Abstract

HUIć, Aleksandra; KRZNARIć, Tina  and  KAMENOV, Željka. Time perspective, perceived stress, self-control and relationship satisfaction in heterosexual dating relationships of emerging adults. Psicologia [online]. 2018, vol.32, n.1, pp.63-78. ISSN 0874-2049.  https://doi.org/10.17575/rpsicol.v32i1.1327.

This study investigates possible protective and vulnerability factors in the link between perceived stress and relationship satisfaction in dating relationships of emerging adults. We investigate whether self-control, as a positive self-regulation resource, serves as a buffer mitigating the negative effect of stress on relationships. We posited a pathway model in which we examine whether maladaptive time-perspectives represent vulnerability factors leading to higher perceived stress which is in turn associated with impaired self-control and lower relationship satisfaction. In an on-line survey, we collected data on time perspectives, perceived stress, self-control and relationship satisfaction from 360 emerging adults in heterosexual dating relationships. Perceived stress was associated with impaired self-control and lower relationship satisfaction. Past-negative, but not present-fatalistic perspective, was associated with more perceived stress which mediated the relationship between past-negative perspective and relationship satisfaction. However, adding this vulnerability factor to the model lead to self-control no longer having a significant buffering effect.

Keywords : Stress; relationship satisfaction; time-perspectives; self-control; dating relationships; emerging adults.

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