Year
2021
Season
Fall
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychological Science (MSPS)
Department
Psychology
NACO controlled Corporate Body
University of North Florida. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Christopher Leone
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul Fuglestad
Department Chair
Dr. Lori Lange
College Dean
Dr. Andrea Adams Manning
Abstract
Research suggests that high self-monitors will use strategies like denial-avoidance when ending friendships, whereas low self-monitors will use positive tone and openness as strategies for ending friendships. To assess friendship termination, participants completed the Friendship Disengagement Strategies (Sprecher et al., 2014). Self-monitoring was measured using the 25-item Self-Monitoring Scale (Snyder, 1974). For exploratory purposes, we also examined whether the terminator (participant or former friend) in combination with self-monitoring was related to the use of different disengagement strategies. To evaluate our hypotheses, several regression analyses (one for each disengagement strategy) were performed in which self-monitoring was a continuous predictor and terminator was a categorical predictor. There were no effects of self-monitoring either alone or in combination with the nature of the relationship terminator on any of the disengagement strategies. Potential reasons for these null results (e.g., measurement error, inadequate statistical power) as well as future directions (e.g., phases of dissolution, mediation and/or moderation) are discussed.
Suggested Citation
Thoma, Aura, "Friendship Dissolution Strategies Involving Former Best Friends" (2021). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 1107.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/1107