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Fusion or Internalized Homophobia? A Pilot Study of Bowen's Differentiation of Self Hypothesis With Lesbian Couples
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Bowen, using the concept of differentiation, hypothesized that the way individuals learn to deal with their relationships with families of origin will influence the way they manage their relationships with their partners. This study surveyed a group of 53 lesbian couples on differentiation of self, internalized homophobia, and relationship satisfaction. We found that lesbian couples were not significantly different in their level of differentiation than random pairs. We also found that there ...
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Psychosocial Correlates of Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians.
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
; This study investigated the relationship between lesbian internalized homophobia and various psychosocial variables in a national sample of 157 women. Internalized homophobia, or what some clinicians call internalized homonegativity, represents lesbians' and gay persons' internalization of negative
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Emotional support, conflict, depression, and relationship satisfaction in a romantic partner.
The Journal of Psychology
; THE WAY IN WHICH RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED is one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of relationship satisfaction in romantic and married partners. In general, negative behaviors involving conflict are inversely associated with relationship satisfaction (e.g., for more recent
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Consensus Change, Conflict, and Relationship Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships.
The Journal of Psychology
; ABSTRACT. In this cross-sectional study of 92 romantic relationships, both the S. S. Hendrick (1988) Relationship Assessment Scale and a 16-item negative conflict scale were independently associated with the consensus items of the Short Marital Adjustment Test (H. J. Locke & K. M. Wallace,
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Destructive disagreement belief, disagreement, negative conflict, and relationship satisfaction in romantic relationships.(Brief Article)
Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs
; CONSENSUS ON VARIOUS ISSUES between partners in romantic and marital relationships has been found to be so closely associated with other indices of relationship satisfaction that it has been incorporated into measures of relationship adjustment. For example, consensus items constitute the major
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FUTURE TIME ORIENTATION IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MINDING THEORY OF RELATING
Social Behavior and Personality
; The aim of this study was to explore the differences between high and low scorers of Future Time Orientation in Romantic Relationships (FTORR) on the three subscales of the minding scale, namely Acceptance, Knowledge, and Attribution. Undergraduate students (N = 160) from Middle East Technical
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Understanding and altering the longitudinal course of intimate partnerships.
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
; Abstract Basic psychological research on couples and families can be valuable in informing social policies and interventions. This article provides an overview of recent research addressing factors that contribute to satisfying and enduring adult partnerships. Surprisingly, evidence linking
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Attachment style and relationship satisfaction: test of a self-disclosure explanation
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
; Abstract A self-disclosure explanation for why those with a secure attachment style report greater relationship satisfaction than those with alternate attachment styles was explored. Participants with different attachment styles were compared in terms of the self-disclosures they directed toward
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Facilitativeness, conflict, demand for approval, self-esteem, and satisfaction with romantic relationships.
The Journal of Psychology
; VARIOUS THEORIES have been put forward to explain the development and enhancement of satisfaction in romantic relationships (Jacobson & Gurman, 1995). Among those shown to be effective in increasing couple satisfaction are relationship enhancement (Brock & Joanning, 1983), behavioral
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Using to numb the pain: substance use and abuse among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals.(Report)
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
; The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between heterosexist events, internalized homophobia, and substance use and abuse among 824 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Participants completed the Schedule for Heterosexist Events (SHE), Internalized Homophobia Scale (IHP),
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THE ROLE OF MINDFULNESS IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION AND RESPONSES TO RELATIONSHIP STRESS
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
; Two studies examined the role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and in responses to relationship stress. Using a longitudinal design, Study 1 found that higher trait mindfulness predicted higher relationship satisfaction and greater capacities to respond constructively to
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