APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Communal Orientation and Maintenance Behaviors in Long-Distance and Geographically-Close Relationships
- Theresa Brown
University of California, Los Angeles - Emma Bright
University of California, Los Angeles - Annette Stanton
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
Couples in long-distance relationships engaged in more maintenance behaviors (i.e., positivity, and cards/letters/calls) than couples in geographically-close relationships. Controlling for geographic distance, participants assigned to a communal appraisal condition engaged in more maintenance behaviors overall. Long-distance and geographically-close couples did not differ significantly in level of commitment.
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