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Johnson, Sarah; Gordon, Cameron; Myers, Bryan; Kantor, Rachel – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the role of positive problem solving in the relation between perspective taking and relationship satisfaction. Participants: One hundred and four college students participated in the present study, if they had been in a romantic relationship for a minimum of six months. Methods: Participants completed…
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
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Kate Taylor Harcourt; Francesca Adler-Baeder – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2015
The current study examined program outcomes for an understudied population of Relationship Education (RE) participants: incarcerated men and women. In addition to relationship functioning, we examined a number of individual and parenting outcomes which had not previously been explored. In a sample of 453 adult inmates, we found improvements in (a)…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Adults
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Dunbar, Norah E.; Abra, Gordon – Counseling Psychologist, 2012
Smith, Vogel, Madon, and Edwards' (2011) recent article tested dyadic power theory (DPT) by examining the use of touch as a compliance-gaining tactic in the conflicts of married couples. In this response, we raise a methodological issue about the touch behaviors examined by Smith et al. and also pose a theoretical critique that their test of DPT…
Descriptors: Counseling Psychology, Marriage Counseling, Caseworker Approach, Interpersonal Communication
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Addo, Fenaba R.; Sassler, Sharon – Family Relations, 2010
This study explored the association between household financial arrangements and relationship quality using a representative sample of low-income couples with children. We detailed the banking arrangements couples utilize, assessed which factors relate to holding a joint account versus joint and separate, only separate, or no account, and analyzed…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Correlation, Money Management, Family Relationship
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Thayer, Shawna M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.; Delgado, Melissa Y. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
This study was designed to describe the conflict resolution practices used in Mexican American adolescents' friendships, to explore the role of cultural orientations and values and gender-typed personality qualities in conflict resolution use, and to assess the connections between conflict resolution and friendship quality. Participants were 246…
Descriptors: Siblings, Mexican Americans, Cultural Influences, Social Values