title: Go long! Predictors of positive relationship outcomes in long-distance dating relationships.
abstract: Little is known about long-distance dating relationships. This study aimed to investigate differences between long-distance dating relationships and geographically close relationships and to explore predictors of relationship quality. Participants were 474 women and 243 men in long-distance dating relationships and 314 women and 111 men in geographically close relationships. Few differences existed between long-distance dating relationships and geographically close relationships, while individual and relationship characteristics predicted relationship quality. These results indicate that individuals in long-distance dating relationships are not at a disadvantage and that relationship and individual characteristics predict relationship quality. This knowledge could be a powerful tool for helping those in long-distance dating relationships.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dargie
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Corrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goldfinger
authors.forename: Caroline F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Pukall
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003380:Courtship / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult