Predicting an end to one's relationship

Short Name

Predicting an end to one's relationship

Authors

Kenneth TAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
SMU Office of Research

Files

Description

Breakups happen from time to time, and research has shown that people who actively consider breaking up start taking steps to end the relationship. However, breakup decisions do not typically revolve around just one person. We tend to consider our partner’s thoughts and feelings too! In a paper by SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Kenneth Tan and his co-researchers, they wondered if people also thought about whether their partners had plans to break up – also termed perceived partner dissolution consideration (PPDC). If so, how accurate are these perceptions?

Publication Date

6-10-2023

URL to ORe infographic website

https://research.smu.edu.sg/research-smu/infographics/predicting-end-ones-relationship

Publication Type

Infographics

Copyright Holder

SMU Office of Research

Keywords

Relationship Dynamics, Psychology, Attachment Anxiety

Disciplines

Cognitive Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

TAN, Kenneth and SMU Office of Research, "Predicting an end to one's relationship" (2023). Research@SMU Infographics. 12.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/research_infographics/12