title: Dependence regulation in newlywed couples: A prospective examination.
abstract: According to the Risk Regulation Model (Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Collins, N. L. (2006). Optimizing assurance: The risk regulation system in relationships.Psychological Bulletin, 132, 641-666), people need to trust in their partner's regard before they risk interdependence. The current study prospectively examines the association between perceived regard and levels of dependence in newlywed couples over nine years of marriage. Analyses demonstrate that changes in perceived regard predict levels of dependence, changes in dependence do not predict perceived regard, and alternative explanations cannot account for these effects. Further, changes in perceived regard prospectively predict divorce, and levels of dependence mediate this association. Results are discussed in terms of the dependence regulation component of the Risk Regulation Model.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, SUNY.
authors.forename: Jaye L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Derrick
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, SUNY.
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions and Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, SUNY.
authors.forename: Gregory G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Homish
keywords: Dependence Regulation; Risk Regulation; divorce; marital satisfaction; perceived regard; relationships
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