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Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Hurley, Lisa
Reese-Weber, Marla

Abstract / Description

The purpose of the present study was to examine how relationship duration was related to conflict strategies and levels of intimacy in romantic relationships and how that might vary by gender. Participants completed self-report measures to assess perceived levels of reciprocal intimacy and reported uses of positive and negative conflict strategies. Results found an inverted U-shaped pattern for negative conflict strategies and a linear increase in levels of intimacy with duration. No differences were found for positive conflict strategies with duration. Gender differences were found for levels of intimacy, with women reporting higher levels of relationship intimacy as compared to men regardless of relationship duration; but, no gender differences were found for either positive or negative conflict strategies. Future research in this area should replicate these findings to further support the importance of romantic relationship development in examining relationship qualities such as conflict strategies and intimacy.

Keyword(s)

romantic relationships dating emerging adulthood conflict intimacy duration

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Date of first publication

2012-12-19

Journal title

Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships

Volume

6

Issue

2

Page numbers

200–210

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Hurley, L., & Reese-Weber, M. (2012). Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 6(2), 200–210. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v6i2.101
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hurley, Lisa
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Reese-Weber, Marla
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-05T08:44:26Z
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    2018-12-05T08:44:26Z
  • Date of first publication
    2012-12-19
  • Abstract / Description
    The purpose of the present study was to examine how relationship duration was related to conflict strategies and levels of intimacy in romantic relationships and how that might vary by gender. Participants completed self-report measures to assess perceived levels of reciprocal intimacy and reported uses of positive and negative conflict strategies. Results found an inverted U-shaped pattern for negative conflict strategies and a linear increase in levels of intimacy with duration. No differences were found for positive conflict strategies with duration. Gender differences were found for levels of intimacy, with women reporting higher levels of relationship intimacy as compared to men regardless of relationship duration; but, no gender differences were found for either positive or negative conflict strategies. Future research in this area should replicate these findings to further support the importance of romantic relationship development in examining relationship qualities such as conflict strategies and intimacy.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Hurley, L., & Reese-Weber, M. (2012). Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 6(2), 200–210. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v6i2.101
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  • ISSN
    1981-6472
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1784
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2150
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v6i2.101
  • Keyword(s)
    romantic relationships
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  • Keyword(s)
    dating
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  • Keyword(s)
    emerging adulthood
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  • Keyword(s)
    conflict
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  • Keyword(s)
    intimacy
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  • Keyword(s)
    duration
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Conflict Strategies and Intimacy: Variations by Romantic Relationship Development and Gender
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
  • Page numbers
    200–210
  • Volume
    6
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