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Expectations in romantic relationships : associations with cultural background and perceived quality of relationship

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dc.contributor.advisor Nieuwoudt, Johannes Marthinus
dc.contributor.author Bedell, Belinda Anne en
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:52Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:52Z
dc.date.issued 1999-08 en
dc.identifier.citation Bedell, Belinda Anne (1999) Expectations in romantic relationships : associations with cultural background and perceived quality of relationship, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18072> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18072
dc.description.abstract The theories of social cognition and personal constructs compose the theoretical backdrop to this dissertation which deals with people's expectations regarding romantic partners and relationships.Five women were interviewed and a qualitative analysis undertaken and discussed with a view to elucidating the influence of one's parents, cultural background and individual identity on the development and functioning of expectations. These expectation are based on beliefs about men and relationships in general and about healthy and unhealthy relationships in particular. Attension is given to the role of relationship beliefs and expectations in evaluations of romantic relationships and the consequences of such evaluations for relationship satisfaction and commitment. It is concluded that expectations play an important role in the process of partner and relationship eva,uation and thus, in the outcome of relationships. Parental and cultural influences are found to play an important part in shaping individual values and expetations, albeit in an indirect manner.
dc.format.extent 1 electronic resource (viii, 225 leaves) en
dc.subject Relationship expectations
dc.subject Relationship beliefs
dc.subject Personal constructs
dc.subject Relationship evaluation
dc.subject Social cognition
dc.subject Relationship prototypes
dc.subject Parents
dc.subject Cultural background
dc.subject Satisfaction
dc.subject Commitment
dc.subject.ddc 158.2 en
dc.subject.lcsh Interpersonal relations en
dc.subject.lcsh Personal constructs en
dc.subject.lcsh Cultural pluralism en
dc.subject.lcsh Social perception en
dc.subject.lcsh Commitment (Psychology) en
dc.subject.lcsh Man-woman relationships en
dc.title Expectations in romantic relationships : associations with cultural background and perceived quality of relationship en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Psychology
dc.description.degree M.A. (Psychology) en


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