Quality of relationships as social concept: The effect of dyadic-level interaction pattern on romantic relationships

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Shimizu ◽  
Ikuo Daibo
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
Social Concept ◽  
Quality Of Relationships

scholarly journals Ambivalent sexism and relationship adjustment among young adult couples: An actor-partner interdependence model

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110055
Author(s):  
Mylène Lachance-Grzela ◽  
Bingyu Liu ◽  
Andréanne Charbonneau ◽  
Geneviève Bouchard
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Benevolent Sexism ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Relationship Adjustment ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model

This study examined the associations between ambivalent sexism (i.e., hostile and benevolent sexism) and relationship adjustment in young adult couples by testing an actor-partner interdependence model. The sample was composed of 219 cohabiting heterosexual Canadian couples. The findings suggest that ambivalent sexism plays a role in young adults’ perceptions of the quality of their romantic relationship, but gender differences exist. Women and men who more strongly endorsed hostile sexism tended to report lower relationship adjustment. Women’s hostile sexism was also negatively related to their partners’ relationship adjustment, whereas their benevolent sexism was positively related to their own and their partners’ relationship adjustment. For their part, men’s ambivalent sexism was unrelated to their partners’ relationship adjustment and their benevolent sexism was also unrelated to their own relationship adjustment. The results are discussed in light of the insidious consequences that can accompany ambivalent sexism. Even though hostile sexism functions to protect men’s societal advantages, it comes with costs to their romantic relationships. In contrast, despite the rewards benevolent sexism can bring on the relational level, its endorsement may hinder the attainment of gender equality by encouraging women to invest in their relationship at the expense of independent achievements.

Marital Satisfaction among Korean Commuter Couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 182-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Suk Lee
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
The World ◽  
Quality Of Relationships ◽  
General Physical

In Korea, some dual-earner married couples, where both husbands and wives have careers, live separately because their workplaces are located too far for a daily commute. These “commuter couples” are on the rise all over the world. In general, physical closeness is important for the quality of the relationships; thus, marital satisfaction is one of the most important issues in the literature on commuter couples. While some studies found a lower quality of relationships among commuter couples, others found cohesive and trustful relationships in these couples. However, the existing studies were conducted mainly with convenience samples of specific occupational groups in developed countries. Using a recent representative sample of commuter couples in Korea, this study found that commuter couples report lower levels of marital satisfaction compared to typical dual-earner couples. Additionally, this study found that in commuter couples, wives feel less marital satisfaction compared to their husbands.

scholarly journals Impact of demographic characteristics of personnel on the quality of employee relationships: The case of Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Dawid Szostek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Employee Relationships ◽  
Quality Of Relationships

This research paper fills a significant gap in the literature in the field of the influence of demographic characteristics of employees on the quality of interpersonal relationships at work (QR). There are no comprehensive research results concerning this problem. The research objective is to describe how selected characteristics of employees (sex, age, education, type of job, and length of service) influence QR. This goal was achieved through the use of survey methods (online, direct and auditory) conducted in 2018 and 2019 on the sample of 1,336 active employees in Poland. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics application. The findings prove that the quality of interpersonal relationships at work is differentiated by sex (men tend to rate the quality of relationships higher as compared to women), age (respondents belonging to younger groups tend to rate the quality of relationships higher as compared to older respondents), education (respondents with higher education tend to rate the quality of relationships higher as compared to less educated respondents), and type of job (managers tend to rate the quality of relationships higher as compared to the blue-collar workers). It was not possible to determine explicit trends in assessing the quality of relationships depending on the term of work. According to obtained results, special attention should be paid to the following categories of staff: women, older, less educated and blue-collar employees.

The Basis and the Quality of Relationships between the Police and the Public

1976 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289
Author(s):  
A. O. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
International Competition ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chief Officer ◽  
Quality Of Relationships ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University

The International Police Association recently conducted an international competition for essays on the theme of “THE POLICE AND THE COMMUNITY”. The panel of judges consisted of Professor Michael Banton of the Department of Sociology at the University of Bristol; General Dr. Francesco Andreotti, the chief Officer of the Police of Rome, and Dr. Emanuel Yedidda of Israel. Mr. Higgins' essay was adjudged the winner of the competition and other prizes went to Jean-Pierre Rebeyrol of France and Fabrizio Lecher of Italy.

Heterosexual Romantic Relationships, Interpersonal Needs, and Quality of Life in Prison

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo J. Carcedo ◽  
Daniel Perlman ◽  
Félix López ◽  
M. Begoña Orgaz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Partner Status ◽  
Interpersonal Needs ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of having vs. not having a heterosexual romantic partner inside the prison on the relationship between interpersonal needs and quality of life. In-person interviews were conducted with 55 male and 64 female inmates from the Topas Penitentiary (Spain). Higher levels of social loneliness and lower levels of sexual satisfaction were associated with lower levels of quality of life. In addition, the interaction between sexual satisfaction and romantic partner status was significant. Higher levels of sexual satisfaction were associated with higher levels of quality of life only for the group without a partner. These findings support a “bad is stronger than good” principle and indicate the detrimental aspects that can be associated with not having a satisfactory sexual life while incarcerated.

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