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An Understanding Of Why: The Role Of Narrative Coherence As A Moderator In The Relation Between Interparental Conflict And Optimism Towards Marriage, Briana L. Schubert
An Understanding Of Why: The Role Of Narrative Coherence As A Moderator In The Relation Between Interparental Conflict And Optimism Towards Marriage, Briana L. Schubert
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Effects Of Marriage, Divorce, And Discord: Review And Policy Analysis, Kiersten L. Marsh, Rachel A. Woods
Effects Of Marriage, Divorce, And Discord: Review And Policy Analysis, Kiersten L. Marsh, Rachel A. Woods
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Examining The Relationship Between Parenting Problems And Intimacy, Alexandra R. Buccelli, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Kristina C. Gordon
Examining The Relationship Between Parenting Problems And Intimacy, Alexandra R. Buccelli, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Kristina C. Gordon
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Relationship Quality, Individual Wellbeing, And Gender – A Series Of Longitudinal Studies, Patricia Nola Eugene Roberson
Relationship Quality, Individual Wellbeing, And Gender – A Series Of Longitudinal Studies, Patricia Nola Eugene Roberson
Doctoral Dissertations
Using multiple theories, three studies examined the association between relationship quality, individual wellbeing (e.g., psychological distress), and gender across multiple time points. In Study 1 applied life course theory concepts (e.g., roles, role configurations, role trajectories) and second order latent class analyses were then conducted. Using four relationship role trajectories were identified from these analyses. Relationship role trajectories differed on wellbeing, wherein individuals in stable marriages with higher satisfaction consistently reported greater wellbeing (i.e., lower depression and higher life satisfaction).
Study 2 sought to determine the direction of the association between individual wellbeing and relationship quality. This study specifically examined …
The Interaction Of Neuroticism And Stress In Predicting Infidelity In A Newlywed Sample, Maria Moana Rowley
The Interaction Of Neuroticism And Stress In Predicting Infidelity In A Newlywed Sample, Maria Moana Rowley
Masters Theses
Crisis theories (e.g., Hill, 1942; Karney & Bradbury 1995) suggest that the reciprocal interaction between long-term vulnerabilities and stressors predict relationship outcomes. This model might partially explain an individual’s choice to engage in an extramarital affair. In particular, neuroticism may be an individual vulnerability that can lead to chronic stress, and when this chronic stress is combined with acute stressors, the individual’s resources may be overwhelmed. Thus, the addition of acute stressful events may lead to infidelity as an emotion regulation strategy. The data for this study were drawn from two larger studies assessing newlywed couples’ marital interactions. Participants in …
Sex And Neuroticism: Frequent Sex Protects Intimates From The Negative Implications Of Their Neuroticism, Virginia Michelle Russell
Sex And Neuroticism: Frequent Sex Protects Intimates From The Negative Implications Of Their Neuroticism, Virginia Michelle Russell
Masters Theses
A robust literature documents numerous negative implications of neuroticism for romantic relationships. The current study was the first to demonstrate necessary information regarding how couples can protect against these implications. Given the role of negative affect in the association between neuroticism and relationship difficulties, and given the role of sex in reducing negative affect, the current 8-wave longitudinal study of 72 newlywed couples tested the prediction that sexual frequency would moderate the association between neuroticism and marital satisfaction. Lagged multilevel modeling analyses supported this prediction. Specifically, although neuroticism was negatively associated with changes in marital satisfaction among spouses engaging in …
Communication In Married Couples: Exploring The Roles Of Betrayal And Forgiveness, Nikki N. Frousakis
Communication In Married Couples: Exploring The Roles Of Betrayal And Forgiveness, Nikki N. Frousakis
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation explored the associations between having experienced a major betrayal, forgiveness, and communication behaviors in married couples. The first aim of the current research was to compare the communication behaviors of couples who have experienced a major betrayal and are in various stages of the forgiveness process as delineated by Gordon, Baucom, and Snyder (2005) to couples who reported never having experienced a betrayal in their current relationship. The second aim of the study was to explore whether injured partners and their spouses behave differently when discussing the betrayal event than when they are conversing about a separate problem …