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Pet dogs as attachment figures by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Four samples of college students (N = 923) were used to address the extent to which pet dogs, relative to humans, exhibited features of an attachment figure…”
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Pet Dogs as Attachment Figures for Adult Owners by Kurdek, Lawrence A

“…This study assessed the extent to which, and under what conditions, owners turn to their pet dogs in times of emotional distress. This feature of an attachment…”
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Avoidance motivation and relationship commitment in heterosexual, gay male, and lesbian partners by KURDEK, LAWRENCE A.

“…This study examined whether avoidance motivation is distinct from the satisfaction level, quality of alternatives, and investment size components of C. E…”
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The Nature and Predictors of the Trajectory of Change in Marital Quality for Husbands and Wives Over the First 10 Years of Marriage by Kurdek, Lawrence A

“…Four parameters of the trajectory of change in marital quality (initial status as well as linear, quadratic, and cubic patterns of change) were estimated for…”
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Are Gay and Lesbian cohabiting couples really different from heterosexual married couples? by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Both partners from gay and lesbian cohabiting couples without children were compared longitudinally with both partners from heterosexual married couples with…”
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What Do We Know about Gay and Lesbian Couples? by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Research on gay and lesbian couples is high-lighted with regard to household labor, conflict, satisfaction, perceived social support, stability, and the…”
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The Allocation of Household Labor by Partners in Gay and Lesbian Couples by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…This study examined how full-time employed partners from 43 gay and 36 lesbian couples allocated labor for six household tasks typically performed by women in…”
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Differences Between Partners From Heterosexual, Gay, and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Partners from four types of couples without children (gay unmarried, lesbian unmarried, heterosexual unmarried, and heterosexual married, Ns = 1,412, 1,310,…”
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Change in Relationship Quality for Partners From Lesbian, Gay Male, and Heterosexual Couples by Kurdek, Lawrence A

“…Growth curves for relationship quality over the first 10 years of cohabitation, controlling for separation, were estimated on the basis of survey data obtained…”
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Gender and marital satisfaction early in marriage: A growth curve approach by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…The purpose of this study is to assess differences between husbands and wives (N = 526 couples at the first assessment) on (a) growth curves over the first 4…”
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Differences between partners from Black and White heterosexual dating couples in a path model of relationship commitment by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Both partners from Black and White dating heterosexual couples (Ns = 111 and 535, respectively) were compared on mean levels of eight variables from a model of…”
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Gender and race differences in young adults’ body dissatisfaction by Penkal, Jessica Lynn, Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Differences by gender and race (White or Black) in two aspects of college students’ body dissatisfaction—dissatisfaction with specific body parts and physique…”
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On Being Insecure about the Assessment of Attachment Styles by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…The psychometric properties of subscores from Collins and Read's (1990) Adult Attachment Scale (AAS, Ns = 61 gay, 42 lesbian, and 155 heterosexual couples) and…”
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Issues in Defining and Assessing Features of Attachment Figures: Reply to Kobak (2009) by Kurdek, Lawrence A

“…This reply to Kobak's (2009) comments on my article on dogs as attachment figures addresses three issues in defining and assessing features of attachment…”
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Relationship Outcomes and Their Predictors: Longitudinal Evidence from Heterosexual Married, Gay Cohabiting, and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Data from partners of 236 married, 66 gay cohabiting, and 51 lesbian cohabiting couples were used to assess if members of married couples differed from those…”
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Differences between Gay and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Partners from gay and lesbian couples were compared on variables from four domains relevant to close relationships (individual differences, relationship…”
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Predicting Reading and Mathematics Achievement in Fourth-Grade Children From Kindergarten Readiness Scores by Kurdek, Lawrence A, Sinclair, Ronald J

“…This study examined age and gender differences in verbal skills and visuomotor skills at kindergarten, in achievement in reading and mathematics at Grade 4,…”
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Predicting the Timing of Separation and Marital Satisfaction: An Eight-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study by Kurdek, Lawrence A.

“…Information from the growth curves (initial level and rate of change) for individual differences variables over the first 4 years of marriage was used to…”
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Conflict resolution styles in gay, lesbian, heterosexual nonparent, and heterosexual parent couples by Kurdick, L.A

“…Preliminary psychometric data are presented for two inventories that assess conflict in couples. The Ineffective Arguing Inventory (IAI) is a self-report…”
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The Nature and Predictors of the Trajectory of Change in Marital Quality Over the First 4 Years of Marriage for First-Married Husbands and Wives by Kurdek, Lawrence A

“…Both spouses from 198 first-married newlywed couples provided information regarding marital quality and depressive symptoms for at least 2 of 4 annual…”
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