Year: 1998
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A measure of romantic relationship schema complexity (RRSC) is proposed and compared with several individual difference measures.Forty-nine undergraduates, each of whom was currently involved in a heterosexual romantic relationship with someone in the local area, completed several questionnaires and a take-home computerized questionnaire.Results showed no relationship between RRSC and Need for Cognition, Attributional Complexity, overall cognitive complexity, gender, relationship length, or affective extremity in response to positive or negative relationship event scenarios.Participants with more complex romantic relationship schemas unexpectedly showed more variability in their evaluations of relationship events over a two-week period than those with simpler schemas.These results were interpreted in light of previous research on self-schema complexity, cognitive complexity, and the social cognition of romantic relationships.v i [*Items used to calculate affective extremity] Remember, we are interested in how you feel right n o w .How satisfied are you with your relationship right now? 123456789 not at all very much How much do you love your partner right now? 123456789 not at all very much How committed do you feel to your relationship right now? 123456789 not at all very much How loved by your partner do you feel right now? 123456789 not at all very much How much do you trust your partner right now? 123456789 not at all very much How secure do you feel about your relationship right now? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 not at all very much How jealous do you feel right now? 123456789 not at all very much How worried are you right now about your relationship breaking up? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 not at all very much How angry do you feel with your partner right now? 123456789 not at all very much How excited are you to see your partner again?123456789 not at all very much How much change would you like to see in your partner's behavior?123456789 none at all very much
Author: Preacher, Kristopher
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3150637728