Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender

Prior research has shown that college women in the United States are experiencing significantly high rates of verbal aggression (VA); approximately 20% to 30% of college women experience VA in their intimate relationships. Research has shown that familial conflict experiences directly influence these outcomes. Unfortunately, studies focusing on Hispanic college women’s experiences are almost nonexistent, despite the fact that they are members of the largest minority population on college campuses today. To address this void in the literature, the influence of parental conflict strategies on 905 Hispanic college women’s VA victimization in current romantic relationships was examined. Consistent with previous research, parental use of VA influenced VA victimization in participants’ current romantic relationship. This study provides important information about Hispanic college populations’ VA experiences, and the importance of familial processes in shaping these understandings.

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Cultural values and romantic relationship satisfaction in Mexican adolescents: The moderating effects of parental psychological control and gender

Journal of Adolescence ◽

10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.10.008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 77 ◽

pp. 118-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexander Reid ◽

Linda C. Halgunseth ◽

Graciela Espinosa-Hernández ◽

Annamaria Csizmadia ◽

Noel Card

Keyword(s):

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Psychological Control ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Parental Psychological Control ◽

And Gender ◽

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Mexican Adolescents

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Assessing Young Adults’ Beliefs Regarding the Importance of Romantic Relationships

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x19871080 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 158-182

Author(s):

Nicole K. Watkins ◽

Jonathon J. Beckmeyer

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Romantic Relationships ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Relationship Development ◽

Future Research ◽

General Interest ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Valid Assessment ◽

Relationship Importance

In the current study, we provided initial evidence for the factor structure and validity of the Brief Measure of Relationship Importance, a new measure of young adults’ beliefs about the values and costs of being in romantic relationships. Based on exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, this measure consisted of two subscales: relationship desire (two items; viewing relationships as important and satisfying parts of one’s life) and relationship dismissal (four items; viewing relationships as less desirable or valuable for one’s life). Relationship desire and dismissal scores were associated with participants’ happiness with their romantic experiences, relationship satisfaction, having experienced relationship cycling, marriage intentions, and general interest in being in a romantic relationship. Therefore, we concluded that the Brief Measure of Relationship Importance provides a reliable and valid assessment of young adults’ romantic relationship attitudes. We discuss how our measure can be used in future research on young adults’ romantic relationship development.

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Supplemental Material for Romantic Relationship Development: The Interplay Between Age and Relationship Length

Developmental Psychology ◽

10.1037/dev0000363.supp ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationship ◽

Relationship Development ◽

Relationship Length

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Fine and Dandy

Rocking the Closet ◽

10.5622/illinois/9780252042805.003.0005 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 115-146

Author(s):

Vincent L. Stephens

Keyword(s):

Black Male ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Gender Norms ◽

The 1950S ◽

And Gender

This chapter explores how Johnny Mathis launched his career successfully by maneuvering the racial and gender norms of the 1950s. Through projecting a culturally respectable, sexually neutral, and musically inoffensive persona, marked by visual dandyism, he was appealingly ambiguous. Vocally, Mathis’s sweet tenor sound was somewhat unconventional yet soothing enough to make him a premier interpreter of love songs. Similarly, though jazz, R&B and pop crooning influenced him, his “raceless” sound helped him appeal across races and ages. Culturally, Mathis adheres to the “race man” persona prominent among postwar black male celebrities, but his muted politics and lack of a romantic relationship helped him avoid scandals. His queer black dandy persona has parallels among other performers including Bobby Short and Luther Vandross.

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