"Does Cohabitation Corrupt Future Relationships? A study of conflict, p" by Jazette Tellez, Kayla Lopez et al.
 

Does Cohabitation Corrupt Future Relationships? A study of conflict, personality, and spirituality

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Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-2025

Abstract

Cohabitation prior to marriage has become more common recently. Knowing whether cohabitation improves relationships would be helpful to couples considering this arrangement. Given the lack of research on LGBTQ cohabitation post Obergefell v Hodges, there is a need to confirm previous findings on cohabitation (Gatzeva & Paik, 2011) and successful conflict resolution styles and personality traits (Tehrani & Yamini, 2020), and if they apply to LGBTQ couples in the same way. Ninety participants completed the Mini IPIP (Donnellan et al., 2006), The Romantic Partner Conflict Scale (Zachilli et al., 2009), and the Dimensions of Religiosity scale (Joseph & Diduca, 2007), and we expected compatible conflict resolution styles would lead to greater relationship satisfaction. Interactional Reactivity, a negative style, did predict negative relationship outcomes in cohabiters, F (1, 54) = 5.72, p=.02. We are also analyzing differences between heterosexual and LGBTQ relationships, and results will be available before the conference.

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