Developmental changes in relationship quality in gay and lesbian cohabiting couples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9788196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence A Kurdek (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-94 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.31.1.86 |
| OpenAlex | W2060620555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 16 |
Changes over 3 annual assessments were examined for both partners of 61 gay and 42 lesbian couples on current levels of attachment, autonomy, and equality in the relationship; the importance of attachment, autonomy, and equality in an ideal relationship; and relationship commitment. Lesbian partners rated ideal equality as more important than did gay partners; for both gay and lesbian partners, the importance of ideal attachment decreased over time; and for lesbian partners only, the importance of ideal equality changed curvilinearly over time. For both gay and lesbian partners, changes in relationship commitment over time were explained by changes in the discrepancy between current and ideal levels of equality as well as between current levels of attachment and current levels of autonomy
Cohabitation · Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Psychoanalysis · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
Lesbian and gay parents and their children
Division of labor among lesbian and heterosexual parents
Social Investment and Personality
Social Stigma and Sexual Minorities’ Romantic Relationship Functioning
The Close Relationships of Lesbians and Gay Men
Why Same-Sex Couples Break Up
The Role of Faith Affiliation for Women in Same-Sex Relationships
Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships with Individuals in Same-Sex Couple Relationships
Relationship characteristics and motivations behind agreements among gay male couples
Narrative, psychology and the politics of sexual identity in the United States
Are Gay and Lesbian cohabiting couples really different from heterosexual married couples
Mothers, Fathers, Families, and Circumstances
Measures of Relationship Power Dynamics in Romantic Relationships
Identity Transformation During the Transition to Parenthood Among Same‐Sex Couples
Love beyond colour’
Same-Sex Couples
The Experiences of Intimacy, Commitment and Passion Throughout Life
Making the Transition
Lesbian Friendships at Midlife
Sexual Identities and Complementarity in Lesbian and Gay Male Relationships
III. Fusion and Conflict in Lesbian Relationships
Differences Across Contexts
What Good is a Feminist Identity
Equality Discrepancy Between Women in Same-Sex Relationships
Two Moms and a Baby
Commentary on sexual orientation
Sex and Power in Same‐sex Couples
Development and Validation of the Sexual Agreement Investment Scale
A dynamic systems model of dyadic interaction
Sexual orientation and human development
Adult romantic relationships as contexts of human development
Male Gender Role Conflict and Multiculturalism
Sexual Risk for HIV Among Gay Male Couples
Romantic Ideation, Partner-Seeking, and HIV Risk Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men
Behavioral and emotional responses to diet‐related support and control among same‐sex couples
Comparing Heterosexuals’ and Gay Men/Lesbians’ Responses to Relationship Problems and the Effects of Internalized Homophobia on Gay Men/Lesbians’ Responses to Relationship Problems in Turkey
Introduction to Special Section Gender, Intimacy, Equality
Differences Between Heterosexual-Nonparent Couples and Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual-Parent Couples
Minority Stress in Same-Sex Male Relationships
Relationship Characteristics of Women in Interracial Same-Sex Relationships
Relationship satisfaction and commitment in long-term male couples
Differences between Gay and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples
Health-Related Social Influence
Childhood and society
Love and commitment
Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Relationship Characteristics of American Gay and Lesbian Couples
Value Orientations in Heterosexual Relationships
Perceived social support in gays and lesbians in cohabitating relationships
A longitudinal test of the investment model
Correlates of relationship satisfaction in cohabiting gay and lesbian couples
Should I stay or should I go? A dependence model of breakups
Value Orientations in the Intimate Relationships of Gay Men
Satisfaction and Commitment in Homosexual and Heterosexual Relationships
Perceived Emotional Support from Family and Friends in Members of Homosexual, Married, and Heterosexual Cohabiting Couples
Relationship Stability and Relationship Satisfaction in Cohabiting Gay and Lesbian Couples
Assessing Commitment in Personal Relationships
Patterns of Marital Change across the Transition to Parenthood
Close Relationships
| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2025 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |