Relationships at risk: How the perceived risk of ending a romantic relationship influences the intensity of romantic affect and relationship commitment

Sciara, Simona; Pantaleo, Giuseppe

doi:10.1007/s11031-017-9650-6

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“…his suggests that, in general, children with molar DDE would need to be more intensely motivated by the dental hygienist and/or their parents to daily oral hygiene; or, in other cases, on the contrary, that children with molar DDE pay particular attention to their oral health. In this respect, it must be recognized that both motivational and cognitive factors play a pivotal role in human relations, which in turn are driven by-and have implications for-people's perceptions, decisions and behaviors both at the individual and group relational level [25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Developmental Enamel Defects (DDE) and Their Association with Oral Health, Preventive Procedures, and Children’s Psychosocial Attitudes towards Home Oral Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Developmental enamel defects (DDE) exert significant effects both on esthetics and occlusal function and prevention should be the general clinical approach to DDE. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was, therefore, to detect, within a pediatric sample, any significant association between DDE and children’s psychosocial attitudes towards home oral hygiene, as well as potential associations between primary preventive procedures and DDE. Methods: 394 schoolchildren (197 males and 197 females, 8.9 ± 1.4 years) underwent an intra-oral examination; they were then interviewed with a brief questionnaire. Results: 5–6% and 12–14% of participants had, respectively at least one molar and one incisor affected by DDE. In general, no associations were observed in the examined clinical categories (caries and other oral health indices). A strong relationship was found between the presence of molar DDE and children’s positive vs. negative psychosocial attitudes towards home oral hygiene. Conclusions: The probability of finding DDE in our sample of examined children was approximately more than doubled for children with negative psychosocial attitudes towards home oral hygiene, than for children with positive attitudes towards home oral hygiene.

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Developmental Enamel Defects (DDE) and Their Association with Oral Health, Preventive Procedures, and Children’s Psychosocial Attitudes towards Home Oral Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…Unlike previous literature, we also observed an interesting within-person interaction, such that on days when a person experienced more COVID-induced relatedness frustration than was typical for them, daily negative fantasies were associated with lower daily presumptuous romantic intentions. Perhaps the combination of higher-than-usual COVID-induced relatedness frustration and negative fantasies within an individual reflected a level of difficulty in romantic pursuit that was too high to summon the effort required to pursue presumptuously (Sciara & Pantaleo, 2018 ). Future work is needed to expand on this novel investigation of within-person predictors of daily presumptuous romantic intentions.…”

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“…These predictions are in line with other theories of motivation. Per motivational intensity theory, negative fantasies that heighten the perceived degree of difficulty in pursuing the romantic interest should increase effort mobilization—here, stronger intentions to take a presumptuous course of action—so long as the relationship is sufficiently desirable (Sciara & Pantaleo, 2018 ). Moreover, the same needs-as-motives (e.g., Prentice et al, 2014 ) logic used in discussing COVID-induced relatedness threat can be applied here.…”

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I’ve been thinkin’ bout you: socially distant relationship pursuit during COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered everyday interactions, potentially disrupting the process of romantic relationship formation. Prior research suggests that threats to the basic psychological need for relatedness, along with negative mental imagery, can lead to an obsessive preoccupation with a romantic interest. The present research examines how the relatedness-threatening nature of the pandemic may similarly facilitate problematic relationship behaviors. Two studies—a small-scale natural experiment with measurements before and during the pandemic (Study 1) and a daily diary study (Study 2)—investigated how relatedness frustration and negative fantasies predict presumptuous romantic intentions. In Study 1 these threats unexpectedly corresponded to reduced presumptuous romantic intentions, though no such main effect was present in Study 2. Replicating prior experimental work, in both studies, more negative fantasies about a romantic target predicted greater presumptuous romantic intentions. Study 2 also revealed that at the between-person level the combinatory effect of relatedness frustration and negative fantasies led to greater intentions. At the within-person level, this combinatory effect led unexpectedly to reduced intentions. Finally, there was substantial heterogeneity in the within-person effect of COVID-induced relatedness frustration: although frustration stoked intentions for some individuals, for others it reduced intentions. This work suggests that for many, the early social ramifications of COVID-19 reduced motivation to presumptuously pursue romantic relationships. Yet, certain individuals, particularly those with more negative fantasies, are more prone to pursue presumptuously amidst the pandemic.

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“…Even if research has shown that in some circumstances interfering/distracting stimuli have the power to strengthen motivation (Silvia & Brehm, ), beyond a certain level of intensity those stimuli will drastically discourage people from pursuing their motivational (learning) goals, both in interpersonal and intergroup settings (cf. Silvia & Brehm, ; Wright & Pantaleo, ; see also Donato et al, ; Pantaleo, Miron, Ferguson, & Frankowski, ; Sciara & Pantaleo, )—this reflecting the detrimental effects of information overload on learning (Wicklund & Pantaleo, ). Second, while affect‐rich stimuli (e.g., video communications) may be generally more stimulating and compelling than less emotionally laden stimuli, they may not necessarily lead to a better understanding of the communication, as strong emotional content may reduce people’s sensitivity to objective information (Hsee & Rottenstreich, ).…”

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Communicating Science Effectively: When an Optimised Video Communication Enhances Comprehension, Pleasantness, and People’s Interest in Knowing More About Scientific Findings

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In two experiments (N = 160) we predicted and found that an optimised video science communication was more effective than either a press release science communication (Experiment 1) and a non‐optimised video science communication (Experiment 2) in promoting (a) a better comprehension of the communication, (b) a higher perceived pleasantness, and (c) a stronger manifest interest in learning more about its findings, as reflected in participants’ explicit requests to receive supplemental material on the communicated and analogous findings. The results were consistent across experiments. They were also not influenced by the content type of the communication. Implications for communication professionals and future research in the field of media, social influence, education, and applied social psychology are discussed.

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Relationships at risk: How the perceived risk of ending a romantic relationship influences the intensity of romantic affect and relationship commitment

Cited by 12 publications

References 64 publications

Developmental Enamel Defects (DDE) and Their Association with Oral Health, Preventive Procedures, and Children’s Psychosocial Attitudes towards Home Oral Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study

Developmental Enamel Defects (DDE) and Their Association with Oral Health, Preventive Procedures, and Children’s Psychosocial Attitudes towards Home Oral Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study

I’ve been thinkin’ bout you: socially distant relationship pursuit during COVID-19

Communicating Science Effectively: When an Optimised Video Communication Enhances Comprehension, Pleasantness, and People’s Interest in Knowing More About Scientific Findings

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