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The endingof a
relationship
The endingof a
relationship
Duck’s
of relationship dissolution Model(1988)
Duckdeveloped a
Duckdeveloped a
Duckdeveloped a
Duckdeveloped a
-phase model
to describe the termination
of close
or intimate
relationships
Intra-psychic phase:
One of the partners/friends becomes more and more dissatisfied with the relationship. They do not tell their partner yet.
If the dissatisfaction is great enough there is progression to the next phase…
Here the other person becomes involved.
If the dissatisfaction is not acceptably resolved, there is progression to the next phase…
Dyadic phase:
This is where the break-up is ‘aired’ and made public, e.g. to family and friends.
It is also where the social implications (such as care of children) are negotiated.
Social phase:
If the relationship is not saved here (perhaps by the intervention of family) it goes to the final stage…
Here the ex-partners begin the organization of their post-relationship lives.
Partners who develop their own versions of where the blame for breakdown actually lies frequently employ the self-serving attributional bias.
Grave-dressing phase:
They begin publicizing their own accounts of the breakdown and what (if any) is the nature of the new relationship with the ex-partner.
Lee’s(1984) Model
of relationship dissolution
Leesuggested a
Leesuggested a
Leesuggested a
Leesuggested a
Leesuggested a
-stage model
to describe how relationships end
He surveyed 112 break-ups
of premarital
romantic relationships,
which provided
EVIDENCE
of
distinct stages
Partners discover that they are dissatisfied with the relationship.
Dissatisfaction is then exposed.
Exposure of dissatisfaction may lead to negotiation with the other partner concerning the nature of the dissatisfaction.
Attempts are made to resolve the problem.
If attempts to resolve the problem fail, the relationship is terminated.
Partners discover that they are dissatisfied with the relationship.
Dissatisfaction is then exposed.
Exposure of dissatisfaction may lead to negotiation with the other partner concerning the nature of the dissatisfaction.
Attempts are made to resolve the problem.
If attempts to resolve the problem fail,
the relationship is terminated.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
Lee found people experienced exposure and negotiation as the most
intense
dramatic
exhausting
negativeaspects of the whole
experience.In some cases people missed out these
stages and simply went direct from dissatisfaction to termination (i.e., walked out)
People who did this reported feeling less intimate with their partner even when the relationship was satisfactory.
People who had a very long and drawn-out journey from D to T reported more attraction for their former partner and experienced the greatest loneliness after breaking up.
