Griffith University, School of Psychology and Griffith Health Institute, Behavioural Basis of Health, Australia.
J Adolesc. 2010 Dec;33(6):879-90. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.07.008. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
Capturing the multiple aspects of the romantic peer context is a significant challenge for research. One often recommended option is to use reports of multiple relationship features from both members of the romantic dyad. Using a new measure, we extended an existing model of dyadic perception (Kenny & Acitelli, 2001) to investigate associations between couples' (N = 148) reports about the positive and negative dimensions of their romantic relationships. Differences by participant age and relationship length were examined to test developmental hypotheses, and attachment and well-being were examined as correlates of participants' romantic perceptions. Agreement between partners was low, but associations of individuals' reports about themselves and their partners were high (projection). Agreement about negative romantic behaviors was higher in older compared to younger individuals and agreement about positive behaviors was higher in longer compared to shorter relationships. Partner similarity in negative behavior was higher than similarity in positive behavior. Individuals with better well-being reported more positive romantic behaviors, and attachment security was associated in some cases. Males were more negative about romantic behaviors than females, but there was no gender difference in agreement or projection.
捕捉浪漫同伴关系的多个方面是研究的一个重大挑战。一种常用的推荐方法是使用浪漫关系双方的多项关系特征的报告。我们使用一种新的测量方法，扩展了现有的对偶感知模型（Kenny & Acitelli，2001），以调查夫妻（N=148）关于浪漫关系积极和消极维度的报告之间的关联。考察了参与者年龄和关系长度的差异，以检验发展假说，以及依恋和幸福感作为参与者浪漫认知的相关因素。伴侣之间的一致性较低，但个体对自己和伴侣的报告之间的相关性较高（投射）。与年轻人相比，老年人对消极浪漫行为的一致性更高，与较短关系相比，较长关系中对积极行为的一致性更高。消极行为的伴侣相似性高于积极行为的相似性。幸福感较好的个体报告了更多的积极浪漫行为，在某些情况下，依恋安全感也与之相关。男性对浪漫行为的评价比女性更消极，但在一致性或投射方面没有性别差异。
