Annotated Bibliography This annotated bibliography reflects my passion to teach marriage and relationship education classes to adolescents and adults in order to help strengthen the developed relationship skills within the couple unit. These articles cover influences on romantic relationships across the lifespan as well as curriculum evaluations related to the programs I am certified to teach (PREP). This bibliography also includes journal articles about divorce mediation and the effects of divorce because it is important to know the potential outcomes of divorce on the individuals involved and their children. These compiled articles will help me gain more knowledge as a Marriage and Relationship Educator as they walk me through the different stages of romantic relationships from their formation to their dissolution and will provide me with the tools I need to help couples going through each stage.
Physical Attraction Changes within the Early Stages of Romantic Relationships Karandashev and Fata (2014) conducted research with the purpose of exploring physical and interpersonal attraction in the early stages of a romantic relationship. At the onset of the study, …show more content…
The scale used to measure the participants’ level of attractiveness was named The Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Physical Attraction (Karandashev & Fata, 2014). The scale contained 30 items and was composed of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physiological subscales. The participants rated how they felt on each item using a Likert Scale that ranged from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Participants were questioned about the personality traits they found attractive when exhibited by their partner and were also told to report events that caused them to have an increase or decrease in how attracted they felt towards their partner. (Karandashev & Fata,
Physical Attraction Changes within the Early Stages of Romantic Relationships Karandashev and Fata (2014) conducted research with the purpose of exploring physical and interpersonal attraction in the early stages of a romantic relationship. At the onset of the study, …show more content…
The scale used to measure the participants’ level of attractiveness was named The Multidimensional Scale of Interpersonal Physical Attraction (Karandashev & Fata, 2014). The scale contained 30 items and was composed of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physiological subscales. The participants rated how they felt on each item using a Likert Scale that ranged from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Participants were questioned about the personality traits they found attractive when exhibited by their partner and were also told to report events that caused them to have an increase or decrease in how attracted they felt towards their partner. (Karandashev & Fata,