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Organization of Partner Knowledge: Relationship Outcomes and Longitudinal Change

Carolin J. Showers

University of Oklahoma, cshowers{at}ou.edu

Virgil Zeigler-Hill

University of Oklahoma

This study examined the association between organization of knowledge about a romantic partner (partner structure) and relationship status (ongoing or ended) 1 year later. Ironically, partner structures that were associated with more positive feelings about one’s partner at Time 1 were associated with greater rates of breakup by Time 2. These results are interpreted in terms of the vulnerability of compartmentalized partner structures to shifts in the salience of negative beliefs and the hypothesized difficulty of maintaining integrative structures for an extended period of time. Change in partner structure during 1 year’s time was consistent with the predictions of the dynamic model that evaluative integration should increase when negative beliefs become salient. Such change (which may represent a transient shift) was associated with couples’ longevity when relationship conflict was low, supporting the view that integration reflects a struggle with negative attributes that may or may not be successful.

Key Words: partner structure • relationship resilience • cognitive structure • self-concept

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 9, 1198-1210 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204264077
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