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Romantic conflict, interpersonal mindfulness, and cellular aging

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dc.contributor.authorRigsby, Brock A., author
dc.contributor.authorLucas-Thompson, Rachel, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Samantha, committee member
dc.contributor.authorFaw, Meara, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T10:31:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T10:31:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractInterpersonal relationships can affect health (Ellison et al., 2016, Laurent et al., 2013) including biological and cellular aging processes measured through telomere length (Rentscher et al., 2020). Despite established associations between romantic conflict and health outcomes (Cummings et al., 2007), empirical evidence has yet to emerge supporting a link between romantic conflict and telomere length. Given the frequency with which adults may experience romantic conflict (Papp et al., 2002), it is important to understand how multi-faceted romantic conflict experiences impact health so that targeted interventions can be developed. Mindfulness has well-established benefits for health (Lucas-Thompson et al., 2019) and close personal relationships (Pratscher et al., 2018; Townshend et al., 2016), thus mindful partnering (Seiter et al., 2021) may be a fruitful avenue for such intervention. Using a community sample of 30 couples, this study explored hypothesized associations between romantic conflict and telomere length, as well as the moderating effects of mindful partnering, through self-reported and observational data. A small but non-significant association was found between romantic conflict and telomere length, and no significant moderating effect of mindful partnering emerged.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierRigsby_colostate_0053N_18192.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238362
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectcouple processes
dc.subjectmindful partnering
dc.subjecttelomere
dc.subjectinterpersonal mindfulness
dc.subjectcellular aging
dc.subjectromantic conflict
dc.titleRomantic conflict, interpersonal mindfulness, and cellular aging
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thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Studies
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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