Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of Event Positivity and Closeness

Authors

Stephanie D. Koerselman, University of Northern IowaFollow
Michelle A. Jagodzinski, University of Northern IowaFollow
Helen C. Harton, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

The catastrophe theory of attitudes (Latane & Nowak, 1994) suggests that important interpersonal relationships will elicit extreme reactions. One hundred fifty-one college students wrote about a positive, negative, or recent event with their romantic partner and an acquaintance and rated their satisfaction with the relationship during the event. Romantic relationships led to more extreme reactions, and the more important the relationship, the more extreme the satisfaction.

Publication Date

1998

Journal Title

Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference

Volume

2

Issue

1

First Page

207

Last Page

210

Copyright

©1998 by the University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Publisher

University of Northern Iowa

City

Cedar Falls, IA

Recommended Citation

Koerselman, Stephanie D.; Jagodzinski, Michelle A.; and Harton, Helen C. (1998) "Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of Event Positivity and Closeness," Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 28.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol2/iss1/28