ASSESSMENT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Psychological theories of relationships. Sexual selection, parental investment, attraction, formation, maintenance and breakdown, , equity theory, filter theory, social exchange theory, the matching hypothesis
SEXUAL SELECTION AND PARENTAL INVESTMENT THEORY
The evolutionary explanations for partner preferences, including the relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour.
SELF DISCLOSURE
FACTORS AFFECTING ATTRACTION IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: Self-Disclosure: The importance of sharing personal information and feelings in building intimacy and attraction
THE FILTER THEORY
Factors affecting attraction in romantic relationships: filter theory, social demography, similarity in attitudes and complementarity.
THEORIES OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Theories of romantic relationships: social exchange theory, equity theory and Rusbult’s investment model of commitment, satisfaction, comparison with alternatives and investment.
DUCK’S MODEL OF RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN
Duck’s phase model of relationship breakdown: intra-psychic, dyadic, social and grave dressing phases.
VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
Virtual relationships in social media: self-disclosure in virtual relationships; effects of absence of gating on the nature of virtual relationships.
PARASOCIAL RELTIONSHIPS
Parasocial relationships: levels of parasocial relationships, the absorption addiction model and the attachment theory explanation