Seizing, Freezing, and… Suffering? Looking at Need for Closure in Romantic Relationships
Need for Closure (NFC), our tendency to “seize” upon immediate answers and “freeze” by failing to update (Kruglanski, 1989), was predicted to be negatively associated with relationship satisfaction because, once in a relationship, high NFC individuals would be motivated to stay in the relationship,...
Main Author: | Dan Rempala |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PsychOpen
2009-12-01
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Series: | Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships |
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Online Access: | http://abpri.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/interpersona_32_1.pdf |
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