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ERIC Number: ED659198
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 136
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3840-1717-2
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Relationship Enhancement with New College Dating Couples: An Examination of Self-Report and Observational Data
Kyra Katte
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Western Michigan University
The present dissertation project investigated relationship enhancement following a brief self-disclosure task (i.e., the Fast Friends Procedure; FFP) via self-report and observational data. Thirty-three undergraduate couples dating for less than six months asked and answered questions that required increasingly higher levels of self-disclosure for 45 minutes. Interactions were recorded and coded for fondness/admiration, experiential avoidance, interdependence, reciprocity, and relationship satisfaction. Relationship outcomes were assessed pre-FFP, post-FFP, and at a six-month follow-up timepoint. Variables measured via observation demonstrated correlations with and predicted relationship outcomes, though most findings were nonsignificant. Nonsignificant findings may be attributed to the virtual administration of the task, follow-up attrition, and limitations inherent in the collection of observational data. Future investigators may find value in adding an acceptance task or recruiting highly experientially avoidant individuals to explore how these changes may impact relationship outcomes further. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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