Date Available
4-27-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
Advisor
Dr. Nathan Wood
Abstract
This study bridges the gap in literature in regards to emerging adults ages 18 to 25 and their attitudes toward relationship formation, specifically towards the acceptability of stayover relationships. By using a factorial vignette to manipulate dimensions of number of nights, reason, and gender, the attitudes of emerging adults were indicated to be acceptable. Open responses were obtained to analyze how emerging adults are categorizing the academic term of stayovers. The study found that emerging adults were more likely to find 1-2 nights as acceptable when compared to stayovers that occur every night. Qualitative analysis of results showed that respondents commonly used language such as dating, friends with benefits, or committed relationship to describe stayover relationships.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2018.206
Recommended Citation
Marsh, Keiara A., "ANALYZING ATTITUDES TOWARD STAYOVER RELATIONSHIPS AMONG EMERGING ADULTS" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 63.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/63
