Emotional Risk-Taking in Romantic Relationships

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dc.contributor.advisorEllard, John H.
dc.contributor.authorTurnbull, Katherine
dc.contributor.committeememberBoon, Susan D.
dc.contributor.committeememberSzeto, Andrew C.H.
dc.contributor.committeememberSinclair, Shane
dc.date2020-02
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-23T18:02:10Z
dc.date.available2019-12-23T18:02:10Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-20
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the phenomenon of emotional risk-taking (ERT), a component of self-disclosure that has exclusively been addressed in counseling, social work, and behavioral therapy literature. Brown (2012) has developed a theoretical rationale stating that individuals who embrace vulnerability (i.e., ERT) experience a deeper connection with others. Brown’s views are influential for the themes within the study, especially distinguishing trust from ERT. ERT is examined in the context of romantic relationships, as self-disclosure has been proposed to be one of the most critical influences of intimacy. Participants (N = 290) were recruited via Prolific, an academic survey host. The participant’s ages ranged from 18-74 years old (M = 33.47, SD = 10.57), with 54.1% identifying as female, 44.8% identifying as male, .7% identifying as non-binary, and .3% preferring not to disclose. The durations of the romantic relationships ranged from 6 months to 54 years (M = 9.11, SD = 8.53). Participants completed open-ended questions concerning a hypothetical scenario necessitating emotional risk-taking. Participants also completed measures of trust, intimacy, guilt and shame, ERT, and self-disclosure. Findings indicated positive relationships between ERT, trust, intimacy, and self-disclosure. As well, moderation and mediation analyses were conducted, indicating that ERT, as predicted, partially mediates the relationship between self-disclosure and intimacy. In addition, self-disclosure, along with ERT, mediated the relationship between trust and intimacy. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTurnbull, K. B. (2019). Emotional Risk-Taking in Romantic Relationships (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111389
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectEmotional risk-takingen_US
dc.subjectRomantic relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectTrusten_US
dc.subjectSelf-disclosureen_US
dc.subjectGuilten_US
dc.subjectShameen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Socialen_US
dc.titleEmotional Risk-Taking in Romantic Relationshipsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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