Relationships studies aims and dates

Buss - date

Buss - date

1989

Fisher et al - date

2006

Levenson and Gottman - date

1985

Gottman and Levenson - date

1992

Buss - aim

Fisher et al - aim

Levenson and Gottman - aim

to investigate the cognitive, physiological and affective predictors of change in relationship satisfaction

Gottman and Levenson - aim

to identify the extent to which factors and their severity contribute to the likelihood of a relationship breaking down