Understanding Cognitive Changes in Intimacy in Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Schwebel, Andrew I.; Moss, Barry F.; Fine, Mark A.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1999.84.2.517

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“…Our assessment of intimacy in this study was as a reciprocal variable where participants reported on both their own perceptions of the relationship and what they believed to be their partners' perceptions of the relationship. Other researchers have reported on the importance of assessing intimacy in this way (Santore, 2008;Schwebel et al, 1999). Because both theory and empirical data support a linear increase in levels of intimacy (Solomon & Knobloch, 2004), we expected to find the same pattern.…”

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“…An important contextual characteristic of romantic relationship development is the duration of the relationship, which may have important implications for the ways in which conflict and intimacy are experienced (Dainton & Aylor, 2002;Murray & Holmes, 1996;Shulman & Seiffge-Krenke, 2001;Schwebel et al, 1999). Knobloch (2001, 2004) have proposed the relational turbulence model which suggests that relationships experience a disruption in previously well-working or smooth patterns of interaction; this disruption is labeled relational turbulence.…”

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“…I love him, but he doesn't love me), intimacy requires mutual investment including shared affective, cognitive and physical experiences (Santore, 2008;Schwebel et al, 1999).…”

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Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender

Hurley

Reese-Weber

2012

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The purpose of the present study was to examine how relationship duration was related to conflict strategies and levels of intimacy in romantic relationships and how that might vary by gender. Participants completed self-report measures to assess perceived levels of reciprocal intimacy and reported uses of positive and negative conflict strategies. Results found an inverted U-shaped pattern for negative conflict strategies and a linear increase in levels of intimacy with duration. No differences were found for positive conflict strategies with duration. Gender differences were found for levels of intimacy, with women reporting higher levels of relationship intimacy as compared to men regardless of relationship duration; but, no gender differences were found for either positive or negative conflict strategies. Future research in this area should replicate these findings to further support the importance of romantic relationship development in examining relationship qualities such as conflict strategies and intimacy.

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“…The scales used to measure intimacy have been quite variable (for reviews, see Moss and Schwebel (1993) and Schwebel et al (1999)). Some intimacy scales include items intended to measure physical interaction and/or sexual satisfaction; for example, one item eliciting information about satisfaction Downloaded by [Fresno Pacific University] at 19:45 20 December 2014 with sex and two other items with the word "physical" are included in the Tesch Psychosocial Intimacy Questionnaire (Tesch, 1985).…”

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Intimacy, Orgasm Likelihood, and Conflict Predict Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Male and Female Respondents

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O’Keefe

Randall

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Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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Anonymous data provided by 417 female and 179 male sexually active heterosexual respondents showed that in long term sexual relationships, sexual satisfaction was positively correlated with two different intimacy variables, the respondent's orgasm likelihood, and negatively correlated with conflict in the relationship. Multiple linear regression permitted us to measure the effect sizes of these variables as predictors of sexual satisfaction. These findings have important implications for treatment of symptomatic couples.

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“…Uncertainty has been found to be associated with the quality and stability of romantic relationships (Parks & Adelman, 1983;Planalp, Rutherford, & Honeycutt, 1988;Schwebel, Moss, & Fine, 1999;Siegert & Stamp, 1994) indicating the frequency with which respondents felt able to predict their partners' behavior (1=Never, 5=Very often). Five items were recoded so that higher scores reflect higher levels of uncertainty.…”

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His or Her Parents? Perceived Parental Approval of Romantic Relationships Among College Students and Their Partners

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Swenson²,

Niehuis³

2010

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Using social capital theory, this study of 194 dating couples examined the connection between parents' approval of the dating relationship (reported by each couple member for his/her own parents and the partner's parents) and participants' relationship distress. The Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model within Structural Equation Modeling served as the data-analytic tool. Results showed that, in support of the theory, relationship approval from strong ties (one's own parents) and from weak ties (one's partner's parents) manifested themselves differently in romantic relationships. Specifically, both men's and women's perception of relationship approval from their own parents (strong ties) and from their partner's parents (weak ties) negatively predicted couple members' own relationship distress. Moreover, path coefficients between men's and women's strong ties and their own relationship distress were roughly twice as large as those between men's and women's weak ties and their relationship distress. Findings were less clear for the association between perceptions of relationship approval from one's own and one's partner's parents and the dating partners' relationship distress. The findings are discussed in light of prior research and theory on social capital.Keywords: actor-partner interdependence model, dyadic data analysis, parental relationship approval, romantic relationships, social capital theory Romantic relationships are an important aspect of individuals' development and socialization. Through romantic relationships, individuals learn intimacy and crucial interpersonal skills. Romantic relationships are also the precursor of marriage. Thus, it is not surprising that many studies have examined the web of factors and experiences related to romantic relationship quality and stability. Support for the relationship from one's social network is one of these factors. Network support has long been believed to have tremendous influence on romantic relationships (e.g

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Understanding Cognitive Changes in Intimacy in Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender

Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender

Intimacy, Orgasm Likelihood, and Conflict Predict Sexual Satisfaction in Heterosexual Male and Female Respondents

His or Her Parents? Perceived Parental Approval of Romantic Relationships Among College Students and Their Partners

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