“…It was anticipated that we would find evidence of negative expectations as early experiences have been shown to support the development of cognitive biases that shape perceptions and integration of information that result in confirmation of expectations through exclusion of contradictory information (Allen et al, 1998;Griffith, 2004;Ziv, Oppenhiem, & Sagi-Schwartz, 2004). However, what emerged was that the relationship experiences the women had, and were continuing to have, were significantly affected by beliefs and perceptions of themselves.…”