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Romantic Relationship Dialectics

Romantic Relationship Dialectics is a theoretical framework within relational dialectics that identifies and explains the inherent tensions and contradictions arising between opposing yet interdependent desires—such as intimacy versus autonomy or predictability versus novelty—specifically within the context of romantic interpersonal relationships.

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Publications

1.8K

Citations

37

Authors

25

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

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Publications

24

Dialectical Contradictions in Relationship Development

Leslie A. Baxter · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 1990 · 334 citations

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Relational dialectics and social networking sites: The role of Facebook in romantic relationship escalation, maintenance, conflict, and dissolution

Jesse Fox, Jeremy Lee Osborn, Katie M. Warber · Computers in Human Behavior · 2014 · 143 citations

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Relating at a distance: Negotiating being together and being apart in long-distance relationships

Erin Sahlstein Parcell · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 2004 · 137 citations

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Perceptions of Dialectical Contradictions in Turning Points of Development in Heterosexual Romantic Relationships

Leslie A. Baxter, Larry A. Erbert · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 1999 · 129 citations

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Relationship Maintenance Strategies and Dialectical Contradictions in Personal Relationships

Leslie A. Baxter, Eric Pierre Simon · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships · 1993 · 127 citations

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Authors

37

  1. LA
    Leslie A. Baxter

    University of Iowa, United States

    6 publications · 735 citations

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  2. ES
    Erin Sahlstein Parcell

    University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, United States

    3 publications · 236 citations

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  3. LK
    Lynne Kelly

    University of Hartford, United States

    2 publications · 155 citations

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  4. LW
    Lee West

    University of Iowa, United States

    2 publications · 106 citations

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  5. LA
    Larry A. Erbert

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    1 publications · 129 citations

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Institutions

25

  1. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    430 citations

  2. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    643 citations

  3. University of Hartford

    West Hartford, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    393 citations

  4. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    147 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    67 citations

  6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    78 citations

  7. Wittenberg University

    Springfield, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    143 citations

  8. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 8 publications · 933 citations

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  2. Communication Monographs

    2 publications · 151 citations

    2

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  3. Communication Studies

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  4. Personal Relationships

    PR · 1 publications · 39 citations

    1

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  5. Journal of Family Communication

    1 publications · 34 citations

    1

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