Short Name
Predicting an end to one's relationship
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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