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AbstractThis study examined the formation of nonkin relationships in widowhood, using personal network data from 548 older men and women who lost a partner through death fewer than 10 years earlier. Relationships established after the death of the spouse were cited by 27.6% of the respondents. New relationships with neighbors were cited in particular. New relationships were more often nominated by women than by men. Formation of new relationships was strongly and positively associated with the duration of widowhood, the presence of a new partner, and having put effort into seeking new relationships. The findings suggest that, to gain a proper understanding of why some widowed individuals form new relationships and others do not, knowledge is required about the quality of the social network prior to widowhood.

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00120.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe effects of attachment style and presence of a romantic partner on psychophysiological responses to a stressful laboratory situation were examined in a sample of 34 college women involved in serious dating relationships. In two separate laboratory sessions, one with romantic partner present and one with partner absent, participants were led to anticipate a stressful situation. Heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were recorded during baseline and stress periods in each condition. Significant three‐way interactions showed that both avoidant and anxious participants in the partner‐present condition evinced elevated psychophysiological responses to the stressor (relative to baseline), in contrast to these groups in the partner‐absent condition and secure and nonanxious participants in both conditions. Findings are compared to those of previous research on attachment‐style differences in proximity‐seeking behavior in a similar laboratory situation, and they are interpreted in terms of the approach‐avoidance conflict experienced by insecure people when faced with a stressful situation in the presence of their romant

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00121.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe present research explicates the experience of closeness in dyadic relationships between brothers. A total of 160 respondents comprising 80 intact brother dyads described situations or events in which they felt particularly close to each other. Phenomenological analyses identified five themes characterizing the experience of closeness among brothers: shared conversation, solidarity, companionship, shared perceptions and memories, and surviving shared adversity. Some of these themes confirmed prior research on siblings or male‐male relationships, whereas others have not emerged in previous studies. Results are discussed in relation to contemporary appeals for a more inclusive theoretical approach to the study of close relationship

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00122.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA sample of 186 dating couples completed questionnaires in order to examine the relevance of attachment styles, romantic beliefs, self‐esteem, and gender roles to relationship satisfaction. The aim was to assess whether male and female anxiety over abandonment and comfort with closeness, and interactions among them, predicted satisfaction beyond the contribution of the other variables. Using multiple‐regression analysis, it was found that attachment styles successfully predicted satisfaction, after controlling for romantic beliers, self‐esteem, and gender roles. Both partners were particularly dissatisfied when either partner suffered high anxiety over abandonment or low comfort with closeness. Implications for gender roles, relationship satisfaction, and attachment styles are disc

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00123.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis research tested the proposition that attachment and caregiving are central, interrelated components of adult love relationships. A sample of 229 married couples was used to assess the association between attachment and caregiving styles and the implications of these variables for marital satisfaction. There was evidence of partner matching in terms of dimensions of attachment (Comfort with closeness, Anxiety over relationships) and caregiving (Responsive care, Compulsive care). Secure attachment (high Comfort with closeness, low Anxiety over relationships) was associated with beneficial caregiving to the spouse (high Responsive care, low Compulsive care). These associations were modest in size, however, suggesting that attachment and caregiving are separate constructs; further, these constructs were related in different ways to retrospective reports of early parenting. Marital satisfaction was higher for securely attached spouses, and for those whose partners reported more beneficial caregiving. For husbands, however, the link between caregiving and satisfaction was restricted to short‐term marriages, and to those high in Anxiety over relationships. Overall, the results support the role of attachment and caregiving in marriage, but suggest that variables such as gender have important moderating effect

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00124.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractData are reported from both partners of 60 gay and 46 lesbian couples, a subset of whom annually completed mailed surveys over a S‐year period. At Year I, relationship quality was found to be comprised of three factors: positivity, relationship conflict, and personal autonomy. Compared to stable couples, couples who eventually separated reported a decrease in positivity, an increase in relationship conflict, and an increase in personal autonomy in the preseparation period. When the three dimensions of change in relationship quality were considered together, relationship dissolution was predicted by an interaction between change in positivity and change id personal autonomy such that decreases in positivity were linked to dissolution, especially when personal autonomy increased. Year 1 personal risk factors (inexpressiveness, dysfunctional relationship beliefs, and social anxiety) were unsuccessful in predicting relationship dissolution and linear change in either positivity or personal autonomy. Findings were not moderated by type of couple. It is concluded that change is a core relationship proces

ISSN:1350-4126    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00125.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY