Rituals in Dating Relationships: The Development and Validation of a Measure

Pearson, Judy C.; Child, Jeffrey T.; Carmon, Anna F.

doi:10.1080/01463373.2011.583502

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“…Pearson et al (2011) discovered rituals in relationships predicted significant variation in both perceived relational quality and relational intimacy. Intimacy in romantic relationships includes sexual feelings but also the affective union between two individuals based on trust (Radmacher & Azmitia, 2006;Sternberg, 1997).…”

Section: Rituals In Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Research shows perceptions of rituals are similar despite variations in marital status. Pearson et al (2011) reported dating couples were similar to married couples as they identified couple-time rituals, everyday talk, idiosyncratic rituals, daily routines and tasks, and intimacy expressions. Rituals can thus be examined among romantic couples, without distinguishing marital status.…”

Section: Rituals In Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Relational satisfaction along with perceptions of commitment, love, trust, intimacy, and passion in one's relationship appear to influence the quality of a romantic relationship (Fletcher, Simpson, Thomas, & Giles, 2000). While Pearson et al (2011) previously established that perceived relational quality is positively related to romantic couples' rituals, it is unclear how both rituals and private disclosure contribute to romantic couples' satisfaction. Rituals and disclosure have been studied separately in regard to their association with relational satisfaction.…”

Section: Relational Satisfaction Among Romantic Couplesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Research has identified the central role of rituals (Bruess & Pearson, 1997Duck, 1991;Pearson et al, 2011) and disclosure (Petronio, 1991(Petronio, , 1999(Petronio, , 2000a(Petronio, , 2000b(Petronio, , 2002(Petronio, , 2007 in romantic relationships. Research has also indicated links between romantic couples' rituals and privacy disclosure (Bruess & Pearson, 1997;Emmers-Sommer, 2004), suggesting that while each of the five dimensions of rituals may be positively related to privacy disclosure, certain types of rituals may enhance privacy disclosure more than others (e.g., couple-time rituals, idiosyncratic rituals).…”

Section: Romantic Relationships and Privacy Disclosurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rituals and disclosure have been studied separately in regard to their association with relational satisfaction. Couples have been found to be more relationally satisfied as rituals take precedence of their relationships (Bruess & Pearson, 1997Duck, 1991;Pearson et al, 2011). Similarly, relational satisfaction is associated with communication (Acitelli, 1992;Punyanunt-Carter, 2004).…”

Section: Relational Satisfaction Among Romantic Couplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intercultural household food tensions: a relational dialectics analysis

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Purpose Recent global migration trends have led to an increased prevalence, and new patterning, of intercultural family configurations. This paper is about intercultural couples and how they manage tensions associated with change as they settle in their new cultural context. The focus is specifically on the role food plays in navigating these tensions and the effects on the couples’ relational cultures. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative relational–dialectic approach is taken for studying Polish–Irish intercultural couples. Engagement with relevant communities provided multiple points of access to informants. Findings Intercultural tensions arise as the couples jointly transition, and food consumption represents implicit tensions in the household’s relational culture. Such tensions are sometimes resolved, but sometimes not, leading to enduring tensions. Dialectical movement causes change, which has developmental consequences for the couples’ relational cultures. Research limitations/implications This study shows how the ways that tensions are addressed are fundamental to the formation of a relational family identity. Practical implications Recommendations emphasise the importance of understanding how the family relational culture develops in the creation of family food practices. Marketers can look at the ways of supporting the intercultural couple retain tradition, while smoothly navigating their new cultural context. Social policy analysts may reflect on the ways that the couples develop an intercultural identity rooted in each other’s culture, and the range of strategies to demonstrate they can synthesise and successfully negotiate the challenges they face. Originality/value Dealing simultaneously and separately with a variety of dialectical oppositions around food, intercultural couples weave together elements from each other’s cultures and simultaneously facilitate both relational and social change. Within the relationship, stability–change dialectic is experienced and negotiated, while at the relationship’s nexus with the couple’s social ecology, negotiating conventionality–uniqueness dialectic enables them reproduce or depart from societal conventions, and thus facilitate social change.

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Relational dialectics: researching change in intercultural families

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Purpose This paper aims to adopt a relational dialectics analysis approach to provide qualitative depth and insight into the ways intercultural families manage intercultural tensions around consumption. The authors pay particular attention to how a relational dialectics analysis reveals a relational change in the family providing evidence to demonstrate how a family’s unique relational culture evolves and transitions. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative insights from a relational-dialectic analysis on 15 intercultural families are used to illustrate the interplay of stability with instability in the management of intercultural dialectic tensions within these families. Findings Intercultural dialectical interplay around food consumption tensions are implicit tensions in the household’s relational culture. Examples of dialectical movement indicating relational change are illustrated; this change has developmental consequences for the couples’ relational cultures. Research limitations/implications This study provides qualitative insights on relational dialectics in one intercultural family context and reveals and analyses the dialectical dimensions around consumption in the context of intercultural family relationships. The research approach could be considered in other intercultural and relational contexts. Practical implications Family narratives can be analysed within the context of two meta-dialectics that directly address how personal relationships evolve; indigenous dialectic tensions within a family can also be identified. Originality/value This paper demonstrates the qualitative value of a relational dialectics analysis in revealing how food consumption changes within families are the result of reciprocal or interdependent learning, which has consequences for relational change.

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Rituals in Dating Relationships: The Development and Validation of a Measure

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Exploring Relational Cultures: Rituals, Privacy Disclosure, and Relational Satisfaction

Exploring Relational Cultures: Rituals, Privacy Disclosure, and Relational Satisfaction

Intercultural household food tensions: a relational dialectics analysis

Relational dialectics: researching change in intercultural families

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