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

Bedell, Belinda Anne

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