Relationships: Duck's Phase Model Flashcards
(8 cards)
what is Duck’s phase model?
an explanation of the stages people go through when their relationship isn’t working. once 1 partner is dissatisfied, there are 4 phases.
what’s the intra-psychic stage?
the cognitive processes of the individual. they mull over their thoughts privately, weighing out the pros and cons.
what’s a dyadic stage?
where the couple can’t avoid talking about it. it’s a series of confrontations where they air their satisfaction, complain about lack of equity. they decided whether to try salvage the relationship or end it.
what’s the social stage?
the breakup is made public. partners will seek support, gossip is traded and mutual friends pick sides.
what’s the grave-dressing stage?
the aftermath. they spin a favourable story for public consumers to ensure a positive reputation. some friends will be reassurance while others put blame on 1 partner.
how is Duck’s phase model incomplete? (A03)
Duck + Rollie said the original model was oversimplified. they added a 5th phase, resurrection phase, where the partners uses this experiences gained from the relationship and apply it to future relationships. these changes overcome a weakness of the original as it was a limited explanation as it doesn’t account for the complexity and uncertainty.
what’s the methodological issues of Duck’s model?
most of the researrch is retrospective. participants give their experiences some time after the break-up. they may not recall it accurately. the early stages of the breakup are distorted or ignored. researchers are reluctant to study the early stages as their involvement may make things worse. this means Duck’s model is based on research that ignores the early stages so it’s incomplete.
what’s the real-life applications of Duck’s model?
it suggests ways to possible reverse breakups. it recognises the different repair strategies are more effective at particular points. Duck recommends people in the intra-psychic stage could focus on the positive aspects of their partner. in the dyadic stage, partners could communicate more. such insights could be used in counselling
