subsample of these women …
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A discourse analysis of young adults' discussions of intimate partner violence in dating relationships
… however, IPV also occurs in young adults' dating relationships. The purpose of this research was to explore the discourses young adults at a South African university collectively drew upon in peer-group discussions on the topic of IPV in dating relationships. Six focus groups were conducted …
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Interpersonal control in dating relationships: how is it affected by trust in one's partner and adult attachment style?
… Participants completed the Experiences in Close Relationships - Revised (Fraley, Waller, & Brennan, 2000), Multidimensional Measure of Emotional Abuse (Murphy & Hoover, 1999), Control Scale (Stets, 1993), Dyadic Satisfaction Scale (Spanier, 1976), Trust Scale (Rempel & Holmes, 1986), and Trust in …
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"What Do You Really Think of Me?": The Role of Feedback-Seeking on Romantic Dating Relationships Among Depression-Vulnerable Women
… its impact on interpersonal processes and close relationships. The interpersonal theory of depression and the self-verification theory have been used to describe interactional processes that can lead to, maintain, or exacerbate depressive symptoms and contribute to relationship distress. This …
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Family factors and risk behavior in adolescent dating relationships: Heterosocial competence as a mediator between interparental conflict and dating violence
… between interparental conflict and adolescent dating violence emerge in part due to social learning. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying links between interparental conflict and adolescent dating violence are not well understood. Theoretical rationales provided by researchers working with …
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Personal and Perceived Partner Commitment and Trust as Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction in Long-Distance and Proximally Close Dating Relationships of Graduate Students
… Trust among long-distance and proximally close dating relationships of graduate students. The sample included graduate students in long-distance and proximally close dating relationships. The study found that Perceived Partner Commitment significantly predicted Personal Trust over and beyond …
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The conflict resolution resources of female dating violence victims: a comparison of women who use mutual violence and women who remain nonviolent
… science research has consistently revealed that dating violence victims differ in their use of violence against their dating partners. Some victims use violence in mutually violent dating relationships while other victims remain nonviolent in unilaterally violent dating relationships. The present …
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Relationship dimensions, negotiation and coping: differences by gender and by use of violence among college students
Serious dating relationships of college freshmen (H = 284) were investigated, comparing relationship dimensions, negotiation styles and coping strategies between violent and nonviolent students and between male and female respondents. Multiple analysis of variance techniques revealed significant …
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The negotiation of conflict management in long-distance and geographically close romantic relationships.
… management strategy use in long-distance dating relationships (LDDRs) compared to conflict management strategy use in geographically close dating relationships (GCDRs). Uncertainty Reduction Theory posits that uncertainty could be problematic for LDDRs and thus contribute to differences in …
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Resiliency Factors Associated with Adaptive Conflict Tactics.
… a predictor of violent conflict tactics in adult dating relationships. A supportive sibling and a close relationship with the mother were examined as resiliency factors. Participants were 129 men and 256 women enrolled in classes at East Tennessee State University. Participants completed a …
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Courtship violence: a study of the reasons for continuing the relationship
… to have experienced some form of abuse in their dating relationships in the past year. Twenty-nine percent of the respondents claimed they had experienced both abuse and violence in their dating relationships in the past year, and 1.7% of the respondents experienced the most extreme form of …
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