Correlation Between Self Esteem And Healthy Individuals

This paper investigates the applicability of Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) on women and children in polygamist relationships. The paper outlines the usefulness of this tool to this group and identifies the population this tool is best designed for and this tool's validity. Moreover, the paper describes how DAS enhances the assessment phase in nursing processes and its impact on the quality of health delivered by nurses incorporating Jean Watson's theory of caring.

Individual attachment style and its effects on adult romantic relationships were examined. The hypothesis of this literature review was that insecure attachment style would negatively affect the overall dynamic of adult romantic relationships while secure attachment would promote positive and healthy romantic relationships. Empirical studies looking at attachment style and relationship issues such as one’s views of self and others, communication, sexual intimacy, childhood family dynamic and God were evaluated. Reviews of studies were in line with the hypothesis indicating that insecure attachment does negatively affect the overall dynamic of romantic

When people move from partner to partner, often with no intention of seeing the person again, they have to refrain from the natural inclinations to form a bond of trust with them. As Zimmerman states, “Rather than learning to approach the other with openness, the practice of hooking up encourages one to draw near to the other with distrust, doubt, and fear…hooking up in its most basic form, is simply about the ability to become unhooked from one’s partner” (Zimmerman 56). Although the natural human response to intimacy follows sexual behaviors, those who engage in “hooking up” must guard themselves, suppressing that desire, in order to continue this behavior without hanging on to past partners. This is not healthy behavior if one intends to enter into marriage in the long-run, as the practice of self-disclosure and trust is integral to a long term relationship. Again, Zimmerman writes, “the practice of hooking up fosters the skill of shutting down one’s mind and heart and allowing only one’s body to function as something to be consumed without any development of emotional or psychological intimacy” (Zimmerman 56). This is also unhealthy behavior for a future relationship. Constant practices of disrespect, objectification, and a lack of self-disclosure are sure to become habitual, and prevent

Levesque, Lafontaine, and Bureau (2017) looks at the relationship between NSSI and romantic relationships. A study was conducted

The following article investigated by Olivia Leeker explores a number of factors that were found to be significant contributors to preemptive indications of infidelity as well as a variation of emotional responses after infidelity occurs. She begins her research posing some of the following questions: “To what extent do the independent variables [sex, sexual orientation, infidelity expectations, love (intimacy, passion, and commitment)] predict distress related to sexual or emotional infidelity?”, “To what extent do the independent variables predict anger, anxiety, jealousy, and humiliation related to sexual or emotional infidelity?”, “Do sexual and emotional infidelity elicit significantly different levels of distress, anger, anxiety, jealousy, and humiliation?” (Leeker, 2014). Leeker begins her study with these questions to reveal a vast number of motivations and outcomes of infidelity. She follows up with her hypotheses which state: “Sex, sexual orientation, infidelity expectations, and love (defined as intimacy, passion, and commitment) are not significant predictors of distress related to sexual or emotional infidelity”, “Sex, sexual orientation, infidelity

that I got bullied almost every day for the way that I looked contributed to my self-

underpins marriage in many Western and some non-Western countries.” Scholars have continued to argue the success of monogamous relationships. Harville Hendrix (1990) explains that monogamy is a healing practice. Partners in monogamous relationships go through many stages and struggles as a committed couple. Through struggle, partners act as healers that help to work through each other’s suffering (Hendrix 1990). Hendrix (1990) believes individuals choose their partners to work through the pain together and help them grow through life. Monogamous marriage is a spiritual path to happiness and commitment between two individuals (Hendrix 1990). A committed relationship requires monogamy, and Hendrix (1990) contends that healthy and spiritual commitments encourage the sustainability of monogamous relationships. Although Hendrix (1990) contends that monogamy is an effective practice, research has largely built a case around the consequences of monogamous relationships.

Most people face self esteem problems at different levels. At some point in life people face this problem without realizing it. In the essay The Trouble with Self-Esteem written by Lauren Slater starts of by demonstrating a test. Self esteem test that determines whether you have a high self-esteem or low self-esteem. The question to be answered however is; what is the value and meaning of self-esteem? The trouble with self-esteem is that not everyone approaches it properly, taking a test or doing research based of a certain group of people is not the way to do so.

Sociosexuality is the willingness that an individual has for them to engage in a sexual activity outside of a committed relationship, when in a committed relationship. In the results, some evidence was found to prove that sociosexuality and attachment style were factors to infidelity. Their research results lead to conclude that high scores on sociosexuality was associated with higher distress to sexual infidelities. In terms of attachment styles, it was concluded that attachment styles increase a man’s probabilities of selecting emotional infidelity. In the case of women, the avoidant attachment style was associated to increase the women’s probabilities of selecting a sexual

Many couples want a successful relationship that is also satisfying. Partners who are satisfied with their interactions tend to be satisfied with other non-romantic relationships (Emmers-Sommer, 514). As a response to ongoing interaction between partners, loving attitudes are formed and are shaped by personality types, and the past and existing relationship interactions (Meeks, Hendrick and Hendrick, ‘98).

Researchers have estimated that 30-60 percent of married individuals in the United States will have an affair during their relationship at some point(Firestone). It’s evident that loss of compassion towards the partner has been significantly responsible for the shift from “helpless love” to disinterest. Relating back to the fantasy bond, when couples lose these feelings of “helpless love” for one another they tend to throw the relationship away or sink deeper into a fantasy for fear of being

(2002) findings, Carpenter (2012) conducted a meta-analysis that included previous studies to measure a mean effect of romantic jealousy between sexes. Additionally, Carpenter (2012) wanted to examine if the effect differed across cultures. Communication and Mass Media Complete and PsychINFO was used to locate the articles in this mate-analysis. To narrow the results, Carpenter (2012) used the search word “infidelity”. In total, 172 effect sizes were coded by forced-choice measures, continues measures, student sample (students or not), region (U.S. or international), sexual orientation (gay and lesbian or heterosexual), and sample size. Studies were also coded by whether or not they used the forced-choice measures. Several statistical analysis were conducted between scenario and mediators to calculate effect sizes. Results for this meta-analysis contradicted previous findings, as they indicated that emotional infidelity is more distressful for most of the samples that responded to the force-choice questions. Whereas, samples that responded to continues questions indicated that sexual infidelity was more distressing. Furthermore, sexual infidelity was most distressing to student men in U.S, while emotional infidelity was reported to be more distressful to men in other counties. In other words, there is no significant different between men and women jealousy between sexual and emotional infidelity unless they are forced to choose one. And therefore,

Intimacy plays an important role in couple’s relationships. Couples frequently complain about an absence of intimate feelings as their issue, which is one of the risk factors that can genuinely harm romantic relationships (Prager, 1995). Intimacy concerns can help other interpersonal issues in relationships, for example, desire and a lack of a sense of security from their intimate partner (Crowe, 1997). Schnarch (2011) stated: “There is always a low desire sexual partner, just as there is always a high desire sexual partner and there is one of each in every couple’s relationship” (p.9). One partner normally wants to engage in sexual activities more than the other partner, which creates a friction in the relationship because both partners often do not want the same thing. For instance, Schnarch said that “one partner normally the high desire sexual partner wants to do something whether it be sex or engage in intimate acts, whereas, the low desire sexual partner does not want to engage in the same sexual act as the high desire partner” (p.9). However, this does not have to relate only to sex, because both partners play a major role in the relationship, and once there is conflict, it can be clear which partner fills which position in the relationship (whether it may pertain to sex, chores around the house, going on dates, etc.). Furthermore, in relationships, positions shift for various issues encountered in the partnership; for instance, one partner may be the HDP for sex,

Before someone decides to commit to a lifelong marriage to their significant other, it makes you wonder if the couple has actually taken the time to let their relationship fully flourish and develop. Have they taken the time to learn the other person’s biggest aspirations, their pet peeves, and their desires? With the recent increasing acceptance of pre-marital sex in the United States, the following study takes an in depth look on the importance of assessing sexual compatibility early on in the relationship, thus allowing other important aspects of the relationship to grow. Although there are still couples who wait for a deep level of commitment before engaging in the sexual part of their relationship, it is far more common for those two people to discover their sexual compatibility before they have made long-term plans for the future of their relationship. This study collects data from 2035 married individuals by observing how soon they started the sexual aspect of their relationship and how this timing is related to their existing communication sexual and overall relationship quality and satisfaction. Structural equation as well as group comparison analyses confirmed that sexual restraint was linked to better relationship results.

L., Cyranowski, J. M., & Espindle, D. (1999). Data shows that men are capable of flawlessly and efficiently make decisions pertaining to themselves as sexual person. More or less, men are aware of their own view¬¬– they can see it, judge it, and document it (Andersen, B. L., Cyranowski, J. M., & Espindle, D. (1999). Schematic (positive sexual self- schema) men experiences emotions of passion and love while still seeing themselves as being powerful and aggressive. They frequently have high sexual relationships, resulting in a broader repertoire of sexual behaviors. Unfortunately, some of which transpire without commitment. But at the same time, these men are capable of having a relationship and if so are apt to have feelings of romance and falling in love (Andersen, B. L., Cyranowski, J. M., & Espindle, D. (1999). For instance, schematic men at 76% are more likely to be involved in a relationship, whereas aschematic men are 70 % not to be involved in a relationship. They have a limited range of sexual involvement and few partner, if any, at all. Although, interestingly on average man have a slightly higher rate of self-esteem. This may be the reason why men are diffident to affirm negative traits. Data shows that both schematic and aschematic men are weary of admitting negative valence, and the admitting of both positive and