A developmental model of decisions to withhold relational irritations in romantic relationships

摘要: Intimacy in romantic relationships is argued to influence both the outcomes of decisions about whether withhold relational irritations from partners and role various conflict avoidance motives these decisions. A study college students involved dating revealed a curvilinear association between perceptions intimacy frequency irritations. Specifically, was negatively correlated with proportion Unexpressed across low average levels intimacy; however, unrelated higher intimacy. Length involvement relationship unexpressed within relatively non intimate only. Finally, effect three on varied perceived relationships. In particular, reporting lack as reason for withholding positively when low, but level emotional commitment high. contrast, either fear consequences or importance problem Correlated These results suggest that phenomenological experience management changes substance throughout life relationship.