The intergenerational transmission of relationship instability : a focus on emerging adult cyclical relationships
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The current study aims to extend prior research on the intergenerational transmission of divorce and relationship instability by examining parental relationship instability as predictors of emerging adults' own cycling behavior. Additionally, it aims to explore relationship uncertainty, divorce attitudes, and relationship effort beliefs as mediators of this relationship. Data were collected at a large mid-western university from 751 emerging adults (18-25 years old) currently in a romantic relationship. Logistic regression in an SEM framework was used to predict the likelihood that participants had ever cycled. Results show that parental cycling increased the likelihood of offspring cycling, and greater relationship uncertainty is a mechanism through which this transmission occurs. Findings from this study have implications for the literature about on-again/off-again relationships and for the educators and practitioners working with cyclical partners and/or emerging adults.
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