Deception, Power, and Self-Differentiation in College Students' Romantic Relationships: An Exploratory Study
Authors:
Tina M. Blair;
Eileen S. Nelson; Priscilla K. Coleman
DOI:
10.1080/00926230152035859
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Abstract
The relationships among deception, power, and self-differentiation in college students' romantic relationships were explored. As hypothesized, lower total deception scores were found to significantly predict higher self-differentiation scores. Both men and women reported that men held significantly more power in their relationships. A secondary analysis revealed that men were significantly more likely than women to indicate they would be inclined to use deceptive strategies. Counter to the hypotheses, a significant negative correlation was not detected between power scores and omission scores, and positive relationships between power scores and contradiction scores were not found.
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