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Rollie + Duck
- AO1
- 1. Breakdown:
one partner
becomes
distressed with
the relationship
- 2. Intrapsychic process: feelings are not
discussed with the partner but are expressed
in other ways (e.g. diary). Individual becomes
socially withdrawn + re-evaluated relationship
- 3. Dyadic process: confront their
partner + discuss feelings + future.
Relationship can be saved at this
point by seeking help from others.
- 4. Social process: involvement of peers who can
support them + offer advice. This may speed up the
breakdown due to revelations about one partner
- 5. Grave-dressing process:
individuals present
themselves in a positive light.
They reconstruct the failure of
the relationships so it does
not show their contribution as
unfavourable. There are
multiple versions of the story
depending on the audience
- 6. Resurrection process: partners prepare
themselves for new relationships by changing
themselves + building on past mistakes/ expierences
- 1. Breakdown:
one partner
becomes
distressed with
the relationship
- AO2
- Tashiro + Frazier
- Supports the grave-dressing
+ resurrection processes
- Surveyed real life
undergraduates
who has recently
broken up
- Reported emotional
distress + personal growth
- Breaking up gave
them new insights into
themselves + ideas
about future partners
- Evidence that
grave-dressing +
resurrection
processes
happen in real
life as they were
able to put past
relationships
behind them +
get on with life
- Supports the grave-dressing
+ resurrection processes
- Cina et al.
- Positive outcome of this model is the
development of Couples Coping
Enhancement Training (CCET) programme
- CCET aims to sensitise
couples to issues of
equity + respect,
improve communication
+ problem-solving skills
- Compared 50 couples
who received CCET to
a control group who
did not receive it
- Found that the
CCET group had
higher marital
quality after training
- Found that the
CCET group had
higher marital
quality after training
- The model of breakdown has had a
positive impact on real life couples + the
stages can be applied to real life situations
- Positive outcome of this model is the
development of Couples Coping
Enhancement Training (CCET) programme
- Ethical
issues
- Criticism: sensitive area.
There are issues of
vulnerability, privacy +
confidentiality
- Participants may become distressed
by revisiting failed relationships
- Issues are personal so privacy +
confidentiality may be breached
- E.g. victim of domestic violence. Researcher
has to decide whether to terminate the study
to prevent any further harm from being caused
- Research
may be
limited due to
ethical issues
+ not all
types of
couples can
take part
- Criticism: sensitive area.
There are issues of
vulnerability, privacy +
confidentiality
- Duck
- Criticism:
does not
explain why
relationships
breakdown,
only describes
the stages
- Earlier
research
explain why
relationships
breakdown
- Lack of skills: people seem
like they are uninterested +
this is unrewarding
- Lack of stimulation: we
have certain expectations
when it comes to
relationships, if we do not
receive stimulation from a
relationships we feel
justified to leave it
- Maintenance difficulties: distance
can put a strain on relationships
- Lack of skills: people seem
like they are uninterested +
this is unrewarding
- Criticism:
does not
explain why
relationships
breakdown,
only describes
the stages
- Tashiro + Frazier
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