Ovo nam je škola i drugi put ćemo pametnije - Obilježja ljubavnih veza s prekidima

master's thesis

• Title (english): Never can say goodbye - Characteristics of on-off relationships
• Author: Adriana Jelavić
• Mentor: Željka Kamenov (mentor)
• Committee member: Dragutin Ivanec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Blaž Rebernjak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-04-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Social Psychology

Abstract

Veze s prekidima su relativno neistraženo područje partnerskih odnosa, a među mladima su takve veze sve češće. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio opisati iskustva mladih parova koji su barem jednom prekinuli pa se pomirili sa svojim romantičnim partnerima te doživljaje kvalitete i zadovoljstva u takvim vezama. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 8 heteroseksualnih parova (dob 20-30 godina), od kojih je njih sedam prekinulo jedan put, a jedan par je prekinuo dva puta. Podaci su prikupljeni polustrukturiranim intervjuima, a razgovori su se provodili sa svakim članom para zasebno. Fenomenološkom analizom sadržaja utvrđeno je nekoliko faktora koji se mogu smatrati onima zbog kojih se partneri pomire nakon prekida – u svim je parovima prekid jednostrano iniciran (i to od ženskog člana para); barem jedan član para je nakon prekida ostvario neku vrstu intimne veze s drugom osobom; parovi nakon prekida najčešće nastavljaju komunicirati; prekid percipiraju kao svojevrsnu pauzu, a ne kao konačan prekid veze. Analiza iskaza sudionika je pokazala kako sudionici svoje veze doživljaju kvalitetnima (i to ne manje kvalitetnima u odnosu na prvu fazu svog odnosa) zahvaljujući povjerenju kojeg imaju u svoje partnere i visokoj razini sličnosti s partnerima glede budućnosti. Naposljetku, sudionici su zadovoljniji svojim vezama nakon pomirenja, a razlozi za to su vezani uz promjene ponašanja njihovih partnera, njih samih ili nekih aspekata njihove veze.

Abstract (english)

On-off relationships are a relatively seldom studied area of romantic relationships, and are becoming increasingly more common in the younger population. Therefore, the goal of this study was to describe the experiences of younger romantic couples who participated in this type of relationship, as well as their sense of relationship quality and satisfaction. The study included 8 heterosexual couples (ages 20-30), seven of which have broken up and reconciliated once, and one couple went through this cycle twice. The data was acquired through a semi-structured interview, which was held individually with each member of the couple. Phenomenological analysis of the results yielded a variety of factors which could have potentially played a role in the couples’ reconciliation - all of the dissolutions were initiated unilaterally (all the initiators were females); at least one member of the couple experienced some form of romantic relationship with another person during the dissolution period; communication between the couple resumed after the breakup, since it was more considered as a pause in their relationship, than a final termination of it. Participants considered their relationships to be of good quality due to the confidence they have in their partners, as well as a high mutual concordance of attitudes towards the future. Finally, the participants expressed greater satisfaction with their relationships after the reconciliation, with reasons for this phenomenon being due to a change of demeanour from their partners, themselves or changes in particular aspects of their relationship.

• Keywords: veza s prekidom; iskustva; kvaliteta; zadovoljstvo
• Keywords (english): on-off relationship; experiences; quality; satisfaction
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:950248
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2020-04-29 07:06:28