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 THE IMPACT OF ROMANTIC BREAKUPS ON INDIVIDUALS' LIVESRomantic brea!"# are o$ten co%%o&!ia%% (i#c!##e( in a )a t*at#!++e#t# t*at t*e *a,e %itt%e to no bearin+ on "er#ona% )e%%-bein+.

Brea!"# are common% ,ie)e( a# #im"% a "art o$ +ro)in+ !"/ an(

in(i,i(!a%# e0"eriencin+ romantic brea!"# are #ometime# to%( bin(i,i(!a%# t*at 1T*ere are ot*er 2#* in t*e #ea1 or t*at *e or #*e)i%% 13et o,er it1.

For t*e "a#t #e,era% (eca(e#/ e0ten#i,e re#earc* *a# beencon(!cte( on t*e "er#ona% im"act o$ (i,orce b!t/ "rior to t*e 4555#/re#earc* on non- marita% romantic brea!"# )a# #"ar#e.

Man in(i,i(!a%# are e0"eriencin+ romantic brea!"# $romre%ation#*i"# t*at are - #a,e $or t*e "a"er)or - in(i#tin+!i#*ab%e$rom marria+e.

Fir#t I o!t%ine t*e ne+ati,e o!tcome# a##ociate( )it* brea!"#.

Fina%%/ I (i#c!## t*e "o#iti,e o!tcome# t*at can ari#e $rom abrea!"/ inc%!(in+ "er#ona% (e,e%o"ment an( t*e re(e2nition o$ t*ere%ation#*i" into a c%o#e $rien(#*i".

I (etermine )*ic* $actor# *a,e t*e "otentia% to mae a brea!"more c*a%%en+in+/ )*at #ort# o$ mec*ani#m# in(i,i(!a%# em"%o toco"e )it* +rie$ $o%%o)in+ a romantic brea!"/ an( )*ic* $actor# are

a##ociate( )it* in(i,i(!a% re#i%ience in *an(%in+ a #tre##or %ie abrea!".

Po#iti,e O!tcome# Some re#earc*er# *a,e ar+!e( t*at romanticbrea!"# can %ea( to "o#iti,e o!tcome#/ #!c* a# +ro)t* an("er#ona% (e,e%o"ment or t*e re(e2nition o$ a re%ation#*i" into ac%o#e $rien(#*i".

 T*ro!+* a #t!( o$ 64 !n(er+ra(!ate #t!(ent#/ Ta#*iro an( Fra7ier(etermine *o) "er#ona%it/ +en(er/ initiator #tat!# an( rea#on# t*ere%ation#*i" en(e( a8ect "er#ona% +ro)t* $o%%o)in+ a romantic

re%ation#*i" brea!".

In or(er to mea#!re +ro)t*/ Ta#*iro an( Fra7ier 2r#t a#e("artici"ant# to &!a%itati,e% (e#cribe an "o#iti,e c*an+e# t*e ma*a,e e0"erience( a# a re#!%t o$ t*eir brea!" t*at co!%( *e%" t*emin $!t!re re%ation#*i"#.

I$ a "artici"ant an#)ere( 1I )i%% c*oo#e a better "artner/1 t*e an#)er)a# co(e( a# Ot*er/ beca!#e im"ro,e( re%ation#*i"# re#!%t# $rom abetter 2t $rom t*e ot*er "er#on rat*er t*an c*an+in+ one'# o)n

trait#.

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On a,era+e/ "artici"ant# re"orte( 2,e "o#iti,e c*an+e# t*at maa##i#t t*em )it* $!t!re re%ation#*i"#.

In term# o$ rea#on# )* t*e re%ation#*i" en(e(/ in(i,i(!a%# )*ore"orte( t*at t*e re%ation#*i" en(e( (!e to en,ironmenta% ca!#e#

)ere t*e mo#t %ie% to e0"erience +ro)t*.

Anot*er "otentia% "o#iti,e brea!" o!tcome i# t*e re(e2nition o$ t*eromantic re%ation#*i" into a "%atonic $rien(#*i".

Vi%%e%%a e0amine# t*e re%ation#*i" bet)een #e,era% ,ariab%e#9 +en(er/)*o initiate( t*e brea!" an( c!rrent re%ation#*i" #tat!# to #ee i$t*e#e a8ect #ati#$action/ a(:!#tment/ comm!nication )it* a $ormer"artner $o%%o)in+ t*e brea!"/ an( $rien(#*i" )it* a $ormer "artner.

C!rrent in,o%,ement in a romantic re%ation#*i" %e( to +reatera(:!#tment/ an( )a# a%#o a barrier to $rien(#*i".

 T*ro!+* a #am"%e o$ "artici"ant# )*o )ere in,o%,e( in #ame-#e0an( o""o#ite #e0 re%ation#*i"#/ t*e e0amine t*e (e+ree# to )*ic*e0-"artner# e0"erience inter"er#ona% contact/ emotiona% an( #e0!a%intimac/ an( #ati#$action in t*eir "o#t-(i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i"#.

In t*e *etero#e0!a% #am"%e/ "o#t- (i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i"#containe( mo(erate amo!nt# o$ #ati#$action/ mo(erate amo!nt# o$emotiona% intimac an( inter"er#ona% contact/ an( %o) amo!nt# o$

#e0!a% intimac.

4; Con,er#e%/ #ame-#e0 "o#t-(i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i"# containe(*i+* amo!nt# o$ #ati#$action/ mo(erate amo!nt# o$ emotiona%intimac an( inter"er#ona% contact/ an( %o) amo!nt# o$ #e0!a%intimac.

 T*e more time t*at "a##e( #ince t*e brea!" an( t*e more t*at t*e"artici"ant %ie( *i# or *er e0-"artner "re(icte( #ati#$action in "o#t-(i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i"# bet)een #ame-#e0 "artner#.

 T*e %on+er t*e re%ation#*i" an( t*e *i+*er t*e e0tent to )*ic* t*e"artici"ant *o"e( to rene) t*e re%ation#*i" )ere a##ociate( )it*%e## #ati#$action in a "o#t-(i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i".

For *etero#e0!a% e0-"artner#/ contrar to )*at )a# $o!n( in #ame-#e0 e0-"artner#/ increa#e( time #ince t*e brea!" )a# a##ociate()it* (ecrea#e( #ati#$action )it* t*e "o#t-(i##o%!tiona% re%ation#*i".

Per#ona% ,ariab%e#/ #!c* a# t*e amo!nt o$ %iin+ $or one'# e0-"artner/!ni&!ene## o$ t*e re%ation#*i" an( *o"e $or romantic rene)a% )ere

t*e #tron+e#t "re(ictor# a# to )*et*er or not a "o#t-(i##o%!tiona%re%ation#*i" )o!%( remain.

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S!mmar o$ Po#iti,e O!tcome# T*e "o#iti,e o!tcome# t*at *a,ebeen a##ociate( )it* romantic brea!"# inc%!(e "er#ona% +ro)t*an( t*e re(e2nition o$ t*e re%ation#*i" into a $rien(#*i".

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