Ideals and flexibility in close relationships /

2. Study 2 also illustrated that higher relationship

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Lorne John
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
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Description
Summary:2. Study 2 also illustrated that higher relationship
239 men and women involved in dating relationships
conceptions of an ideal partner, and positive self-
dating partner as more closely matching one's ideals
does not match their ideals, and to rate how closely
elect was moderated by ideal flexibility for the
for a romantic partner, and the flexibility of these
likely they were to be satisfied with a person who
members of 104 dating couples. Using special
on three dimensions (warmth/trustworthiness,
partner Interdependence Model; Kashy & Kenny, in
perceptions were also related to being less flexible
press), the same pattern of results was found in Study
procedures to analyze dyadic data (i.e., the Actor-
quality was reported by those who more closely matched
same hypotheses as Study 1, but did so with both
standards, play in relationships. In the first study,
standards. Self-perceptions were positively related to
their current dating partner matched their ideal
their partner's ideals.
Two studies examined the roles that ideal standards aphics.
vitality/attractiveness, status/resources), report how
warmth/trustworthiness dimension. Study 2 tested the
was related to higher relationship quality, and this
were asked to rate themselves and their ideal partner
with respect to ideal standards. Further, perceiving a
Item Description:"Major subject: Psychology".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 79 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-67).