Date of Award
8-1-1992
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The present study investigated the effect of discrepancies between experienced versus desired levels ·of intimacy on relationship satisfaction using data from 13§ undergraduate students. Subjects completed the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships (PAIR), the Dyaqic Relationship Questionnaire (DRQ), the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and a Background Questionnaire (BQ). Correlation and multiple regression analyses indicated that discrepancies between Desired and Experienced Intimacy, as measured by the PAIR and DRQ, was highly predictive of relationship satisfaction, as measured by the DAS. However, Experienced Intimacy was a better predictor of relationship satisfaction. Both males and females ranked Emotional Intimacy as most important to relationship satisfaction and it was also the strongest predictor of relationship satisfaction. The DRQ was found to be an efficacious pictorial assessment of intimacy.
Recommended Citation
Malcolm, Joan T., "Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of the Discrepancy Between Experienced and Desired Levels of Intimacy" (1992). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 564.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/564
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