Dyadic perfectionism as a predictor of relationship continuity and distress among college students.

This study examined the nature and impact of dyadic perfectionism over a 3-month interval within a sample of 116 college students who were currently involved in an intimate heterosexual relationship. Dyadic perfectionism scores were stable and correlated as expected with scores on concurrent measures of adult attachment orientations and relationship satisfaction. Logistic regression analyses revealed that, controlling for initial commitment status and adult attachment orientations, Time 1 dyadic perfectionism scores significantly and uniquely predicted relationship continuity 3 months later. Lastly, controlling for social desirability, relationship commitment status, and Time 1 adult attachment orientation scores, Time 1 dyadic perfectionism scores also uniquely predicted Time 2 relationship distress. Findings provide additional evidence that dyadic perfectionism is a risk factor for relationship dysfunction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

基于社交网络好友攻击的位置隐私保护模型

随着无线网络的发展,移动社交网络用户发布其所在的地理位置信息时,如果包含敏感地理位置会导致用户隐私受到攻击。现有的位置隐私保护方法都是对用户发布的位置进行泛化处理,以牺牲用户的服务质量为代价,且大部分都是将攻击者定位在LBS服务商,没有考虑到统一对社交网络中的好友根据其可靠程度的不同提供不同准确度的地理位置信息。针对此问题,提出了基于社交网络好友亲密度分级的隐私保护模型L-intimacy,用来防止好友攻击者的攻击。理论分析和实验结果表明,与加入到Latitude服务的Google Maps相比,该方法既能保护移动社交网络用户的相关隐私,同时又具有较小的信息损失度。     

The reality of divorce. Reply to Gordon (2005).

R. M. Gordon (2005; see record 2005-08806-011) insists in his commentary on J. S. Wallerstein and J. M. Lewis's (2004; see record 2004-17367-002) work that the impact of divorce on children is fleeting, and he proposes, without supporting evidence, that the long-lasting psychological problems displayed by children of divorce in adolescence and adulthood reflect more the preexisting psychopathology of the parents and their traumatic parenting than any consequence of the disrupted marriage and the unhappy sequelae that so regularly constitute the postdivorce family. The authors' data, based on intensive periodic clinical study of these youngsters and their parents over several decades, indicate the contrary. No research has established that divorcing parents exhibit as a class more mental illness than parents in intact families. The authors' findings speak to the unmet needs of children of divorce for psychological help with their intimate relationships when they enter adulthood. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

When hearing clients work with a deaf therapist.

Not being able to hear can present significant challenges for the therapist and for the deaf therapist/hearing client dyad. It can also create opportunities. Although the literature indicates that most culturally Deaf therapists work with Deaf clients due to their mutual use of American Sign Language, I describe (a) the background of an audiologically deaf therapist who relies on speech reading rather than sign language, and (b) this therapist's clinical work with hearing clients. Some of the relational dynamics of these treatments are identified, and I conclude by noting how attention to communication can benefit the work of all psychotherapists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Reconcilable differences.

Reviews the book, Reconcilable differences by Andrew Christensen and Neil S. Jacobson (see record 1999-04347-000). Christensen and Jacobson have written a book for couples in conflict. The book is presented as a self-help guide to aid couples in accepting incompatibilities and in developing greater intimacy. The emphasis is upon the development of compassionate acceptance, quite a departure from what one might expect from these authors. The authors maintain that when couples get embroiled in blame, hurt, withdrawal, and continuing argument, intimacy seems out of reach. The natural inclination is to try to change the partner-which often makes the conflict worse. The book's thesis is that acceptance is a way out of this impasse. The book is divided into four parts. Part I, "The Anatomy of Arguments," describes and analyzes many, many (perhaps too many) relationship conflicts. The six chapters are written to help the reader understand the principles of arguments and to apply the principles to his or her own conflicts. Part H, "From Argument to Acceptance," strikes to the heart of the authors' therapy and shows the ways a couple can learn acceptance of each other. Part III, "Deliberate Change through Acceptance," continues with the acceptance theme but illustrates how changes can occur. Part IV contains two outlier chapters, one on violence, infidelity, and emotional abuse where acceptance is not the recommended way to go, and the other on getting professional help. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Assessing disharmony and disaffection in intimate relationships: Revision of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory factor scales.

Previous research has identified 2 broad components of distress in intimate relationships: overt conflict, or disharmony, and emotional distance, or disaffection. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the authors derived 2 broadband scales of disharmony and disaffection from the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (D. K. Snyder, 1997), building upon previous measures of these constructs (D. K. Snyder & Regts, 1982) derived from the original instrument. The new scales demonstrated high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, as well as discriminative validity and convergent validity with independent criteria of relationship functioning. Distinct distributions of these scales in community and clinical samples suggested their complementary role in research on intimate relationships and assessment of couples in treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

高层住宅邻里交往空间构成分析

本文在强调邻里交往重要性的同时,对现在与过去在交往内容方面所存在的不同也进行了分析。认为在现代城市集合住宅中实现"促进邻里交往",其关键的问题在于必须设置相应的交往空间。     

Predictors of intimacy in couples' discussions of relationship injuries: An observational study.

The interpersonal process model of intimacy (H. T. Reis & P. Shaver, 1988) proposes that self-disclosure and empathic responding form the basis of intimate interactions. This study examined this model in 102 community couples who completed intimacy measures following videotaped discussions about relationship injuries occurring both within and outside the relationship. Observational assessments of self-disclosure and empathic responding, as well as their respective components, were related to self-reported ratings of post-interaction intimacy. Men's own disclosure and empathic responding predicted their feelings of intimacy, whereas women's intimacy was predicted by their partner's disclosure and empathic responding. Self-disclosure and empathic responding appear to be important behavioral determinants of intimate feelings, but the manner in which they influence intimacy differs according to gender. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The relationships between posttraumatic stress symptom clusters and marital intimacy among war veterans.

This study examined (a) the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters and marital intimacy among Israeli war veterans and (b) the role of self-disclosure and verbal violence in mediating the effects of PTSD avoidance and hyperarousal symptoms on marital intimacy. The sample consisted of 219 participants divided into 2 groups: ex-prisoners of war (ex-POWs; N = 125) and a comparison group of veterans who fought in the same war but were not held in captivity (N = 94). Ex-POWs displayed higher levels of PTSD symptoms and verbal violence and lower levels of self-disclosure than did controls. Although ex-POWs and controls did not differ in level of marital intimacy, they did, however, present a different pattern of relationships between PTSD clusters and intimacy. In ex-POWs, self-disclosure mediated the relations between PTSD avoidance and marital intimacy. Verbal aggression was also found via indirect effect of hyperarousal on marital intimacy. The results point to the importance of self-disclosure and verbal violence as interpersonal mechanisms for the relations between posttraumatic symptoms on marital intimacy of ex-POWs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Value revelations: Disclosure is in the eye of the beholder.

In interpersonal interactions ranging from job interviews to romantic dates, it is common for people to tell each other about what they care about and value. Six experiments explored the general hypothesis that people view their disclosures about what they value as more revealing of themselves than do others. This effect is demonstrated across a variety of contexts, ranging from the brief and anonymous to the more in-depth and social. A source of it is explored in actors' feeling that their most important values are especially important to them. Studies suggest that this feeling involves actors' sense of the intensity with which they hold their values, as opposed to their beliefs about the uniqueness of those values. Studies also show that actors' tendency to view value disclosures as more revealing than do observers is somewhat specific to value disclosures--that is, actors do not view their relatively off-the-cuff responses (Study 4) or their disclosures of their nonvalues (Study 6) as more revealing. Implications of this research for self-other differences and for interpersonal intimacy are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)