The impact of early interpersonal experience on adult romantic relationship functioning.

2014 ◽  
pp. 221-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffry A. Simpson ◽  
W. Andrew Collins ◽  
Jessica E. Salvatore ◽  
Sooyeon Sung
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Interpersonal Experience ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Romantic Relationship Functioning

scholarly journals The Impact of Early Interpersonal Experience on Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 355-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffry A. Simpson ◽  
W. Andrew Collins ◽  
Jessica E. Salvatore
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Organizational View

Adopting an organizational view on social development, we have investigated how interpersonal experiences early in life predict how well individuals will resolve relationship conflicts, recover from conflicts, and have stable, satisfying relationships with their romantic partners in early adulthood. We have also identified specific interpersonal experiences during middle childhood and adolescence that mediate the connection between how individuals regulated their emotions with their parents very early in life and how they do so as young adults in their romantic relationships. We discuss the many advantages of adopting an organizational view on social development.

Multiple Dimensions of Childhood Abuse and Neglect Prospectively Predict Poorer Adult Romantic Functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelyn H. Labella ◽  
William F. Johnson ◽  
Jodi Martin ◽  
Sarah K. Ruiz ◽  
Jessica L. Shankman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Relational Competence ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Romantic Competence ◽  
Romantic Relationship Functioning

The present study used data from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation (MLSRA) to investigate how multiple dimensions of childhood abuse and neglect predict romantic relationship functioning in adulthood. Several dimensions of abuse and neglect (any experience, type, chronicity, co-occurrence, and perpetrator) were rated prospectively from birth through age 17.5 years. Multimethod assessments of relational competence and violence in romantic relationships were conducted repeatedly from ages 20 to 32 years. As expected, experiencing childhood abuse and neglect was associated with lower romantic competence and more relational violence in adulthood. Follow-up analyses indicated that lower romantic competence was specifically associated with physical abuse, maternal perpetration, chronicity, and co-occurrence, whereas more relational violence was uniquely associated with nonparental perpetration. We discuss these novel prospective findings in the context of theory and research on antecedents of romantic relationship functioning.

scholarly journals Attached at the lips: The influence of romantic kissing motives and romantic attachment styles on relationship satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-30
Author(s):  
Danica J. Kulibert ◽  
Elle A. Moore ◽  
Melinda M. Dertinger ◽  
Ashley E. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Romantic Attachment ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Although romantic kissing is an important part of relationship functioning, little research has focused on motives for romantic kissing and how they may relate to other aspects of romantic relationships. To understand how romantic kissing impacts romantic relationship functioning, the current study assessed the relationship between romantic attachment, romantic kissing motives, and relationship satisfaction. Overall, it was hypothesized that (a) those reporting more sexual/explicit kissing motives and fewer goal attainment/insecurity motives would report higher relationship satisfaction, (b) those reporting a more secure attachment style would report higher relationship satisfaction, and (c) the relationship between romantic kissing motives and relationship satisfaction would vary according to one’s romantic attachment styles. Results from a hierarchical linear regression with 286 adults, all of whom were currently in romantic relationships, revealed that sexual/relational (β = 0.25) and goal attainment/insecurity kissing motives (β = -0.35) predicted relationship satisfaction. However, the impact of kissing motives on relationship satisfaction varied according to one’s romantic attachment. Specifically, the influence of sexual/relational motives was only significant for avoidantly attached individuals, whereas the influence of goal attainment/insecurity motives was significant for avoidantly and anxiously attachment individuals. Overall, this suggests that sexual/explicit romantic kissing motives serve to enhance the relationships of insecurely attached individuals, but not securely attached individuals. Furthermore, goal attainment/insecure motives had a negative effect on the relationship satisfaction of insecurely attached individuals, but not securely attached individuals. This study has important implications for both practitioners working with romantic couples and researchers studying romantic relationships.

Dispositional authenticity and romantic relationship functioning

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 900-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B. Brunell ◽  
Michael H. Kernis ◽  
Brian M. Goldman ◽  
Whitney Heppner ◽  
Patricia Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Functioning ◽  
Romantic Relationship Functioning
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