The Reasons People Think About Staying and Leaving Their Romantic Relationships: A Mixed-Method Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 014616722096690
Author(s):  
Laura V. Machia ◽  
Brian G. Ogolsky
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Total N ◽  
Interdependence Theory ◽  
In Vivo Sampling ◽  
Method Analysis

Across three studies (total N = 993) with diverse methodologies (i.e., experimental studies, longitudinal in vivo sampling), we found that there are distinct reasons why individuals believe their romantic relationship will become, or did become, less committed, and reasons why individuals believe their relationships will become, or became, more committed. Whereas the strongest endorsed reasons to stay (e.g., satisfaction) are the same as the strongest endorsed reasons to leave (e.g., dissatisfaction), there are many constructs that are more strongly endorsed as either leave reasons (e.g., quality of alternatives) or stay reasons (e.g., love). These reasons are important glimpses into the process that occurs when someone is deciding whether to stay or leave a relationship, and results empirically confirm a core tenet of Interdependence Theory that until now has been only theoretical (i.e., some outcomes contribute more motivation to staying in the current relationship, whereas others contribute more motivation to leaving).

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.

scholarly journals Negative affective reaction to partner’s dominant behavior influences satisfaction with romantic relationship

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1324-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentiana Sadikaj ◽  
D. S. Moskowitz ◽  
David C. Zuroff
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Affective Reaction ◽  
Cohabiting Couples

Dominant behavior has been related to lower quality romantic relationships. The present study examined two processes through which dominant behavior affects the quality of romantic relationships: (1) the extent to which the partner’s dominance increases the person’s negative affect by thwarting the person’s sense of autonomy and (2) the degree to which the person’s negative affect in reaction to the partner’s dominant behavior affects relationship satisfaction. Using an event-contingent recording (ECR) methodology, 92 cohabiting couples reported their dominant behavior, negative affect, and autonomy in interactions with each other during 20 days. Relationship satisfaction was measured at the end of the ECR period. The results indicated that when a partner engages in dominant behavior, the person experiences greater negative affect in part due to a sense of thwarted autonomy and that greater negative affective reaction in association with the partner’s dominant behavior is related to lower relationship satisfaction in the person.

The Diverging Effects of Need Fulfillment Obtained from Within and Outside of a Romantic Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-793
Author(s):  
Laura V. Machia ◽  
Morgan L. Proulx
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total N ◽  
Nationally Representative

People have diverse psychological needs that they seek to have fulfilled to maximize their well-being. Romantic relationships are the primary source individuals use for need fulfillment, but fulfillment can come from other sources as well—friends, family, strangers, vocation, and recreation. Whereas having a bevy of available sources puts individuals at an advantage in terms of ensuring their needs are met, which source they utilize may ironically decrease the quality of their valued romantic relationship. Across three studies (total N = 5,169) with diverse methodologies (i.e., nationally representative, cross-sectional, longitudinal), we found that when people achieve psychological need fulfillment from sources other than their romantic partner, they view their relationship less positively (Study 1), perceive greater quality of alternatives to their romantic relationship, and think more about ending the relationship (Studies 2 and 3). Demonstrating robustness, these associations hold independent of the amount of fulfillment provided by the romantic partner.

in vivo results of laboratory tests with a homeopathic complex (M1)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
DORLY DE FREITAS BUCHI ◽  
Katia Fialho Nascimento ◽  
Lucas Ferrari Andrade ◽  
Edvaldo da Silva Trindade ◽  
Carolina Camargo De Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Subcutaneous Tissue ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Suppressor Cells ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Tumor Burden ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Canadian Council ◽  
Parasitic Load

Over the past years our research group has been testing the action of highly diluted substances and tinctures on cells from the immune system. The development of new combinations was based on laboratorial tests and assays were performed independently and in a blind manner. In this abstract we present the results of experimental studies verifying the effects of a natural complex prepared according to Hahnemann’s ancient homeopathic techniques, coded as M1. The final product was a high diluted aqueous solution without color and without odor, made by a mixture of several dynamized decimal dilutions 1, 2, and 3. Here we describe two in vivo laboratory experiments: 1) metastatic subcutaneous melanoma growth model in mice treated via inhalation for 10 min, twice a day, 12 h apart for a period of 14 days; and 2) cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania amazonensis strain WHOM/BR/75/Josefa) in mice footpad cushion orally treated daily, for 30 days, being 1 mL/day. All the experiments were approved by the ethics committee, in agreement with the Experimental Animal Brazilian Council and Canadian Council on Animal Care Treatment. 1) Mice treated with M1 had significantly lower tumor burden in the subcutaneous tissue than control mice. Furthermore, tumors were impaired in proliferation and tumor related angiogenesis by the inhibition of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) positive for angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R). The results indicated a mechanism of action for the anti-melanoma properties of M1: the control of AT1R expression on intratumoral MDSC, subsequently leading to reduced tumor angiogenesis. And 2) after treatment with M1, the mice had rapid and effective responses against Leishmania, by altering cytokines profile, by NO increasing (p < 0.05), by decreasing parasitic load (p < 0.001), and modifying classical maturation and biogenesis of parasitophorous vacuoles (p < 0.001). M1 complex decreased endocytic index (p < 0.001), and the % of infected macrophages (p < 0.05), preventing the development of lesions (p < 0.05) caused by L. amazonensis by increasing Th1 response (p < 0.05). Conclusions: M1complex can be a good candidate for a complementary therapy to conventional treatments, since all the parameters observed in vivo improved. It could be an interesting clinical tool in association to a classical anti-tumor or anti-parasitic treatment, maybe resulting in better quality of life to the patients, with less toxicity

Effects of curcumin on cystic fibrosis: a systematic review protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Zibetti Albuquerque ◽  
Lusmaia Damaceno Camargo Costa ◽  
Patrícia Marques Fortes ◽  
Guilherme Matos Abe ◽  
Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Bioactive Compound ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Clinical Effects

Abstract Background: Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease characterized by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, responsible for encoding the protein that regulates the function of chlorine and sodium channels in the cell membrane. The bioactive compound curcumin has shown modulating and restorative effects on sodium, chlorine and water transport, and seems to be a candidate to act in the expression of the function of the chlorine channels. The purpose of this protocol is to demonstrate scientific evidence of molecular and clinical effects of curcumin in cell cultures, animals and subjects with cystic fibrosis.Methods: The search will be conducted in the following databases - MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library and EMBASE. Reviewers will select original intervention (in vitro and in vivo) and/or observational articles that analyzed the effects of curcumin on cystic fibrosis. The methodological quality of the studies will be assessed by the Joana Briggs Institute's Checklist for Quasi-Experimental Studies. The GRADE tool will be applied to grade the quality of evidence.Discussion: To date, no systematic reviews have been published that assessed molecular and clinical effects of curcumin on cystic fibrosis. Upon completion of this systematic review, it is expected that the evidence found may contribute to the development of therapeutic formulations capable of modulating the function of the CFTR protein, restoring its properties, and contributing to the reduction of systemic clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis.Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42021229294

The importance of relationships with parents and best friends for adolescents’ romantic relationship quality: Differences between indigenous and ethnic Dutch adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thao Ha ◽  
Geertjan Overbeek ◽  
Marieke de Greef ◽  
Ron H.J. Scholte ◽  
Rutger C.M.E. Engels
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Adolescent Relationships ◽  
Relationship Intimacy ◽  
Best Friendships ◽  
Adolescent Relationship ◽  
Romantic Relationship Quality

This study examined how the quality of relationships with parents and friends were related to intimacy, commitment, and passion in adolescents’ romantic relationships for indigenous Dutch and ethnic Dutch adolescents. Self-report survey data were used from 444 (88.9%) indigenous Dutch and 55 (11.1%) ethnic Dutch adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age (M = 15.34, SD = 1.14), all of whom were involved in a romantic relationship. About 61.6% (n = 307) were girls. For both indigenous and ethnic Dutch youths, the quality of the parent—adolescent relationship was positively associated with romantic relationship intimacy, whereas the quality of one’s best friendship was related to higher commitment to one’s romantic partner. Significant interactions in hierarchical regression analyses revealed that only ethnic Dutch adolescents who experienced low-quality parent—adolescent relationships showed more commitment to their romantic relationships. Additionally, ethnic Dutch adolescents who experienced low-quality best friendships showed more passion in their romantic relationships as compared to indigenous Dutch adolescents. These findings are indicative of ethnic differences in the roles that parents and friends play in the romantic lives of Dutch adolescents.

scholarly journals Improved Usability of Pedestrian Environments After Dark for People with Vision Impairment: an Intervention Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pimkamol Mattsson ◽  
Maria Johansson ◽  
Mai Almén ◽  
Thorbjörn Laike ◽  
Elizabeth Marcheschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Lighting Design ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Impaired Vision ◽  
Lighting Systems ◽  
Led Lights ◽  
Method Analysis

Walking is an important transport mode for sustainable cities, but the usability of pedestrian environments for people with impaired vision is very limited after dark. This study compares the usability of a walkway, operationalized in terms of (i) the pedestrian’s ability to orient themselves and detect infrastructure elements, and (ii) the perceived quality of lighting in the environment (evaluated in terms of the perceived strength quality and perceived comfort quality). The study was performed in a city in southern Sweden, along a pedestrian route where observations and structured interviews had previously been conducted and after an intervention involving installing new lighting systems with LED lights. A mixed method analysis involving participants with impaired vision (N=14) showed that the intervention generally improved the walkway’s usability: observations indicated that the participants’ ability to orientate themselves and detect infrastructure elements increased, and the interviews showed that the intervention increased the perceived strength quality of the lighting along the walkway. However, the effects on the perceived comfort quality were unclear. It is therefore important to carefully evaluate new lighting systems to reduce the risk of creating an inappropriate lighting design that will limit walking after dark by people with impaired vision.

Quality of life and late‐effects among childhood brain tumor survivors: a mixed method analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirja Erika Gunn ◽  
Susanna Mört ◽  
Mikko Arola ◽  
Mervi Taskinen ◽  
Pekka Riikonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Late Effects ◽  
Childhood Brain Tumor ◽  
Method Analysis

scholarly journals A mixed method analysis of patients' complaints: Underpinnings of theory-guided strategies to improve quality of care

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Wei ◽  
Yan Ming ◽  
Hong Cheng ◽  
Hui Bian ◽  
Jie Ming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Method Analysis

scholarly journals The distinctive role of romantic relationships in moderating the effects of early caregiving on adult anxious–depressed symptoms over 9 years

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Salvatore ◽  
Katherine C. Haydon ◽  
Jeffry A. Simpson ◽  
W. Andrew Collins
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Romantic Relationship Quality ◽  
Depressed Symptoms ◽  
Distinctive Role

AbstractThis study tests a model of young adult romantic quality as a moderator of the effects of early caregiving on anxious–depressed symptoms over a 9-year period in adulthood. Participants (n= 93) were a subsample from a longitudinal study of risk and adaptation. Quality of early caregiving was measured using observational data collected at five points in the first 4 years of life. Young adult romantic relationship quality was assessed from interviews with participants at age 23. Self-report anxious–depressed symptoms were measured at ages 23, 26, and 32. The results indicated that romantic quality moderated early caregiving to predict symptom levels across this period, with evidence for inoculation, amplification, and compensation effects. A discriminant analysis examining young adult work competence as a moderator provided further evidence for the distinctiveness of romantic relationships in changing the association between early caregiving and adult internalizing symptoms.

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