Type A Behavior Pattern and Relationship Quality among College Dating Couples.

Autor/inn/en	Arffa, Naomi B.; Strube, Michael J.
Titel	Type A Behavior Pattern and Relationship Quality among College Dating Couples.
Quelle	(1986), (39 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attribution Theory; College Students; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Dating (Social); Higher Education; Individual Differences; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Life Satisfaction; Mate Selection; Personality Traits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Konflikt; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Individueller Unterschied; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Lebensvollendung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	Researchers have begun to recognize that because Type A and Type B behavior patterns represent pervasive lifestyles, they may have general implications for various psychological phenomena. One area of interest concerns the influence of Type A and B behavior on the quality and functioning of interpersonal relationships. A study was conducted to investigate the influence of Type A and B behavior by members of dating couples on their relationship satisfaction, commitment, and long-term intentions. Thirty-one dating couples, all university students, completed questionnaires measuring Type A or B behavior patterns, partner's behavior patterns, quality of relationship, and dating history. Subjects also completed four biweekly questionnaires measuring conflict and conflict resolution, attribution of blame, quality of communication, and relationship satisfaction and commitment. Results indicated that partners with contrasting behavioral orientations were more committed to their relationships, and had higher intentions to marry their partners, than did couples where partners had similar behavior styles. One contributing factor to this difference appeared to be the manner in which couples resolved conflict. Couples with contrasting behavioral styles were less likely than couples with similar behavioral styles to use a confrontational style of conflict resolution. Type A females were more likely than Type B females to blame partners for relationship conflict, suggesting that the Type A self-serving bias may be disruptive in interpersonal relationships. (Author/NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC