Health-related social control in friendships and romantic relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorFuhrman, Robert W.
dc.contributor.authorBerzins, Tiffany L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeston, Rebecca
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGarza, Raymond T.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZawacki, Tina
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-09T19:29:34Z
dc.date.available2024-02-09T19:29:34Z
dc.date.issued2016
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dc.description.abstractIn two independent studies, this project investigated how relationship interdependence influences the use of health-related social control in friendships and romantic relationships. Study 1 showed that romantic partners discuss personal health more often than friends. As anticipated, positive associations between relationship commitment and the social control of preventative medicine and exercise also emerged in Study 1. Study 2 revealed positive actor effects of commitment on the interpersonal regulation of preventative medicine, negative actor effects on diet, and no actor effects on exercise or alcohol use. No between-dyad effects emerged. Additionally, relative to men, women used social control most in long-standing romantic couples. Although many results were unexpected, this project showed how relationship interdependence influences a couple's daily conversations about physical health.
dc.description.departmentPsychology
dc.format.extent91 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781369058819
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/2970
dc.languageen
dc.subjectClose Relationships
dc.subjectFriendship
dc.subjectHealth Behavior
dc.subjectPhysical Health
dc.subjectRomantic Relationship
dc.subjectSocial Control
dc.subject.classificationSocial psychology
dc.subject.classificationPsychology
dc.subject.lcshHealth behavior
dc.subject.lcshSocial control
dc.subject.lcshMan-woman relationships -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshFriendship -- Health aspects
dc.titleHealth-related social control in friendships and romantic relationships
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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