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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"romantic partners"”.
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THE INFLUENCE OF ROMANTIC PARTNERS ON MALES’ DECISION-MAKING
… and maximize their chances of acquiring a romantic partner (and ultimately produce offspring). Consistent with this perspective, existing research demonstrates that attractive females increase risk-taking in single males, in part by enhancing males’ sensitivity to rewards and diminishing …
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Personality, appearance and temporal responses to potential romantic partners
… which are important in the evaluation of romantic partners (reviewed in Chapter 1). However, relatively little research considers the role of temporal factors in mate choice, such as the extent to which choices may be relatively stable across time and/or factors that predict deliberation …
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Use of smartphones by romantic partners to maintain their relationships
… relationships. Human relationships especially romantic ones are essential as they have an impact on a person's emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Most of the research to date has focused on the quantitative measurement of the advantages and disadvantages of technology as well as on the …
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"You Are So Beautiful... To Me": Romantic Partners' Insight Into Others' Perceptions
<p>Do romantic partners see each other realistically or do they have overly positive perceptions of each other? Research has shown that realism and positivity co-exist in romantic partners' perceptions: Boyes & Fletcher, 2007). The current study examines a novel approach to understanding how this …
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Influential Factors for Disclosing a Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnosis to Romantic Partners
… unique psychosocial challenges in dating and romantic relationships, specifically related to disclosing their diagnosis to romantic partners. Despite disclosure within romantic relationships being explored in the context of other genetic conditions, this area has not yet been explored in the …
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The Association Between Adult Attachment and Attributions for Romantic Partners' Negative Behaviors
… the influence of cognitive factors on romantic relationship functioning (see Bradbury & Fincham, 1990 for a review). However, few studies have examined the extent to which attributions for romantic partners' negative behaviors explain the association between adult attachment security …
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Body image in overweight and obese women: The influence of age, ethnicity, perceived attractiveness, and romantic partners
… and obese women's body image within heterosexual romantic partnerships. Five hundred fifty-four women were recruited from social media groups and academic listservs. Participants completed an author-generated demographic questionnaire, the Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire (Cash, Phillips, …
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The instantiation of emotion in conversations between romantic partners, male friends, female friends, and cross-sex friends
… in conversation with close relational partners. Three research questions were addressed: (1) How is emotion instantiated in conversation between close relational partners, (2) What are the consequences of that instantiation for the social functions of emotions within the developing …
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Exploring differences in approaches to conflict and satisfaction among Mexican American and European American romantic partners within the United States
… study investigated conflict within intercultural romantic relationships between Mexican American and European American partners within the United States. The goal of this study was to explore and understand the causes of differences in conflict and resulting relationship satisfaction in this …
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Emotional common ground bridges cultural divides in couples: The facilitating effects of emotional match between romantic partners in intercultural (vs. monocultural) communication and relationships
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Extradyadic Communication with Friends about Negative Relational Events in Romantic Relationships: Development of a Measure and Implications for Friendship and Romantic Relationship Functioning
… perceived network support and interference for romantic relationships, yet there is limited information regarding why and how people engage in extradyadic communication with network members when they experience negative relational events in their romantic relationships. The purpose of the …
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Relational maintenance: An examination of how gender, relational maintenance strategies, and commitment affect the use of text messages in romantic relationships
… maintenance strategies, and text message use in romantic partners. This study examines how these three factors are connected through the use of surveys. It was hypothesized that romantic partners who were more committed to one another would use text messages to communicate about certain …
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The use of TikTok for relationship maintenance: An exploratory study
… The purpose of this study is to learn how romantic partners use TikTok to support relationship maintenance; in addition, this study draws on research related to the five love languages to gauge how romantic partners express their love for each other using TikTok. Interviews with eight …
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Internet boundaries for social networking: impact of trust and satisfaction
… and Fidelity (2 items: No Flirting and No Former Partners). Findings suggest that couples in long-term committed relationships have boundaries or rules for social networking. Furthermore, trusting one’s partner, but not relationship satisfaction, contributes to behaviors that reflect sharing …
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Cross-Sex Friendships in a Changing Society: A Comparative Analysis of Cross-Sex Friendships, Same-Sex Friendships, and Romantic Relationships
… differentiated from that of same-sex friends and romantic partners.
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Factors Contributing to the Experience of State Loneliness
… the third study, I propose that engagement with romantic partners will be less beneficial for avoiding state loneliness when experiencing work-schedule conflict, due to the detriment such conflict may have on relationship quality. The lack of research on state loneliness is related to the …
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Intimate Relationships Of Adults Raised In Same-Sex Families
… 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 following three general steps: (a) creating …
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Anxiety-related cognitions in close relationships
… close relationships (i.e., parents, friends and romantic partners). It also considers a range of developmental stages to identify potential sources of influence that may play a role in the acquisition and/or maintenance of information processing biases across development. The thesis aims are …
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Examining Heterosexual Women's Social Comparisons and Perceptions of Sexual Competition with Porn Stars
… competition with porn stars they imagined their romantic partners viewed for purposes of private masturbation. Two novel predictors were considered, the body size (thin vs. plus-size) and facial attractiveness (high vs. low) of the porn stars, to investigate conditions that were more or less …
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