Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Breakdown
- Reasons for breakdown
- A01
- LACK OF SKILLS- some lack
interpersonal skills, makes relationship
unsatisfying eg poor at conversation.
may find it unrewarding.
- LACK OF STIMULATION- Eg
boredom. people expect
relationships to change and
develop, if it doesnt, causes
breakdown
- MAINTENANCE DIFFICULTIES-
Eg long distances. dont see
eachother, so places strain on
relationship, causing it to be
difficult to maintain
- A02
- Supporting evidence...
- BOEKHOUT- Extramarital affairs due
to lack of stimulation in current
relationship. In male students-sexual
boredom. In female students-emotional
dissatisfaction
- BAXTER- when breaking
up, often use of 'lack of
stimulation' as reasoning,
- Observations of real
life breakups
- CINA- Role of communication. 50
couples. Half given communication
training, half not (control) Showed,
those given the training had better
marital quality
- However...
- HOLT AND STONE- Long distances
common in our mobile society. Found
little decrease in satisfaction as long as
lovers reunite regularly.
- ROHLFING- 70% of students
sampled had had long
distance relationship.
Managed in mobile society
- Model of breakdown
- A01
- 1. Breakdown
- 2. Intrapsychic Processes
- 3. Dyadic Processes
- 4. Social Processes
- 5. Grave-Dressing Processes
- 6. Resurrection of Processes
- A02
- Supporting Evidence...
- TASHIRO AND FRAZIER- Recently
broken up students, Experiences
emotional distress, personal growth,
given new insights into themselves
and clearer idea about future partners
- Students, cant be generalised to married couples.
- Important because outlines how
important communication is.
Gives cues to the stage partner
is in, helps to resolve issues and
repair relationship
- However...
- AKERT- Doesnt take into
consideration who initiated the break
up. One person may reach grave
dressing phase before the other.
- Rollie and Duck
- A03
- GENDER BIAS-
Many women go
through the social
phase before men do.
Women have higher
oxytosin a 'tend and
befriend' hormone'.
Men have it but
testosterone
supresses it.
- SOCIALLY SENSITIVE- May
not tell truth. Ethical issues as
may cause distress on pps.
- REAL WORLD- lead to
development of couples
training. support- CINA