Understanding Change in Romantic Relationship Expectations of International Female Students from Turkey

Delevi, Raquel; Bugay, Aslı

doi:10.1007/s10591-010-9124-4

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“…They added that the assumed sexual nature of cohabitation is what goes against religious texts, but this is a non-issue since everyone already engages in pre-marital sex. The anti-cohabitation participants noted though that this link to fornication and promiscuity, coupled with the stricter gender roles women have to follow, means that cohabitation is more discouraged and punished in women than in men, a fact that is supported by Delevi and Bugay (2010). Women across many societies are cautioned about their "biological clocks", encouraged to settle down quickly, and fed the narrative that they are only desirable in their youth, which contributes to their fear of running out of time.…”

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Is cohabitation a prerequisite for marriage?: Exploring Ghanaian emerging adults’ attitudes and intentions

Gyasi-Gyamerah,

Quansah,

Annor

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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With cohabitation increasingly becoming a relationship option for many young adults, understanding the attitudes and intentions that fuel the decision to cohabit is important. Using a generic qualitative research design, we set out to explore this among emerging adults in a Ghanaian university. Our sample included 44 students who participated in a discussion focused on determining what cohabitation means to them, the significance they attach to cohabitation, their evaluations and whether they intend to cohabit. Regarding participants’ attitudes, four themes were generated from analyses of the data including ‘Meaning of Cohabitation’, ‘Cohabitation before Marriage is Crucial to Marital Success’, ‘Cohabitation is a Gateway to Moral and Institutional Transgressions’, and ‘As Long as We Marry’. Findings also showed significant gender differences in intention to cohabit although the consensus among participants was that one’s intention to cohabit is dependent on the individual’s personal and vicarious experiences within their environment. Based on these findings, we recommend that counsellors and guardians be equipped with the knowledge base and skills required to help young adults navigate cohabitation relationships and advocate for strengthening policy and education on cohabitation.

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Is cohabitation a prerequisite for marriage?: Exploring Ghanaian emerging adults’ attitudes and intentions

Gyasi-Gyamerah,

Quansah,

Annor

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…First marriage occurs later than the Turkish average, and emerging adults increasingly live outside their parents’ homes. Besides, romantic love, western-style romantic relations, and romantic explorations are considered more significant among these young people (Delevi & Bugay, 2010; Ercan, 2008). Thus, both economic and cultural factors have a considerable influence on how Turkish young people experience this period.…”

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Exploring Romantic Relationship Patterns among Turkish Emerging Adults: A Grounded Theory Study

Uçar

Demır

2022

Emerging Adulthood

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For the current study, a grounded theory methodology was utilized to generate a substantive theory that illustrates Turkish emerging adults’ different romantic experiences. The study participants were 25 emerging adults (12 female, 13 male), ages ranging from 19 to 26 years. The data analysis revealed four romantic patterns namely, balanced intimacy, learning intimacy, high-dependent intimacy, and lack of intimacy. The findings of the current study contribute to research on romantic relationship models by suggesting that the romantic self-descriptions, connection with the family and the culture, and meaning of past romantic experiences conjointly generate the four different romantic patterns among emerging adults. Furthermore, results suggest that Turkish emerging adults’ romantic experiences show many developmental similarities with their western counterparts while maintaining unique cultural characteristics.

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“…Marriage, as a status-bearing concept presented by culture, is shaped by personal relationship experiences (Christensen, 2014). This notion, centered around interpersonal factors as well as stemming from collectivistic cultural effects, presents itself in Turkish culture as another-oriented attitude (Delevi & Bugay, 2010;Kagıtçıbas ¸ı, 2012). The "other" in question might refer to family, partner, partner's family, relatives, neighbors, or solely, the general notion of "what others would say".…”

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Relationship Beliefs and Communication Skills in Turkish Married Individuals: Examining the Mediating Role of Partner Accommodation Behavior and Emotional Dependency

Yildiz

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2021

Journal of Family Issues

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In this study, the mediating role of partner accommodation behavior and emotional dependency in the relationship between relationship beliefs and communication skills was investigated. The study was carried out with 400 married participants. The results of the multiple analysis revealed that relationship belief, emotional dependency, and partner accommodation behavior had an 11.20% variance in communication skills. Relationship belief was associated with lower partner accommodation behavior and greater emotional dependency. Further analysis revealed that communication skills were significantly predicted by partner accommodation behavior but not predicted by emotional dependency. Additionally, the indirect effect of relationship belief on communication skills through partner accommodation behavior was significant. As a result, it has been achieved that partner accommodation behavior has a partial mediating role between the relationship beliefs and communication skills of married individuals. Possible explanations and the implications and limitations of the study were discussed.

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Understanding Change in Romantic Relationship Expectations of International Female Students from Turkey

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

Is cohabitation a prerequisite for marriage?: Exploring Ghanaian emerging adults’ attitudes and intentions

Is cohabitation a prerequisite for marriage?: Exploring Ghanaian emerging adults’ attitudes and intentions

Exploring Romantic Relationship Patterns among Turkish Emerging Adults: A Grounded Theory Study

Relationship Beliefs and Communication Skills in Turkish Married Individuals: Examining the Mediating Role of Partner Accommodation Behavior and Emotional Dependency

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