Relationships Flashcards

Question

Theories- RSM- Le and Agnew (2003)

Answer 1

52 studies, 30 tears, 11,000 pps, 5 countries. Found consistent evidence that S, CWA, and I, were the main contributions to relationship commitment. Most committed relationships were the most stable and lasted the longest.

Answer 2

Conducted research with domestically abuse women from a shelter, fond they were more likely to return to an abusive relationship if they felt they had invested in the relationship and there were no appealing alternatives.

Answer 3

Suggested heavily focuses on investment being those that have already been put into the relationship. However, investments in terms of future plans are also important to consider.

Answer 4

Proposed the Ducks Phase Model, which talks about a threshold to 4 stages which lead to the break down of a relationship.

Answer 5

Individualistic cultures get to choose of they want to end a relationship, whereas one relationships in collectivist cultures are involuntary.

Answer 6

Added a fifth phase, the resurrection phase. Where ex-partners apply to future relationships the experiences gained from their recently ended relationship.

Answer 7

Created the reduces cues theory

Answer 8

VR can be more personal than face to face ones, self-disclosure tends to occur earlier in VR.

Answer 9

VR has the ‘stranger on the train’ phenomenon, more likely to share personal information with a stranger because we are less likely to see them again, and feel less accountable for the behaviour.

Answer 10

Gates are obstacles within a relationship which may stop it forming. Things such as attractiveness, mannerisms, and social demographics (such as age)

Answer 11

Pointed out people often think carefully about how fast they reply during virtual interactions. Quick replies show ‘keenness’, and slow their response aim to keep the receiver ‘on their toes’. The sea are non verbal cues.

Answer 12

Carried out a meta analysis, 25 studies, which compared self disclosure in Ff and VR, showed that FF relationships had high breadth and depth in self-disclosure. Experimental studies showed that there was no difference in FF and VR in self-disclosure.

Answer 13

Summaries evidence showing that self-presentation is manipulated in VR. Questions asked in online discussions tend to be very direct, probing and intimate (hyperhonest). Different from FF conversations which often require small talk.

Answer 14

Looked at online communication by shy, lonely and socially anxious people. Found they were able to express their true selves, more than in FF situations. 71% survived at leat two years, if started online. 49% if formed face to face.

Answer 15

Identified the three levels of parasocial relationships, he linked this to suggest why people enter these relationships. They suggested it was a lack of fulfilment in their own life.

Answer 16

Used the CAS to measure the levels of parasocial relationships, they assessed the problems in their intimate life, the people who scored in their last two stages experienced a high degree of anxiety in their intimate relationships.

Answer 17

Assessed boys and girls aged 14-16, were interested in girls who had intense parasocial relationships with adult female relationships whose body shape was admired. They found these girls also had poor body image. This may contribute to the development of an eating disorder,

Answer 18

Compared tow contrasting cultures, collectivist and individualistic. Found people with insecure attachment were more likely to form parasocial relationships, across both cultures.

Answer 19

Measured attachment types and celebrity related attitudes in 299 American pps. Found, attachment security did not affect the likelihood of forming a parasocial relationship.