Biomedical subjects

J S Romans

Publications and source records attributed to J S Romans.

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PubMed1996

Predicting dyadic adjustment from general and relationship-specific beliefs.

The cognitive mediation model of human psychological functioning has received increasing attention by researchers studying the role of cognitive variables in relationship distress. This study is an examination of the role of general irrational beliefs, as measured by the Irrational Beliefs Test (IBT; Jones, 1968), and relationship-specific irrational beliefs, as measured by the Relationship Belief Questionnaire (RBQ; Romans & DeBord, 1994), in predicting the perceived quality of relationships by married or cohabiting couples. Results indicated that respondents who reported higher levels of relationship-specific irrational beliefs also reported higher levels of dyadic adjustment; but contrary to expectation, higher levels of general irrational beliefs correlated with lower levels of dyadic adjustment. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the depressive realism hypothesis.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1995

The relationship of self-perception and stress in adult children of alcoholics and their peers.

Woititz identified thirteen generalizations which she asserts characterize adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) [1]. Her work, however, was based upon clinical populations and may not be generalizable to a non-clinical population. Using 442 undergraduate students, 2 x 3 multivariate analysis of variance (parental alcoholism by level of childhood stress) on students' perceptions of the applicability of Woititz's variables to them was conducted. No significant effects were found even though ACOAs experienced more childhood stress than their peers. Results do not support the generalization of Woitiz's model to a non-clinical sample.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1995

Development of the Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire.

The cognitive mediation model of human psychological functioning has received increased attention in examining the role of cognitive variables within distressed relationships. Development of the Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire, designed to assess adherence to relationship-specific irrational beliefs, is described. In 370 subjects, factor analysis yielded nine factors which made conceptual sense. On the total scale Cronbach alpha was .95. These results are described in terms of research and practice applications.

Adult↗