Date of Thesis
2013
Description
The present research examined which terms are most used by college students to define relationships, and how these various terms prime or affect partner treatment and relationship status perceptions. Once primed with the labels ¿hooking-up,¿ ¿exclusive¿ or ¿boyfriend/girlfriend,¿ it was hypothesized that public displays of affection, commitment, jealousy and sociosexuality would influence partner treatment. The results indicate that being primed with various relationship labels does influence public displays of affection. This priming does not influence jealousy, and it influences commitment on some occasions. The data collected can further our understanding of relationship dynamics among college students by differentiating between various terms.
Access Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Type
Bachelor of Arts
Major
Psychology
First Advisor
T. Joel Wade
Recommended Citation
Golub, Katie, "How Do Relationship Labels Affect Partner Treatment And Relationship Status Perceptions?" (2013). Honors Theses. 133.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/honors_theses/133