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The Role Of Physical Attractiveness In Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Rebecca Furr Webb
The Role Of Physical Attractiveness In Adolescent Romantic Relationships, Rebecca Furr Webb
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This dissertation explores the role that physical attractiveness plays in many aspects of adolescent romantic relationships, such as relationship longevity, relationship satisfaction, and power dynamics within the relationship. Three specific questions are examined in this project. First, is partner physical attractiveness associated with relationship satisfaction? Second, do adolescent couples who are well ―matched‖ according to physical attractiveness remain together longer that those who are not? Third, does the couple member who is higher in physical attractiveness have more power in the relationship?
To examine these questions, we used data collected from 99 middle adolescent and 106 late adolescent dating couples. …