Optimism about Love Relationships: General vs Specific Lessons from One's Personal Experiences

Carnelley, Katherine B.; Janoff‐Bulman, Ronnie

doi:10.1177/0265407592091001

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“…However, positive expectations of romantic success, reflecting romantic achievement in the past (Carnelley & Janoff-Bulman, 1992), should be a good predictor for future romantic achievement.…”

Section: Study 2: Expectations Versus Fantasies and Entering A Romantmentioning

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The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies.

Oettingen¹,

Mayer²

2002

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

386

369

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Two forms of thinking about the future are distinguished: expectations versus fantasies. Positive expectations (judging a desired future as likely) predicted high effort and successful performance, but the reverse was true for positive fantasies (experiencing one's thoughts and mental images about a desired future positively). Participants were graduates looking for a job (Study 1), students with a crush on a peer of the opposite sex (Study 2), undergraduates anticipating an exam (Study 3), and patients undergoing hip-replacement surgery (Study 4). Effort and performance were measured weeks or months (up to 2 years) after expectations and fantasies had been assessed. Implications for the self-regulation of effort and performance are discussed.

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Section: Study 2: Expectations Versus Fantasies and Entering A Romantmentioning

confidence: 99%

The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies.

Oettingen¹,

Mayer²

2002

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

386

369

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“…Individuals who had a secure attachment tend to be more optimistic about their romantic relations (e.g. Carnelley and Janoff-Bulman, 1992), build more consistent relationships (e.g. Kirkpatrick and Davis, 1994), experience higher relationship satisfaction (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Levels of Female University Students in Turkey: Examining through Attachment Dimensions, Perceived Abuse in Relationship and Future Time Orientation of Relationship

Yıldız¹

2017

Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abstract:The study mainly aimed to identify an important task of emerging adulthood i.e. romantic relationships by investigating possible roles of socio-economic status of families, attachment dimensions, future orientation and perceived abuse in relations on relationship satisfaction of female university students. In this context, it is aimed to understand the role of being a student of state or private universities, as well as grades, relationship durations, family income, mothers' and fathers' education level and marital status of parents' among perceived abuse in relationship and satisfaction in relationship. To that end, we carried out the research in two different universities whose students have different socio-economic background with the assumption that it has an important role in perceiving abuse as well as in determining the value of romantic relationship. According to findings, students of the private university have more satisfaction in their romantic relationships than students of the state university. Females who are at higher-grades and have relatively longer relationship also have more relationship satisfaction. Besides, according to findings of regression analysis, predictive factors of romantic relationship satisfaction in sequence are avoidance attachment, perceived abuse in romantic relationship, anxiety attachment and future time orientation in romantic relationship.Key Words: attachment dimensions, abuse in romantic relationship, abuse, relationship satisfaction, future orientation. Kadın Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Romantik İlişki Doyumunun Bağlanma Boyutları, İlişkide Algıladıkları İstismar ve Gelecek Zaman Yönetimi Açısından İncelenmesiÖz: Araştırmanın temel amacı beliren yetişkinlik döneminin en önemli gelişimsel görevlerinden biri olarak romantik ilişkileri araştırmaktır. Bu bağlamda ailelerin sosyo-ekonomik düzeylerinin, bağlanma boyutlarının, gelecek yöneliminin ve ilişkilerinde algıladıkları istismarın kadın üniversite öğrencilerinin ilişki doyumu ile ilişkisi incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda, vakıf üniversitesinde okuyan öğrenciler ile devlet üniversitesi öğrencilerinin ilişkide algıladıkları istismar düzeyi ve ilişkide algıladıkları doyumun düzeyi sınıf, ilişki süresi, gelir durumu, ailelerin eğitim düzeyi ve evlilik durumu gibi değişkenlere açısından farklı olup olmadığı ele alınmıştır. Bu amaca uygun olarak çalışmalar iki ayrı üniversitede eş zamanlı olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları vakıf üniversitesi öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilerinde daha fazla doyum yaşadıklarını ortaya koymuştur. Dahası, üst sınıf öğrencileri ve daha uzun süreli ilişki sahibi olanların ilişki doyumu daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Son olarak regresyon analizi sonuçları romantik ilişki doyumunun sırası ile kaçınan bağlanma, romantik ilişkilerde algılanan istismar, kaygılı bağlanma ve ilişkide gelecek yönelimi ile ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur.

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“…Original studies on infant attachment showed no differences in attachment styles of boys and girls (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978). In addition to studies on infant, early studies on adult attachment, and majority of current studies failed to find significant differences in attachment styles of males and females (Brennan & Shaver, 1995;Carnelly & Janoff-Bulman, 1992;Hazen & Shaver, 1987).…”

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Gender Differences in Quality of Attachment to God, Forgiveness, Altruism, and Mental Health in College and Seminary School Students

Nosrati¹,

Bonab²,

Rabiee³

et al. 2017

JCRS

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The aim of the current study was to investigate gender differences in quality of attachment to God, forgiveness, altruism and mental health in college and seminary school students as well. To fulfil the stated goal 993 individuals were selected by means of stratified sampling procedures and the following measures were distributed among them:Muslim-Spiritual Attachment Scale, Kin Altruism, Reciprocal Altruism Enright Forgiveness Inventory, and Symptom Checklist-90 Revised. Analysis of data using t test revealed significant differences between male and female students (P < 0.01). Moreover, data indicated that interpersonal sensitivity was higher in male students while somatization complains was higher among female students. Analysis of data showed that quality of secure attachment in female students were higher than male students (P < 0.01). Moreover, female students were higher in altruism, especially in domain of compassion (P < 0.05). In addition female students were higher in perceiving God as a Safe Haven and providing them with comfort and tranquility. Moreover, females students were higher in altruism (p < 0.05), and forgiveness (p < 0.01). The analysis of data revealed that female students were higher in the secure attachment to God, sympathy toward others and they scored higher in somatization complain while male students were higher in the interpersonal sensitivity. Theoretical implication and practical application of findings have been discussed in the original paper. Findings in this project were consistent with body of research findings.Theoretical implication and practical usage of the current study was described in the original paper. Data revealed that female student were higher in secure attachment to God, altruism and forgiveness. Showing emotional stability and higher spirituality

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Optimism about Love Relationships: General vs Specific Lessons from One's Personal Experiences

Cited by 112 publications

References 5 publications

The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies.

The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies.

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction Levels of Female University Students in Turkey: Examining through Attachment Dimensions, Perceived Abuse in Relationship and Future Time Orientation of Relationship

Gender Differences in Quality of Attachment to God, Forgiveness, Altruism, and Mental Health in College and Seminary School Students

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