Human Relationships
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- Human Relationships
- Why Do Relationships Change or End?
- Jealousy
- Biological Level of Analysis
- Definition of jealousy: an emotional state that is aroused by a perceived threat to a valued relationship or position and motivates behavior aimed at countering the threat.
- Study: Buss et.al (1992)
- Biological Level of Analysis
- Jealousy
- Role of communication in the maintenance of relationships
- Social Penetration
- Social Penetration Theory by Altman & Taylor (1973). Argues that close relationships are formed by a gradual process of self-disclosure
- Self-disclosure: sharing facts about one's life with a loved one, as well as inner thoughts, feelings and emotions.
- Study Canary et.al (1993)
- Finds support in the social exchange theory
- Intimate communication
- Research have found that the level of self-disclosure is positively correlated with martial satisfaction, enduring love, liking and these factors contribute in maintaining relationships.
- Most research is correlational
- The theory is based on self-report
- Reductionist to one level of analysis
- Social Penetration Theory by Altman & Taylor (1973). Argues that close relationships are formed by a gradual process of self-disclosure
- The attributional hypothesis
- Type of attributions
- Global
- Applies to everything, always
- Internal/ dispositional
- Situational
- Specific
- Applies to this particular event/situation
- Stable
- Unchangeable situation, trait, characteristic
- Unstable
- Changeable
- Global
- Study Gottman (1994;1998)
- There is increasing evidence of the link between negative attributions and dissatisfaction in relationships, therefore the role of communication style is important in maintenance.
- Based on self-report data
- The data is correlational
- Can be applied to real life. For an example be used in couple therapy.
- Type of attributions
- Social Penetration
- Why Do Relationships Change or End?
- The Four Horsemen
- Attribution
- Why Do Relationships Change or End?
- Jealousy
- Biological Level of Analysis
- Definition of jealousy: an emotional state that is aroused by a perceived threat to a valued relationship or position and motivates behavior aimed at countering the threat.
- Study: Buss et.al (1992)
- Biological Level of Analysis
- Jealousy
- Why Do Relationships Change or End?
- Criticism
- Criticizing someone, complaining.
- Stonewalling
- Ignorance, looking away, walking away, not paying any attention
- Gottman (1994;1998)
- Attribution
- Studies
- The data is correlational
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