The article is devoted to determining the value structure of personality and establishing place external appearance in general orientations; influence on various spheres students’ life; identifying differences between respondents with high medium levels satisfaction their own appearance; relationships level appearance, values young people self-attitude. sample consisted (n = 108), boys 46) girl...

This paper uses findings from research diaries to explore the use of practices of intimacy among asexual people. While much of the literature to date has focused on the supposedly transformative and political nature of uniquely asexual practices of intimacy our findings suggest something different. Rather than seeking to transform the nature of intimate relationships asexual people make pragmat...

objective: it is an established fact that violence co-occurs with intimate partners in families. the aim of this study was investigation of similarities and differences between intimacy and violence patterns in married college students. methods: three questionnaires were used: 1. marital intimacy questionnaire-persian form. 2. aggression questionnaire and 3. general demographic questionnaire. 1...

Intimacy is considered as an essential aspect of ‘ideal’ romantic relationships and Western culture, in particular, places a strong emphasis on its value. Despite this, intimacy has been largely unexamined for women with anorexia nervosa (AN). This phenomenological study sought to describe the subjective experiences of intimacy for this group of women; a purposive sample of 11 participated in i...

The relationship between gender, identity and intimacy was studied in a sample of 301 collegeaged students. Previous research demonstrated that male psychosocial development corresponds with Erik Erikson’s theory, where identity development influences intimacy development. Additional research based on Carol Gilligan’s ideas suggested that identity and intimacy development may be fused in female...

The rapid growth of online social network services (SNSs) leads to new research questions. Unlike in other online communities, people in SNSs expect to gratify social-emotional needs rather than informational needs, and they are connected in a person-to-person manner which is more direct and interpersonal. The author argued that the factors influencing members’ public posting in SNSs differ fro...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether intimacy might be associated with reduced daily salivary cortisol levels in couples, thereby adding to the epidemiologic literature on reduced health burden in happy couples. METHODS A total of 51 dual-earner couples reported time spent on intimacy, stated their current affect quality, and provided saliva samples for cortisol estimation approximately every 3 hou...

The purpose of the present study was to examine how relationship duration was related to conflict strategies and levels of intimacy in romantic relationships and how that might vary by gender. Participants completed self-report measures to assess perceived levels of reciprocal intimacy and reported uses of positive and negative conflict strategies. Results found an inverted U-shaped pattern for...

INTRODUCTION Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most frequent subtype of vulvodynia. Women report negative consequences of PVD on their sexual and romantic relationships. Researchers have recently highlighted the importance of examining interpersonal factors such as intimacy, and of including both women and their partners in study designs. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate sexual...