Attachment style, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, loneliness, gender role beliefs, and the expression of authentic self in romantic relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorFassinger, Ruthen_US
dc.contributor.authorDowning, Vanessa Lynnen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-11T05:34:56Z
dc.date.available2008-10-11T05:34:56Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-28en_US
dc.description.abstractThe current study sought to explore the possible facilitators and inhibitors of the expression of authentic self in heterosexual romantic relationships, and specifically, to increase understanding about the possible influence of gender role attitudes. Additionally, the study sought to assess the factor structure of the Authenticity in Relationships Scale (AIRS; Lopez & Rice, 2006)--initially normed on a college population--in a sample of post-college adults involved in a range of romantic attachments. A non-experimental field survey explored how variables of interest related to each other in a sample 241 male and female heterosexuals between the ages of 25 and 38. Analyses revealed strong associations between authenticity and attachment style, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, loneliness, and egalitarianism. Findings also included significant differences in regards to authenticity, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and loneliness among participants depending on relationship type. Exploratory factor analysis suggested that Lopez & Rice's two-factor solution did not hold for this non-college sample, and suggested a one-factor solution for the AIRS. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research building upon the findings are discussed.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/8475
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Generalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledauthenticityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledattachmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledrelationship satisfactionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlonelinessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledintimacyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledgender roleen_US
dc.titleAttachment style, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, loneliness, gender role beliefs, and the expression of authentic self in romantic relationshipsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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