The purpose of this study was to test two hypotheses (H1: relationship satisfaction will mediate the relationship between perceived relationship equity and potential relationship dissolution in women in same-gender relationships. H2: Relationship satisfaction will mediate the relationship between perceived minority stressors and potential relationship dissolution in women in same-gender relationships). Participants who met the demographic profile and consented to the study were asked to complete five questionnaires: relationship equity (Kurdek, 1998), couple minority stress (Neilands et al., 2019), relationship satisfaction (Funk & Rogge, 2007), potential relationship dissolution, and demographics. The results showed that relationships satisfaction was a partial mediator between perceived relationship equity and potential relationship dissolution. Additionally, the results showed that relationship satisfaction fully mediated the relationship between couple minority stress and potential relationships dissolution. The current study sought to understand the reasons why women in same-gender relationships are more likely to end a relationship than all other configurations of couples (Joyner et al., 2017; Ketcham & Bennett, 2019).
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