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dc.contributor.authorKashiwabara, Mami
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-23T15:16:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T17:08:53Z
dc.date.available2012-04-23T15:16:47Z
dc.date.available2015-10-01T17:08:53Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-23T15:16:47Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/3853
dc.description.abstractSelf-expansion theory (Aron & Aron, 1986) posits that individuals enter and maintain relationships in order to expand their sense of self and suggests that expanding the sense of self is a basic human motivation. In this study, I examined whether the perceived opportunities for self-expansion within a relationship predicted feelings of closeness and passion for a partner, and unlike many previous studies, I explored the importance of self-expansion in friendships as well as romantic relationships. I also explored individual differences in the importance of self-expansion opportunities in predicting closeness and passion. The results suggest that opportunities for self-expansion may motivate involvement in both friendships and romantic relationships, although the experience may be different in the two categories of relationship. The results also suggest that there may be individual differences in the importance of self-expansion, but these patterns were not as expected. I discuss the implications of these results for self-expansion theory and understanding close relationships.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMami Kashiwabara
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshFriendship.
dc.subject.lcshLove.
dc.subject.lcshSelf.
dc.subject.lcshInterpersonal relations.
dc.subject.otherSelf-expansion.
dc.titleFriendships,romantic relationsips,and the importance of self-expansion.
dc.typeThesis
dc.date.graduationmonthAugust
dc.date.published2006
dc.description.committeechairSheets, Virgil
dc.description.committeemembersAnderson, Veanne
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetdILL-ETD-036
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 89 p.: ill. Includes abstract and appendix.
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