Gender Differences in the Association Between Romantic Relationships and Relapse Among Individuals in Early Recovery in Oxford House

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-314
Author(s):  
Magda Permut ◽  
Preston Greene ◽  
Ed Stevens ◽  
Leonard Jason
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Early Recovery ◽  
Oxford House

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.

Grieving the Loss of Romantic Relationships in Young Adults: An Empirical Study of Disenfranchised Grief

1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rostyslaw W. Robak ◽  
Steven P. Weitzman
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Disenfranchised Grief ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Several Variables

Grief following lost romantic relationships during early adulthood has been identified as a form of disenfranchised grief. The present study examined several variables associated with the grieving process. College students (126) between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight were asked to respond to a questionnaire and to complete the Loss version of the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI). Results of these surveys indicate that such grief is disenfranchised by family members (parents and siblings) but not by friends. Such grief experiences, as measured by the GEI, appear to be very similar to those following loss through death. Gender differences were not found, with the exception of three areas which have been substantially identified in previous research: as part of the grief experience, women reported greater feelings of loss of control, death anxiety, and less denial than did men. What factor(s) would lead young adults to seek counseling following such losses? No personality characteristics were able to predict this. The only variable to predict the seeking of counseling was a greater length of time spent in grief (11.9 months for those who sought counseling vs. 6.4 months for those who did not).

scholarly journals Jealousy as a Function of Rival Characteristics: Two large replication studies and meta-analyses support gender differences in reactions to rival attractiveness but not dominance.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Victor Pollet ◽  
Tamsin Saxton
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Replication Studies ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Meta Analyses

Jealousy is a key emotion studied in the context of romantic relationships. One seminal study (Dijkstra, P., & Buunk, B. (1998). Jealousy as a function of rival characteristics: An evolutionary perspective. PSPB, 24(11), 1158–1166. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672982411003) investigated the interactions between a participant’s gender, and their reactions to the attractiveness or dominance of a romantic rival. In a vignette-based study, they found that women’s jealousy was more responsive than men’s to a rival’s attractiveness, whereas in contrast, the rival’s dominance evoked more jealousy from men than from women. Here, we attempt to replicate these interactions in two samples (N=339 and N=456), and present subsequent meta-analyses (combined Ns= 5,899 & 4,038, respectively). These meta-analyses showed a small, significant effect of gender on jealousy provoked by rival attractiveness, but no such response to rival dominance. We discuss the potential reasons for these findings, and future directions for research on jealousy and rival characteristics.

scholarly journals Jealousy as a Function of Rival Characteristics: Two Large Replication Studies and Meta-Analyses Support Gender Differences in Reactions to Rival Attractiveness But Not Dominance

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1428-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas V. Pollet ◽  
Tamsin K. Saxton
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Social Psychology Bulletin ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Replication Studies ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Meta Analyses

Jealousy is a key emotion studied in the context of romantic relationships. One seminal study (Dijkstra, P., & Buunk, B. (1998). Jealousy as a function of rival characteristics: An evolutionary perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24 (11), 1158–1166. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672982411003) investigated the interactions between a participant’s gender and their reactions to the attractiveness or dominance of a romantic rival. In a vignette-based study, it was found that women’s jealousy was more responsive than men’s to a rival’s attractiveness, whereas in contrast, the rival’s dominance evoked more jealousy from men than from women. Here, we attempt to replicate these interactions in two samples ( N = 339 and N = 456) and present subsequent meta-analyses (combined Ns = 5,899 and 4,038, respectively). These meta-analyses showed a small, significant effect of gender on jealousy provoked by rival attractiveness, but no such response to rival dominance. We discuss the potential reasons for these findings and future directions for research on jealousy and rival characteristics.

scholarly journals Irrational Beliefs in Romantic Relationships as the Predictor of Aggression in Emerging Adulthood

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rezzan Gündoğdu ◽  
Yasemin Yavuzer ◽  
Zeynep Karataş
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Central Anatolia ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Social Time

The purpose of this study is to examine irrational beliefs in romantic relationships as the predictor of aggression in emerging adults. The study is a quantitative study done using the relational survey model. The study group is composed of 351 fourth-year students, 201 females and 150 males, who were attending three universities in Central Anatolia during the 2016-2017 academic year. In order to collect the study data, 23-item “KAR-YA Aggression Scale with four sub-dimensions (Physical Aggression, Hostility, Anger, Verbal Aggression) was used. 30-item “Irrational Romantic Relationship Beliefs Inventory” with six dimensions (Over Expectations, Use of Social Time, Mind Reading, Different Thinking, Physical Intimacy, Gender Differences) was used to determine the irrational beliefs in romantic relationships. Also, “Personal Information Form” was used to obtain the participants’ personal and socio-economic information. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS 18 package program. T-test analysis was conducted to find the correlation and the gender differences between aggression and irrational beliefs in romantic relationships, and multi-hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to determine whether irrational beliefs in romantic relationships predict aggression or not. When the study findings are examined, it is seen that males’ aggression levels and their irrational expectation regarding the social and free time activities are higher. In addition, in explaining emerging adults’ aggression sex is a significant predictor of different thinking and gender differences variables from the IRBI sub-dimensions.

The Association between Engaging in Romantic Relationships and Mexican Adolescent Substance Use Offers: Exploring Gender Differences

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 1480-1490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime M. Booth ◽  
Flavio F. Marsiglia ◽  
Bertha L. Nuňo-Gutiérrez ◽  
Maria Garcia Perez
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance

Gender differences in standards for romantic relationships

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANITA L. VANGELISTI ◽  
JOHN A. DALY
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships

Gender in a Social Psychology Context

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thekla Morgenroth ◽  
Michelle K. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Differences

Understanding gender and gender differences is a prevalent aim in many psychological subdisciplines. Social psychology has tended to employ a binary understanding of gender and has focused on understanding key gender stereotypes and their impact. While women are seen as warm and communal, men are seen as agentic and competent. These stereotypes are shaped by, and respond to, social contexts, and are both descriptive and prescriptive in nature. The most influential theories argue that these stereotypes develop in response to societal structures, including the roles women and men occupy in society, and status differences between the sexes. Importantly, research clearly demonstrates that these stereotypes have a myriad of effects on individuals’ cognitions, attitudes, and behaviors and contribute to sexism and gender inequality in a range of domains, from the workplace to romantic relationships.

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