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Can long-distance relationships work ?

Can long-distance relationships work ? Are there some particular personality characteristics required in that kind of relationship ? Could you image to be in a long-distance relationship ?. Research Question.

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Can long-distance relationships work ?

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  1. Canlong-distancerelationshipswork? • Aretheresomeparticularpersonalitycharacteristicsrequired in thatkind of relationship? • Couldyouimage to be in a long-distancerelationship?

  2. ResearchQuestion WhatPersonalityTraitsMakeItEasier To MaintainSatisfaction In A Long-DistanceRelalationship (LDDR)?

  3. Methods • Variabledefinitions • Personalitytraitsarenarrowed to conteinmostlytermLocus of control; stronginternalorexternal person? • Participants • Selectingbyvoluntarily, e-mail • Data Collection • Participantswillbeasked to write an esseyabouttheirexperiences of long-distancerelationships

  4. Hypotheses • Personalitytraitsareimportantfactor to maintainsatisfaction in long-distancerelationships • Stronginternallocus of controlreflects to moreeffectivestresscopingstrategieswhich in turnincreasessatisfaction in LDDRs. • Strongexternallocus of controlcontributeslesssatisfaction in long-distancerelationships

  5. TO CONCLUDE • I want to point out my viewpointabouthowpeople´spersonalityreflects to theirintimaterelationshipswhenthisperspective is afterall the basis of my research • CanLDDRswork? To my mind, the answer to is verymuchabout people´sattitude and ifyou don´thave to think ”Is itworthit?” youcanpass question: ”Can I doit?”

  6. RefeRENCES • Anderson C. R. (1977). Locus of control, coping behaviors, and performance in a stress setting: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 62(4), 446-451. • Cameron J. J. (2007). In Times of Uncertainty: Predicting the survival of long-distance relationships. The Journal of Social Psychology, 147(6), 581-606. • Maguire K. C. (2007). “Will It Ever End?”: A (re)examination of uncertainty in college student long-distance dating relationships. Communication Quarterly, 55(4), 415-432. • Maguire K. C. & Kinney T. A. (2010). When Distance is problematic: Communication, coping, and relational satisfaction in female college students´long-distance dating relationships. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 38(1), 27-46). • Sahlstein E. M. (2006). Making Plans: Praxis strategies for negotiating uncertainty-certainty in long-distance relationships. Western Journal of Communication, 70(2), 147-165. • Stafford L. (2010). Geographic distance and communication during courtship. Communication Research, 37(2), 275-297). • Stafford L. & Merolla A. J. (2007). Idealization, reunions, and stability in long-distance dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24(1),37-54.

  7. Thankyou!

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