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Showing 1 to 20 of 156 for “"intimate relationships"”.
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Criticism and Social Support in Intimate Relationships
… research has demonstrated the importance of intimate partner support and criticism to health, but less is known about how these behaviors are regulated and expressed in relationships. The present research examines individual differences and social cognitive processes that may shape support …
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Transgender identities, intimate relationships and practices of care
… identities, the impact of gender transition upon intimate relationships and the practices of transgender care networks. The research is linked to the ERSC research group Care, Values and the Future of Welfare (CAVA) and the focus of the project is in line with CAVA's enquiry into contemporary …
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Women's accounts of abuse in their intimate relationships
… their abuser, participated in this study. The relationships had become abusive within 2 weeks to 2 years of their beginning, though most became abusive within several months and one was always abusive. All but one of the women reported receiving help in leaving the relationship. The themes that …
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Intimate Relationships Of Adults Raised In Same-Sex Families
… were asked regarding their family history, relationships with their parents, peers, romantic partners, and others, their experiences with heterosexism, their experiences coming out, and their perspectives on sexuality and gender.</p> <p>In accordance with GT, the data was analyzed by …
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An exploration of the nature of contemporaty adolescents' intimate relationships
Intimate relationships in adolescence play an important role in psychosocial development and can impact on relationships during adulthood. There is a need for evidence-based interventions to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV), promote sexual and reproductive health, and equitable, enjoyable …
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A Narrative of Charitable Acknowledgment: Reframing Interpersonal Communication in Intimate Relationships
… guidance for healthy communication within intimate relationships is more difficult to come by--a condition stemming in part from an emotivist ethical paradigm. MacIntyre (1984) describes "emotivism" as the current state of society where individual preference serves as the ethical decision …
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Factors Influencing a Battered Woman's Perception of Controllability in Violent Intimate Relationships
… was designed to explore the nature of the relationships among concepts that have been identified within the context of battering, and that were thought to influence battered women's responses to violence. A causal model approach was used to investigate the influence of battering, …
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Empathy and Threatened Egotism in Men’s Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships
… self-esteem, narcissism, and empathy with intimate partner violence perpetration among men in 2 samples: college students and inmates. The sample was analyzed both as an aggregate and separately. A negative relationship was hypothesized between intimate violence perpetration and both …
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Investigating the discourses women draw on to understand violence in intimate relationships
The rate of violence against women by intimate male partners is extremely high in South Africa. Although violence against women has been researched from a variety of perspectives, little research has been done in South Africa on the discourses that women draw on to understand the violence. This …
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After the Breakup: Adult Perceptions and Expectations of Post-Divorce Intimate Relationships
… and in their establishment of post-divorce intimate relationships. The goal of this work was to describe how adults interpret their divorce experience, particularly in terms of how it connects with their ideas about intimacy and post-divorce intimate relationships. Four theoretical …
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Exploring Youths' Understanding of Intimate Relationships Through the Education Sector: An Institutional Ethnography
… well-being. With youth beginning to engage in intimate relationships at an earlier age in the 21st century, concentrating on the learning opportunity they have in school is paramount. The nature of what has been deemed important to teach in schools has changed throughout history, and focus has …
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I'm not all that: a look at the imposter phenomenon in intimate relationships
… study was conducted to examine the possible relationships between individuals experiencing the imposter phenomenon and their attachment styles within intimate relationships. The hypothesis was that individuals who score high on the Clance Imposter Phenomenon (IP) Scale (Clance, 1985) would …
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Males experiences of female partner abuse in intimate relationships in Jozini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
… males’ experiences of female partner abuse in intimate relationships in the Jozini Municipality, of KwaZulu-Natal. The study considered abuse as any incident or threatening behavior, violence, or psychological, physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse between adults who are or have been …
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Rebuilding Trust: The Experiences of Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Intimate Relationships
… (CSA) as they attempted to form and maintain intimate relationships in adulthood. While prior studies and survivor memoirs have suggested that CSA (as well as its psychological and physiological correlates) can have severe long-term implications on survivors’ ability to form and maintain …
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Impact of Self-Esteem, Adult Attachment, and Family on Conflict Resolution in Intimate Relationships.
… study examined the use of physical aggression in intimate relationships and the effects of self-esteem, adult attachment, and witnessing violence in the family of origin on such. Participants were 189 males and 379 females enrolled in classes during the fall semester 2006 at East Tennessee State …
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Close and intimate relationships: understanding their importance and establishment through research and therapeutic practice
… known to have difficulties in establishing such relationships, but there has been limited investigation, especially from a qualitative perspective. In the present study, eight young adult men (aged 21 to 29) with a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome (AS) were interviewed about their experience of …
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Life After Bariatric Surgery: Men's Perspectives on Self-concept, Intimate Relationships, and Social Support
… a focus on men's perspectives of self-concept, intimate relationships, and social support. Phenomenology was utilized and the researcher conducted 60-90 minute interviews with men who had bariatric surgery in the previous five years, were over the age of 25, were at least six months post-surgery …
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Relationship between attachment style, love style and attachment behaviour in intimate relationships of university students
… concerns on love and attachment behaviour in intimate relationships, particularly because relationship difficulties have been found to account for a large part of subjective well-being, failed marriages and escalated rate of divorces as well as being regarded as a main contributor to …
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Social Anxiety and Communication in Intimate Relationships: Identifying Core Challenges while Navigating Conflict and Seeking Support
… one that is particularly disruptive of social relationships. Socially anxious individuals often have trouble forming and maintaining intimate relationships, as evidenced by a high divorce rate and low relationship satisfaction within existing relationships. However, little is known about the …
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