Little is known about how an individual's commitment to their romantic partner evolves over
the course of a relationship following involvement in dating aggression (DA). The present …

Humans are a highly social species. We repeatedly invest greatly in various interdependent
social relationships, including long-term mating relationships. These interdependent …

Despite awareness that intimate partner violence (IPV) and relationship cycling (RC) often
cooccur, limited research has examined the ways in which these dynamics interact. Using …

Romantic relationships continue to be a challenge to many and the break-down of these
relationships impacts partners and offspring in many negative ways. Relationship cycling is …

Patterns in, and quality of, early romantic relationships have been found to impact future
relationship outcomes (Donnellan et al., 2005; Overbeek et al., 2007). Commitment and …

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the connections between relational
maintenance behaviors, theoretical factors, and relational characteristics in back burner …

Considerable scholarly attention has been dedicated toward the role of peers in
adolescents' romantic lives (Brown, 1999; Collins, 2003; Connolly & McIsaac, 2009, Korobov …

Unwanted pursuit behaviours (UPBs) describe a wide range of harassment, tracking, and
monitoring behaviours that occur in the context of an intimate relationship. UPBs are …

Perceptions of arranged marriages often fall victim to exaggerated cultural differences
between the East and West which reinforce stereotypes of arranged marriages as being …

BACKGROUND Many dating relationships proceed in fits and starts, rather than following a
linear path that leads to a breakup or deeper commitment. This is commonly how we think …