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Why do relationships change? - Coggle Diagram
Why do relationships change?
Biological
Gottman
Stress increases negative effects
Four Horsemen
The way the individual
manages the negative
effects
Relationship is no longer satisfactory
Fisher
Dopamine levels will drop
Partners no longer invoke
'intense feelings' of love
Instead could experiences
withdrawal symptom (dopamine
is responsible for pleasure and can
lead to an addiction of love)
Schneiderman
Cortisol (Stress Hormone) Increases
Oxytocin levels are higher when
the relationship is new, so as the relationship
goes, oxytocin levels may drop
Oxytocin could also influence
negative and positive behavior against an
outgroup ( or possibly someone they dislike)
Cognitive
role of communication
negativity thresholds
capacity or tolerance to deal with conflict in a relationship
perceived similarity hypothesis
may think that they're similar, however isn't completely accurate, leading to problems that weren't anticipated
ATTRACTION SIMILARITY MODEL
“Marriage between people with different backgrounds (cultural, ideas, etc) was more likely to end early”
suggests that people are more drawn to individuals that are more similar, or later perceive them to be more similar.
Social Cultural
Gottman
Four horseman: stonewalling, contempt, critism, defensiveness
Communication patterns play a very significant role in the maintenance/ breakdown of relationships → importance of pos/neg affect changes over time
Meausurement whether the couples are going to stay together for a long time or short time
Young & Schrodt
Enculturation
Parents serve as a blueprint
Influencing their children's future romantic relationship
Levine
Individualistic
"what does my heart say?"
persue of personal choice and pleasure
Collectivistic
"what will my parents say?"
emphasis on self-duty, interest of family is very important