Strategies for dealing with relationship problems...
- Voice -
active, constructive - discuss problems and try to find answers - Loyalty -
passive, constructive - wait and hope that the situation will improve - Neglect -
passive, destructive - ignore partner and spend less time with them - Exit -
active, destructive - end the relationship
Caryl Rusbult, Isabella Zembrodt & John Iwaniszek (1986) studied heterosexual, lesbian and gay relationships. They found those with high psychological femininity (warmth, intimacy, concern with interpersonal relations) were more likely to use constructive strategies than those with high masculinity ( aggressiveness, independence, assertiveness).
From the work of Caryl Rusbult, Isabella Zembrodt & John Iwaniszek -
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