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Dependence regulation in newlywed couples: A prospective examination

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: , 641-666), people need to trust in their partner's regard before they risk interdependence. The current study prospectively examines the association between perceived regard and levels of dependence in newlywed couples over nine years of marriage. Analyses demonstrate that changes in perceived regard predict levels of dependence, changes in dependence do not predict perceived regard, and alternative explanations cannot account for these effects. Further, changes in perceived regard prospectively predict divorce, and levels of dependence mediate this association. Results are discussed in terms of the dependence regulation component of the Risk Regulation Model.

Source: Personal Relationships

DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01384.x

Authors: JAYE L. DERRICK, KENNETH E. LEONARD, GREGORY G. HOMISH

Institution: University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Awards: G1132014731, Research Training on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment