

eScholarship version Publisher’s version: doi: 10.1037/h0087735 Conflict management styles in lasting relationships. eScholarship version: eScholarship version Publisher’s version: doi: 10.1023/A:1007028930658 Psychological intimacy in the lasting relationships of heterosexual and same sex women. Toward an integration of ideas about the self for the practice of clinical social work. Gay and lesbian couples: Voices from lasting relationships. Socioeconomic status (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Quality of life (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Social networks (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Sexual relations (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Sexual orientation (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Religion (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Interpersonal relations (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Interpersonal communication (Library of Congress Subject Headings)

Income (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (Lynch School of Education, Boston College)Ĭommunication (Library of Congress Subject Headings) ĭecision making (Library of Congress Subject Headings) Įducation (Library of Congress Subject Headings) įamilies (Library of Congress Subject Headings) įamily relationships (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College)
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Lasting Relationships Research Data Archive Lasting marriages: Men and women growing together. Qualitative Data – Includes transcribed interviews for the 216 participants and interview themes Interview themes are documents created with HyperRESEARCH in Word format with interview extracts based on relations themes such as: Aids Alcoholism Change Circumstances Commitment Communication Conflict Conflict management Crises Decision making Equity Family of origin Feminism Finances Homophobia Initial attraction Intimacy physical Intimacy psychological Intimacy sexual Marital behavior Meaning of spouse Object relations Parenting Phases Problem solving Racism Relatedness Relational evolution Relational fit Relational value Religion Role expectations Role models Roles Satisfaction Social support Therapy Transitions.Ĭommunication, Decision making, Education, Families, Families, Family relationships, Income, Interpersonal communication, Interpersonal relations, Religion, Sexual orientation, Sexual relations, Social networks, Quality of life, Parental attitudes, Socioeconomic status Demographic data for individuals with coding for couples. The study examines social influences including economic, racial, ethnic, and other cultural variables and areas such as modes of managing conflict and psychological intimacy. The final database includes 216 transcribed interviews. As the research evolved through the 1990's, 72 same sex partners from 36 lesbian and gay male relationships were added to the study.

One hundred forty-four spouses in 72 marriages were interviewed. Beginning in the early 1990's, the research focused on a diverse sample of heterosexual couples that had been married over 20 years. In-depth interviews were used to explore how partners deal and cope with various aspects of their relationships over the years. Over 20 years, research was conducted at Boston College with the goal of exploring how couples adapt in relationships that last.
