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Pattern and Demographic Determinants of Romantic Jealousy among Adults in Nigeria

International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture, 2023
Background: Jealousy in a romantic relationship contributes to other factors that could either sustain or destroy that relationship. There has been an increasing trend in the rate of broken relationships, marriage, and courtships, which is contrary to ...
Joy Osagiator Ariyo, Ebenezer Akinnawo, Allen Adebimpe Abimbola, Bawo James   +3 more
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Exploring individuals’ descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting

Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2022
In this project, we explored descriptive and injunctive norms of ghosting and whether norms differed based on prior experiences with ghosting in romantic relationships. Ghosting is the act of unilaterally ceasing communication with a partner to dissolve
Darcey N. Powell, Gili Freedman, Benjamin Le, Kiping D. Williams   +3 more
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Using Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) to Improve Romantic Relationships Can Be a Promising Approach

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The romantic relationship refers to the specific relationship in which partners are dependent upon each other to obtain satisfactory outcomes and facilitate the pursuit of their most important needs and goals.
Shen Liu, Ru Ma, Xiaoming Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Chong Zhang, Yijun Chen, Chenggong Jin, Hangwei Wang, Jiangtian Cui, Xiaochu Zhang, Xiaochu Zhang, Xiaochu Zhang, Xiaochu Zhang   +12 more
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Do partnered women discriminate men's faces less along the attractiveness dimension? [PDF]

, 2016
Romantic relationships can have positive effects on health and reproductive fitness. Given that attractive potential alternative mates can pose a threat to romantic relationships, some researchers have proposed that partnered individuals discriminate ...
DeBruine, Lisa M., Hahn, Amanda C., Jones, Benedict C., Wang, Hongyi   +3 more
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Attachment and amae in Japanese romantic relationships [PDF]

, 2012
This is the post-print version for the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2012 John Wiley & SonsAmae is a Japanese term that refers to an individual’s inappropriate behavior when he/she presumes ...
Marshall, TC
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Presuming the influence of the media: teenagers’ constructions of gender identity through sexual/romantic relationships and alcohol consumption [PDF]

, 2014
Using empirical data from group discussions and in-depth interviews with 13 to 15-year olds in Scotland, this study explores how teenagers’ alcohol drinking and sexual/romantic relationships were shaped by their quest for appropriate gendered identities.
Borzekowski, Buckingham, Buckingham, Butler, Campbell, Cooley, Courtenay, Davison, Day, Day, Dennis, Elliott, Emslie, Forrest, Gagnon, Gantz, Gerbner, Gerson, Gunther, Hall, Hanewinkel, Hartley, Hodgetts, Holland, Livingstone, Livingstone, Lyons, Maclean, Marston, McIntyre, Milkie, Mullen, Pavis, Peralta, Strasburger, Visser, Visser, Weeks, West, Wight, Wilsnack   +40 more
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Friendship and romantic relationships during early and middle childhood [PDF]

, 2016
Ideas about romantic relationships have been studied in adolescents. This article extends this study to younger children. We asked two hundred seventy 5- to 11-year-olds to draw “two children who have a romance” and “two children who are friends,” and ...
Bombi, Anna Silvia, Cannoni, Eleonora
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Parasocial Romance: A Social Exchange Perspective

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 2013
Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships that people hold with media figures. Although it has been previously demonstrated that people often feel strong friendships with people that they have never met, parasocial romantic attachments have ...
Aimee Adam, Brittany Sizemore
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Machiavellianism, relationship satisfaction, and romantic relationship quality [PDF]

Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 2017
Machiavellianism is characterised by a manipulative interpersonal style, willingness to exploit others, and a preference for emotionally detached relationships. The present studies investigate the extent to which Machiavellianism influences relationship satisfaction and romantic relationship quality.
Brewer, G, Abell, L
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The Desire for Power and Romantic Commitment in LGBTQ Relationships

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 2023
The present study concerned the connection between the desire for power and romantic commitment in LGBTQ relationships as well as the roles that indicators of relationship functioning (e.g., relationship satisfaction) and perceptions of power played in ...
Virgil Zeigler-Hill, Dallas LaCross
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