Thèse de doctorat : Génie électrique : Nancy 1 : 2009. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre.

Romantic relationships are considered to be the most important bonds established in adulthood (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). Accordingly, extensive empirical efforts have been expended on delineating factors linked with couple satisfaction. Given the intricacies of these relational bonds, a plethora of studies have likewise focused on exploring the elaborate and explicit processes of close relationships. What emerged was one of the most prolific theories of close relationships: attachment theory. Despite the recognized and confirmed role of attachment processes in couple satisfaction (Feeney, Noller, & Hanrahan, 1994), studies have seldom examined how the relation between explicit relationship factors and couple satisfaction may differ as a function of an individual's romantic attachment. The understanding of the link between variables is often enhanced by understanding what limits or improves this relation, for instance, for whom or under which circumstances (Hayes & Matthes, 2009). Such theoretical accounts of an effect are frequently tested and strengthened by the examination of a moderator effect (a variable that impacts the strength or direction of a predictor and outcome variable; Baron & Kenny, 1986). Accordingly, the overarching aim of the thesis was to explore original moderation models examining whether the established relation between jealousy (article 1) or intimacy (article 2) and couple satisfaction, respectively, differs for individuals with distinct romantic attachment patterns (i.e., attachment anxiety versus avoidance). In this way, the goal was to not only implement novel explorations extending current knowledge of the aforementioned link between jealousy or intimacy and couple satisfaction, but moreover, highlight for whom such relations may differ. Explicitly, the main objective of the first article was to implement a unique model exploring the moderating role of romantic attachment on the relation between emotional, iv cognitive, and behavioural jealousy and couple satisfaction. The study comprised of a large university sample of individuals (N = 502) involved in a heterosexual relationship of at least 12 months duration. Given the view of emotional, cognitive, and behavioural jealousy as an interrelated process (Pheiffer & Wong, 1989), and the corresponding absence of a model examining all facets concurrently, a comprehensive model simultaneously incorporating all of the above mentioned facets of jealousy within one model was implemented. Additionally, provided the unexamined stipulation of jealousy as impacting the relationship satisfaction of both partners of a couple (De Silva & Marks, 1994), this study sought to incorporate a new line of research investigating both one's jealousy and one's perception of their partner's jealousy (emotional, cognitive, and behavioural) and the potentially differential relation with one's couple satisfaction. The exploration of hierarchical models revealed that cognitive jealousy was negatively associated with one's couple satisfaction, whereas emotional jealousy demonstrated a positive association; behavioural jealousy was not shown to add incremental value in one's couple satisfaction. All aforementioned results were applicable to both one's own and one's perception of their partner's jealousy for each respective facet. Results also revealed that romantic attachment influenced the strength of the relation between several facets of jealousy and couple satisfaction, with attachment anxiety mostly increasing and attachment avoidance either decreasing or not influencing this relation. As such, findings suggested that jealousy experiences (one's own or one's perception of their partner's) may have a more detrimental relation with one's couple satisfaction amongst individuals exhibiting higher attachment anxiety. The aim of the second study was to explore an original model examining the moderating role of romantic attachment on the relation between intimacy and couple satisfaction using a community sample of couples (N = 117) involved in a heterosexual relationship of at least 12 v months duration. Given that intimacy is viewed as a multifaceted process (Schaefer & Olson, 1981), the current study concurrently investigated both emotional and sexual facets of intimacy within one model. Additionally, given the view of intimacy as a dyadic process that must accommodate both partners (Reis & Shaver, 1981), an actor-partner interdependence model (APIM: Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006) using Linear Mixed Models (LML) was implemented in order to examine the relation between a participant's and their partner's emotional and sexual intimacy and one's couple satisfaction. Findings revealed that only actor and partner emotional intimacy were significantly and positively linked with actor couple satisfaction when examined concurrently with sexual intimacy; a larger amount of variance was revealed for actor versus partner effects. Results similarly showed that higher actor avoidant attachment moderated the former relation, such that a lessened positive association was demonstrated between actor emotional intimacy and actor couple satisfaction. Hence, findings suggested that the attainment of higher levels of emotional intimacy may be less pertinent for the satisfactory romantic relationship of individuals exhibiting higher attachment avoidance. No additional moderation effects of romantic attachment were found. The applied and clinical implications of both studies are discussed, such as the relevance of considering romantic attachment in ascertaining the link between particular relationship factors and couple satisfaction.

The present study examined predictors of couple therapy dropout in the VA medical centers using six different dropout criteria. The most accurate dropout definitions included using a statistical modeling procedure to determine whether the client's rate of change at the final session was greater than average of change for all clients; clients who were still demonstrating gains greater than the average rate of change at the final session were considered to have terminated prematurely. A total of 177 couples (354 individuals) who sought therapy in the VA medical centers in Charleston, SC and San Diego, CA were examined. With a few exceptions, demographic variables generally did not predict dropout. A couple's relationship adjustment and response to conflict were significant predictors of dropout. The content of therapy sessions predicted dropout only when dropout was defined, at least in part, by client's rate of change at the final session, suggesting that such methods of defining premature termination are the most sensitive to the therapy process. Therapists' characteristics, including gender and level of experience, did not predict dropout across all six definitions of dropout.

Thèse (D. en psychologie)--Université du Québec à Montréal, 2005. / En tête du titre: Université du Québec à Montréal. Bibliogr.: f. 96-106. Publié aussi en version électronique.

Diss.--Philosophische Fakultät--Universität Freiburg (Schweiz), 1999. / Bibliogr. p. 639-700. Index.

Nous étudions dans ce travail la place des couples au sein de l'Enéide de Virgile,cherchant à comprendre ce qui intervient dans l'union de deux individus comme dans leur séparation; c'est ce principe dynamique de dualité qui guide notre réflexion, au travers des couples qui se font et se défont, disparaissent et se renforcent au cours de l'épopée. Or,l'Enéide est un chant de souffrance, une épopée où les gloires et les malheurs s'enchevêtrent,donnant plutôt l'avantage aux seconds. Ce paradoxe, qui préside à la composition de l'épopée,se retrouve au sein de la composante que forment les couples, souvent plus unis pour le pire que pour le meilleur. Dans cette étude des influences réciproques qu'il peut y avoir entre deux individus, nous suivons trois voies. / This work examines the role of couples in Virgil's Aeneid, seeking to understand the factors that determine the union and separation of two individuals : it is this principle of dualistic dynamics which guides our ideas about the couples which form and dissolve which disappear and are reinforced throughout the epic. Nevertheless, the Aeneid is a song of suffering, an epic in which glories and misfortunes become entangled, with the latter predominating. This paradox, which presides over the composition of the epic, is found in the component formed by the couples, who are generally united more for the worse than for the better. In this study of the mutual influences which can exist between two individuals, 1follow three lines of thought.

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Dans un contexte alliant une concurrence sévère à une certaine standardisation de l’offre, les producteurs reconsidèrent leur politique de distribution. En ce sens, la pratique de l’extension du circuit de distribution offre aux producteurs et aux distributeurs des perspectives intéressantes. En parallèle, cette stratégie se révèle une nouvelle possibilité d’achat pour le consommateur qui se trouve face à un nouveau couple marque-enseigne. L’objectif de la thèse est de comprendre l’impact de la marque et de l’enseigne sur le prix attendu d’un couple marque-enseigne PACME et ce, dans le contexte d’une extension du circuit de distribution. Une expérimentation a été réalisée afin de manipuler différents couples marque-enseigne. Le consommateur tend à accorder plus d’importance à la marque lorsqu’il évalue le prix attendu d’un couple marque-enseigne. Cependant, le degré de spécialisation perçu de l’enseigne, influe également sur le niveau du PACME. D’autres variables, telles que l’implication et la familiarité subjective à la marque et à l’enseigne sont également prises en compte. / In a context combining a severe competition and a certain standardization of the offer, producers reconsider their distribution policy. In this sense, the practice of a channelextension offers to producers and distributors interesting prospects. In parallel, this strategy is a new purchase opportunity for the consumer who faces a new brand-store couple. The aim of the thesis is to understand the impact of the brand and the store on the expected price of a brand-store couple PACME, within the channel extension context. An experiment was conducted to handle different brand-store couples. The consumer tends to pay more attention to the brand when assessing the expected price of a brand-store couple. However, the store, sharing the degree of specialization perceived, also affects the level of PACME. Other variables, such as involvement and subjective familiarity of the brand and the store are also taken into account.

Doctor of Philosophy / School of Family Studies and Human Services / Joyce Baptist / Sandra M. Stith / Black-White couples have the highest rate of divorce compared to other interracial pairings in the U.S. (Zhang & Hook, 2009). Given the racial climate in the United States that privileges White people (Burton et al., 2010; Hardy & Laszloffy, 2008; Killian, 2012), and the on-going opposition to Black-White unions (Pew Research Center, 2017), it is reasonable to expect that Black-White couples experience elevated stress from direct and indirect forms of racial discrimination. In order to identify factors that may help boost the resilience of non- divorced Black-White couples, this study used the Vulnerability Stress Adaptation (VSA) model of marriage (Karney & Bradbury, 1995) to better understand how problem-solving skills may buffer the impact of racial discrimination experienced by Black-White couples on marital satisfaction. The study included 178 Black-White heterosexual couples between the ages of 18 and 40. A common fate moderation analysis investigated whether problem-solving served as a mechanism through which Black-White couples were able to cultivate marital satisfaction despite the detrimental outcomes of discrimination experienced as an interracial couple. Results indicated that experiences of couple discrimination were negatively related to marital satisfaction and that couples’ problem-solving skills buffered the extent discrimination impacted couples’ marital satisfaction. The results have implications for therapists working with Black-White couples whether married or intending to marry. Research should further explore the impact discrimination experienced by interracial couples has on other aspects of relationships as well as on mental and physical health.

abstract: This thesis examines Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander and George Chapman's Continuation thereof through a theoretical lens that includes theories of intimacy, sexuality and touch taken from Lee Edelman, Daniel Gil, James Bromley, Katherine Rowe and others. Hands are seen as the privileged organ of touch as well as synecdoche for human agency. Because it is all too often an unexamined sense, the theory of touch is dealt with in detail. The analysis of hands and touch leads to a discussion of how Marlowe's writing creates a picture of sexual intimacy that goes against traditional institutions and resists the traditional role of the couple in society. Marlowe's poem favors an equal, companionate intimacy that does not engage in traditional structures, while Chapman's Continuation to Marlowe's work serves to reaffirm the transgressive nature of Marlowe's poem by reasserting traditional social institutions surrounding the couple. Viewing the two pieces of literature together further supports the conclusion that Marlowe's work is transgressive because of how conservative Chapman's reaction to Hero and Leander is. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. English 2012