For example, one group found that greater boredom now
predicts less relationship satisfaction nine years later.
Not exact matches
As social
relationships and boundaries are redefined due to social change,
less attention is paid to
lesser spirits, and the Supreme Being takes over as dominant reality which helps the converts to understand,
predict and control events.
In basic analyses reported in the paper, there were several other factors in the study that also
predicted a greater likelihood of adopting PrEP: older age, higher perception of HIV risk, sex (either protected or not) with partners outside the main
relationship, and having
less than a bachelor's degree level of education.
Mar 2015 Their rate of online dating, 8 percent or
less as age increases, is roughly half of that the company says can help
predict relationship success.
IO: The key findings were that, as we
predicted, the students with better
relationships (self - reported and teacher - reported) versus those with worse
relationships were more prosocial and they were also
less aggressive and
less oppositional, or showed
less oppositional behaviour.
According to the intergenerational stake, we
predicted that the older generations would report greater positive and
less negative quality
relationships than the younger generations.
This caveat undermines the power of similarity in
predicting happy
relationships, as one partner's ability to self - regulate may buffer against the negative tendencies (e.g., impulsiveness; poor managing of emotions) that individuals
less skilled in self - control tend to be at risk for experiencing.
Did you know that within
less than 15 minutes of watching you and your partner talk, I can
predict with over 90 % accuracy whether your
relationship will last?
Aside from the intrinsic motivation to have a good sex life (i.e., good sex feels really, well, good), research has strongly established that sexual satisfaction is closely tied to
relationship satisfaction.1 In longitudinal studies where couples are followed over time, sexual satisfaction also
predicts, such that
less sexual satisfaction is tied to an increased chance of divorce.2 So, when it comes to
relationship health, sex matters.
Of the 20 rules tested, only two of them
predicted higher levels of
relationship commitment from the man (those two were «let the man pick up the woman on dates» and «limit first date physical contact to kissing or
less»).
Relationship satisfaction specifically
predicted using media more often to «express affection» and
less often to «broach a confrontational subject.»
Not only did husbands» sensitive support make their wives happy, but it also
predicted husbands» own reports of more love and
less conflict in the
relationship.
Break - ups can result in negative emotions and feeling
less sure of who you are.6 Yet, when college students
predict how bad things will be after a break - up, they think it'll be worse than it is.7 In fact, over 41 % of college students view their break - ups as positive experiences, with this being even more likely if the former partner was holding you back.8 To get over a break - up try writing about the positive aspects of the experience, 9 relying on social support, 10 and avoiding getting back together with your former partner.11 In fact, rather than jumping right back into a
relationship, spend some time alone and focus on yourself because having a clear sense about who you are will lead to better
relationships down the road.12
People who stayed in touch with an ex to keep a «backup» or a partner on the «backburner» were
less satisfied and committed to their new partners, whereas staying in contact with an ex because of common friendships
predicted higher
relationship satisfaction.
When people perceive that both the costs of maintaining a
relationship and quality of alternatives are high (which may be the case in college, especially for possible hook - ups), they will be
less motivated to maintain their
relationship.6 Indeed, feeling that an alternative is more attractive than a current partner may
predict not only dissolution but also engaging in infidelity.7, 8 Thus, increased costs of maintaining
relationships and presence of [often «tempting»] alternatives at school may lead to challenges in keeping the
relationship going during the transition to college.
This report uses data from the Growing Up in Scotland longitudinal study to explore the quality of father - child
relationships as perceived by children aged 10 years old, the factors
predicting less positive father - child
relationships, and how father - child
relationships relate to other aspects of children's wellbeing.
The factors
predicting less positive father - child
relationships are examined, as well as exploring how father - child
relationships relate to other aspects of children's wellbeing.
Comparing the results of the model of father - child
relationships with a model of mother - child
relationships, we find that poor mother - child
relationships are not
predicted by family climate, although adverse life events and
less positive parenting are risk factors.
Earlier initiation of romantic
relationships and more frequent alcohol use were
predicted by greater sociability and
less impulsivity in childhood, higher quality friendships and greater peer acceptance in early adolescence, and a more mature appearance and physical attractiveness (among females) at age 13.
It was the only variable to independently
predict participants endorsement of Erotic love attitudes and in line with we found the longer the participant was in a
relationship the
less they reported this passionate love style.
Previous research has shown that a
less positive emotional tone in adolescents»
relationships to parents, but not in their
relationships to peers,
predicts more of behaviour problems and substance use.
More specifically, when parents are more supportive and
less authoritarian, their children's verbal and intelligence scores are higher, when examined prospectively.12, 13 Similarly, small to medium effect sizes have been found through meta - analysis for the
relationship between mother - child attachment and children's peer relations, 14 and there is evidence that attachment style
predicts differing trajectories in terms of the child's emotion regulation.15
Results showed that accurate recognition of facial expressions of negative emotions (anger, contempt, disgust, fear, and sadness)
predicted less conflict engaging behaviors during conflict with their romantic partners (but not positive problem solving and withdrawal), which in turn
predicted greater
relationship satisfaction.
Several smaller studies have investigated the
relationship of paternal and child mental health, and they have reported related findings among children of different ages than those in the study reported in this article.14, — , 21 One study found an association between paternal depression and excessive infant crying.45 Another study found that children aged 9 to 24 months with depressed fathers are more likely to show speech and language delays, 19,21 whereas another study reported that children aged 2 years with depressed fathers tended to be
less compliant with parental guidance.17 Among children aged 4 to 6 years, paternal depression has been found to be associated with increases in problems with prosocial behaviors and peer problems.15 Only 1 other study we are aware of was population based; it was from England and investigated related issues among much younger children, 23 demonstrating that both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms
predicted increased child mood and emotional problems at 6 and 24 months of age.
For males, ideal standards had a curvilinear
relationship with expectation fulfillment, where higher standards were associated with
less fulfillment, but both expectation fulfillment and standards directly
predicted satisfaction.
As far as we know this idea has not been tested before, but we would
predict that the quality of the
relationship between twins would suffer
less from a new romantic
relationship than the quality of the
relationship between non-twin siblings.
Results indicated that (1) depressed patients and their spouses were
less dyadically adjusted than nondepressed spouses, (2) causal and responsibility attributions about depressive behaviors
predicted lower dyadic adjustment, and (3) attributions of causality mediated the
relationship between group status (depressed or nondepressed) and dyadic adjustment among spouses who had higher expectations for their partner to change.
In line with the person - environment fit framework, we focus here on a particular type of personality - demand fit,
predicting that members with certain personality profiles cope better with the demands associated with
relationship conflict and as such their teamwork mental models are
less volatile over time.
In contrast with fertility, the
relationship between women's neuroticism and child quality seems to be
less context - specific: Neuroticism in women
predicts poorer child condition both in the studied population and in modern settings where high neuroticism has been associated with inadequate parenting practices and the creation of a stressful family environment (37).