The effect of threatened manhood on communicative responses to romantic jealousy: The role of relationship interdependence

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2024-8

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Gençtürk Oğhan, Başak

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Prior research has extensively explored the dynamics of romantic jealousy, focusing on how manhood relates to cognitive and emotional reactions. This thesis also discusses methods of behavioral communication and perceptions of the existing relationship, offering a comprehensive perspective within the context of culturally attributed meanings. This research aims to examine the role of relationship interdependence in the relationship between threatened manhood and communicative responses to romantic jealousy. To achieve this objective, four studies were conducted utilizing a combination of experimental and correlational methodologies. Study 1A (N = 102, Mage = 23.36, SD = 4.52) focused on adapting the Gender Knowledge Test as a manipulation tool for threatened manhood status to ensure cultural relevance. Study 1B (N = 35, Mage = 21.77, SD = 5.05) evaluated the effectiveness of the adapted test, confirming its convincing nature for participants and its efficacy in making them perceive their gender status as threatened. Study 2 (N = 141, Mage = 20.69, SD = 3.64) investigated the impact of threatened manhood on relationship interdependence, which was conceptualized as a multidimensional construct encompassing closeness, investment, and cognitive interdependence. Although relationship interdependence was not found to be a composite structure, the effect of threat on cognitive interdependence was significant, leading men in the threatened condition to withdraw cognitively from their romantic relationships. Study 3 (N = 166, Mage = 20.08, SD = 2.39) examined how threatened manhood influences communicative responses to romantic jealousy and tested the moderating role of relationship interdependence in this association. The findings reveal that participants in the threatened manhood condition refrained from communicating with their rivals in case of romantic jealousy. However, it was found that relationship interdependence does not have a moderating role in this relationship. The results are discussed to understand the impact of manhood threats on romantic relationship dynamics, considering cultural variations in the perception of the concepts and methods used in the Turkish sample.

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Relationship interdependence, Threatened manhood, Romantic jealousy, Communicative responses, Gender Knowledge Test

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/110469

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