Mustić, Darija.
(2015).
Relationship maintenance strategies in emerging adulthood – the role of gender, gender roles, relationship stability and relationship length.
Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology.
[mentor Huić, Aleksandra].
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the role that gender, gender roles, relationship stability and relationship duration play in relationship maintenance strategies in emerging adulthood. Study included 549 participants aging between 18 and 35 years, with minimum relationship duration of three months. Results indicate that women engage in relationship maintenance strategies more often then men. With regard to gender roles, androgynous and feminine participants exhibit more frequent use of relationship talks strategy and positivity and affection strategy, compared to masculine participants. Androgynous participants reportmore frequent use of social network inclusion than masculine participants. Femininity was the major predictor of all relationship maintenance strategies, while masculinity proved to be a significant predictor for strategies of showing positivity and affection, as well as the strategy of social network inclusion. Gender was a significant predictor of all relationship maintenance strategies. Relationship stability was a significant predictor of relationship talks strategy and positivity and affection strategy, while relationship duration was significant predictor of social network inclusion strategy. The study confirmes the importance of relationship maintenance strategies in dating relationships in emergining adulthood, and offers usefull guidelines for future research, as well as practical implications.
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