Showing papers by "Patricia Noller published in 2004"
Bradley University1, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile2, University of Tartu3, University of Louisville4, University of Latvia5, University of New Mexico6, Slovak Academy of Sciences7, University of San Carlos8, University of Malta9, Ghent University10, Clemson University11, University of Buenos Aires12, Osaka University13, Illinois State University14, National Autonomous University of Mexico15, University of Brasília16, University of Western Australia17, University of Lima18, Boğaziçi University19, University of Kassel20, University of York21, University of Queensland22, Åbo Akademi University23, Al Akhawayn University24, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur25, University of Hawaii at Manoa26, University of Catania27, University of Otago28, University of Dhaka29, Chemnitz University of Technology30, Knox College31, Comenius University in Bratislava32, University of Rijeka33, University of Malaya34, Vilnius University35, American University of Beirut36, Kwangju Health College37, University of Salzburg38, Utrecht University39, National Computerization Agency40, City University of Hong Kong41, University of Idaho42, University of Zimbabwe43, University of Lisbon44, University of Central Lancashire45, Loyola Marymount University46, University of Natal47, University of Granada48, University of Botswana49, University of Jordan50, Babeș-Bolyai University51, University of Cyprus52, University of Belgrade53, KPMG54, University of Montpellier55, University of Zurich56, University of Alabama57, Baylor University58, Queen's University Belfast59, University of Ljubljana60, University of Haifa61, University of La Serena62, Florida Atlantic University63, University of California, Davis64, University of Dar es Salaam65, Ramapo College66, Cyprus College67, Middle East Technical University68, University of the South Pacific69, VU University Amsterdam70, State University of New York System71, University of the Aegean72, Vrije Universiteit Brussel73, University of Lethbridge74, University of Vienna75, University of Hong Kong76, Yuan Ze University77, Charles University in Prague78, Chonnam National University79
TL;DR: In the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completed the RelationshipQuestionnaire (RQ), a self-report measure of adult romantic attachment as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: As part of the International Sexuality Description Project, a total of 17,804 participants from 62 cultural regions completedthe RelationshipQuestionnaire(RQ), a self-reportmeasure of adult romanticattachment. Correlational analyses within each culture suggested that the Model of Self and the Model of Other scales of the RQ were psychometrically valid within most cultures. Contrary to expectations, the Model of Self and Model of Other dimensions of the RQ did not underlie the four-category model of attachment in the same way across all cultures. Analyses of specific attachment styles revealed that secure romantic attachment was normative in 79% of cultures and that preoccupied romantic attachment was particularly prevalent in East Asian cultures. Finally, the romantic attachment profiles of individual nations were correlated with sociocultural indicators in ways that supported evolutionary theories of romantic attachment and basic human mating strategies.
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26 Apr 2004TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the attachment perspective extends recent efforts to provide theory-based explanations of sexuality and offers the advantage of integrating early and later relationship experiences, and support the proposition that attachment-related differences in sexuality reflect the interaction goals of the different attachment styles, particularly with regard to intimacy and autonomy.
Abstract: In recent decades, researchers studying human sexuality have paid increasing attention to its relational context. Attachment theory, which addresses the processes by which bonds of affection are developed and maintained, has particular relevance to this topic. In this chapter, wedescribe studies that link individual differences in adults’ “felt security” to diverse aspects of sexuality, including sexual communication, sexual self-efficacy, attitudes to casual sex, beliefs about condoms, and safer sex practices. These studies have employed a range of samples, researchdesigns, anddata collection methods and suggest that the link between attachment and sexuality is relatively robust. Further, the findings support the proposition that attachment-related differences in sexuality reflect the interaction goals of the different attachment styles, particularly with regard to intimacy and autonomy. We argue that the attachment perspective extends recent efforts to provide theory-based explanations of sexuality and offers the advantage of integrating early and later relationship experiences.
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TL;DR: The authors explored whether parental separation and divorce influence children's experiences of the sibling relationship and found that adolescents from separating and divorced families were significantly more likely than children from continuously married (or intact) families to have affect-intense sibling relationships.
Abstract: The central aim of this paper is to explore whether parental separation and divorce influence children's experiences of the sibling relationship. In addressing this research aim, the paper draws on the first wave data from a longitudinal study of sibling relationships and adolescent adjustment to parental divorce. Participants include the adolescent children and their parents from 137 divorcing families, and from a comparison sample of 165 intact families. Adolescents reported on the quality of their relationship with their siblings by filling in questionnaires, and by participating in a semi-structured interview. Adolescent children from separating and divorced families were significantly more likely than children from continuously married (or intact) families to have affect-intense sibling relationships-that is, relationships characterised by high levels of both hostility and warmth. Adolescents related these aspects of the sibling relationship to their experiences of the separation and divorce...
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01 Jan 2004
TL;DR: The key issue is the appropriateness of a methodology for answering a particular research question, and different methods may be usefully combined to provide more comprehensive analyses.
Abstract: Family communication can be studied using a variety of methodologies, such as self-report, observational and experimental. In this chapter, we discuss the various ways these methodologies can be employed, and the issues related to each of them. Although we provide examples of studies using the various methodologies, we do not claim to cover the field in any comprehensive way, but rather to use illustrative examples, including some from our own work. Research can also involve a quantitative or a qualitative perspective, although both types of data are sometimes collected in the same study. Quantitative methodologies involve individuals receiving scores-for example, on a questionnaire, as a reaction time in an experiment, or as the frequency with which a particular behavior was observed. These scores can then be analyzed statistically. In contrast, qualitative methodologies tend not to be based on numbers, and may involve intensive interviews, or content analysis of utterances or written statements. Qualitative methodologies focus on the experience of participants, often as recorded in their own words. All methods (whether basically quantitative or qualitative) have advantages and disadvantages. Hence, the key issue is the appropriateness of a methodology for answering a particular research question, and different methods may be usefully combined to provide more comprehensive analyses. Self-report methods are often used to study family communication, either alone or in combination with other methodologies. Self-report methods include questionnaires, diaries, and other experience-sampling techniques. Interviews also involve self-report, facilitated by the interviewer.
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