6A Study of Social Decentering and Relationship-Specific Social Decentering (RSSD) within Marriage
This chapter reports the results of a study I conducted to investigate the roles of social decentering and relationship-specific social decentering (RSSD) in marriage. This study examines some of the observations and predictions discussed in Chapter 5. In addition, the study explored social decentering and RSSD in relationship to long-term changes in marriage, marital satisfaction, communication attitudes, and communication behaviors. One hundred and one married couples, primarily from the Midwest of the United States, completed an extensive set of questionnaires including self-reports of social decentering and RSSD, marital satisfaction, and other ...
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