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Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Delevi, Rakel

URN

etd-06132008-103516

Title

Committed Romantic Relationships of College Students: An Examination of the Link Between Perceptions of Past Interparental Interactions and Current Conflict Management

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Family and Child Sciences, Department of

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Thomas Cornille	Committee Chair
Ming Cui	Committee Co-Chair

Keywords

Interparental Conflict
Intergenerational Transmission Of Conflict
Conflict Management
Dating
Young Adults

Date of Defense

2008-05-12

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

The main purpose of the present study was to examine the role of interparental positivity as an independent aspect of relationships and as a conflict management tactic in explaining the association between interparental conflict and negative conflict management of young adults. Based on social cognitive theory, it was hypothesized that exposure to interparental positivity would impact conflict management of young adults beyond the impact of exposure to interparental conflict.
The findings partially supported social cognitive theory and suggested that there was a significant association between interparental conflict and conflict management of young adults. However, interparental positivity did not make an additional contribution to conflict management of young adults beyond that of interparental conflict. In addition, interparental positivity did not have a moderating affect on the intergenerational transmission of conflict behaviors. Lastly, although interparental conflict and parent-child relations were closely related, parent-child relations did not mediate the link between interparental relations and conflict management of young adults. Important contributions of the current study include a better theoretical understanding of positivity in relationships and evidence for the intergenerational transmission of positive and negative conflict management tactics. Implications for researchers, clinicians, and educators are presented.

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