Date Available
4-12-2011
Year of Publication
2010
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Thesis
College
Agriculture
Department
Family Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Ronald Werner-Wilson
Second Advisor
Dr. Jason D. Hans
Abstract
The present study examines three non-marital, romantic relationship dissolution types: (1) normal dyadic dissolution, (2) fatal attraction dissolution, and (3) social allergen dissolution among a sample of 321 emerging adults, who are between ages eighteen and twenty-nine. Results of an online survey revealed that normal dyadic dissolution occurred in 62%, social allergen dissolution occurred in 27%, and fatal attraction dissolution occurred in 11% of the participants’ relational demises. Results also revealed that there is a surprising amount of overlap between the three dissolution types, and that age is not specifically correlated with a particular dissolution type. However, there are two predicators of dissolution type within an emerging adult population: perceived family support and whether or not the couple cohabitate.
Recommended Citation
Stork-Hestad, Nicole B., "A NON-MARITAL, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION STUDY" (2010). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 38.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/38
