Graduate Program
Communication Studies
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2011
Thesis Director
Elizabeth Gill
Thesis Committee Member
Angela Jacobs
Thesis Committee Member
Richard Jones
Abstract
Though conflict is to be expected in most romantic relationships, research determines the amount of conflict within a relationship is likely to peak in the dissolution phase. Ending relationships is rarely easy, and the experience can be wrought with mixed emotions and uncertainty. Problematic integration theory offers a perspective that specifically deals with uncertainty and ambivalence but has yet to be applied to romantic conflict. This thesis examines uncertainty in conflict within the dissolution phase of romantic relationships. This perspective offers a more holistic view of how couples negotiate uncertainty in dissolving conflicts.
Recommended Citation
Obradovich, Alyssa, "Romantic conflict: A problematic integration" (2011). Masters Theses. 114.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/114
