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  • The interrelatedness of sexual intimacy and relationship development

    Creator:
    Christopher, F. Scott
    Abstract:
    Fifty-four premarital couples were interviewed in an attempt to: (a) delineate pathways of premarital involvement; (b) investigate differences in the relationships of individuals who follow different pathways; and (c) examine which background variables predispose individuals to follow a specific pathway. Four sexual pathway types were established using a cluster analytic...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Development of a typology of premarital relationship models

    Creator:
    Koval, James E.
    Abstract:
    It has been proposed that individuals develop models of premarital relationships based on their preferred ways of experiencing love with another person. This study attempted to operationalize the concept of relationship models to determine if individuals differ in how they expect their feelings of love to develop over the course...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Causal attributions and the dissolution of casual-dating relationsips

    Creator:
    Loyer-Carlson, Vicki L.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to understand the role of causal attributions in casual-dating dissolution. Of 88 participants in a longitudinal investigation of casual-dating relationships, 48 completed termination questionnaires. Data were examined for common themes of break-up using Kelley's theory of interdependence. Reflecting concern for one's own outcomes in...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation