Romantic relationship satisfaction in emerging adulthood


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Barutcu-Yildirim F., Aydin G., SANCAK AYDIN G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.10, sa.4, ss.319-332, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19128/turje.874516
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EBSCO Education Source, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.319-332
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Emerging adulthood, Relationship characteristics, Romantic relationship satisfaction, Self-compassion, Social appearance anxiety, SOCIAL APPEARANCE ANXIETY, SELF-COMPASSION, BODY-IMAGE, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, RELATIONSHIP BELIEFS, YOUNG ADULTHOOD, ADOLESCENT, MINDFULNESS, DEPRESSION, ESTEEM
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study was to explore the extent to which the length, status and importance of current romantic relationship, the number of previous romantic relationship, as well as individual factors, such as levels of self-compassion, and anxiety about social appearance, are predictors of the romantic relationship satisfaction of young adults. The study included 284 university students but 34 of them were removed for several reasons and analysis was carried out with 250 participants (59.6% female, 40.4% male). Relationship Assessment Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, and demographic information form were used to collect data. Hierarchical regression analysis results showed that the importance of the current romantic relationship, the number of previous romantic relationships, and levels of self-compassion were positive predictors but the length and the status of the relationship, along with the level of anxiety regarding social appearance were not significant predictors of romantic relationship satisfaction. The model explained 37% of the variance in the romantic relationship satisfaction of young adults.