The effect of expressing appreciation on positive regard for a friend or roommate and willingness to voice relationship concerns to this person was examined using a journal study format. Participants (n = 75) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions (one being an expression of appreciation condition) and they engaged in their assigned activity twice a week for three weeks. At the end of the three weeks, those assigned to the expression of appreciation in relationships condition reported higher positive regard for their friend/roommate and more comfort in voicing relationship concerns than did those in the other conditions, even when controlling for the baseline scores of these variables and frequency of participation in the intervention. In addition, positive regard mediated the relationship between condition and comfort in voicing relationship concerns. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Family and Child Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2008. / July 9, 2008. / Comfort In Voicing Relationship Concerns, Positive Regard, Appreciation, Mediation / Includes bibliographical references. / Frank Fincham, Professor Directing Thesis; Jon Maner, Outside Committee Member; Kay Pasley, Committee Member; Ming Cui, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181628 |
| Contributors | Lambert, Nathaniel M. (authoraut), Fincham, Frank (professor directing thesis), Maner, Jon (outside committee member), Pasley, Kay (committee member), Cui, Ming (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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