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The Effect Of Competition Presence On Relationship Retention Decisions, Kaycee Champion
The Effect Of Competition Presence On Relationship Retention Decisions, Kaycee Champion
Lewis Honors College Capstone Collection
Relationships are connections between two or more people, which determine how they behave toward one another. Romantically speaking, relationships can become more complex. With the high levels of interference from people outside the relationship added to the personality traits of each individual within, romantic relationships may suffer or face difficulties over time. Mate retention behaviors are based on a variety of factors, but this study specifically focuses on the effects of threat perception in the presence of competition for females. By surveying females in a relationship, the information on attachment styles and threat perception was collected. By using a female …
The Role Of Couple Sleep Concordance In Subjective Sleep Quality: Attachment As A Moderator Of Associations, Taylor L. Elsey
The Role Of Couple Sleep Concordance In Subjective Sleep Quality: Attachment As A Moderator Of Associations, Taylor L. Elsey
Theses and Dissertations--Psychology
Sleep is not a solitary activity for the majority of adults, this impacts sleep quality, health, and well-being. Couples experience sleep concordance, or a synchronization of sleep-wake times, which can improve and diminish sleep quality (Gunn et al., 2015). This study explores the association between sleep concordance and sleep quality by examining attachment style as a moderator. Daily sleep diaries were completed by 179 heterosexual couples. Sleep concordance was calculated by dividing total time partners were in bed together by total time at least one partner was in bed each day. Data were analyzed using a multilevel model described by …