http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/relationships Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 04 May 2026 07:14:03 -0400 Mon, 04 May 2026 07:14:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1776/the-psychology-of-romance-the-impact-of-personality-traits-on-romantic-relationships By Amanda Glynn - Research shows conflicting results when relaying how personality traits play into successful and satisfying romantic relationships. The focus has been on trait similarity (i.e. the “Birds of a Feather” concept) without a clear answer, with very little research supporting the “Opposites Attract” concept. Additional factors have also been noted, to include emotionality, how maladaptive traits factor into a relationship, self-esteem, and how the perception of a partner affects feelings about the relationship. Self-report measurement methods have shown to provide conflicting... Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:49 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1776/the-psychology-of-romance-the-impact-of-personality-traits-on-romantic-relationships http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1766/fatherhood-socialization-of-masculinity-through-parental-involvement-in-youth-sport By Joseph M. Serrato - Fathers often use sport to socialize their sons into masculinity. When coaching their own son in a sport, men must juggle their own desire to win with their son’s enjoyment. This paper examines the types of masculinity in coaching, while integrating theories of parental participation and involved fathering. As identified with mixed research methods, inclusive masculine fathers have better father-son relationships than orthodox masculine fathers. Techniques used by inclusive masculine fathers were studied through qualitative interviews; they often delegate their own son to other coaching... Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:55 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1766/fatherhood-socialization-of-masculinity-through-parental-involvement-in-youth-sport http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1576/social-networking-sites-and-romantic-relationships-effects-on-development-maintenance-and-dissolution-of-relationships By Kenadie T. Wilkerson - In our now largely virtual world there are many different ways that we can choose to communicate with one another. Texts, FaceTime, and social media sites have become some of the most popular ways for people to communicate with each other. Romantic partners express their relationship in many different ways. A couple can choose how they want their relationship to be expressed to the public. Now, with the increasing growth of technology, romantic partners can express their relationship online for essentially everyone they know to see. Social networking sites are used to try to recreate face-to-face... Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:06 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1576/social-networking-sites-and-romantic-relationships-effects-on-development-maintenance-and-dissolution-of-relationships http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1388/coming-out-and-the-transition-to-adulthood-in-lgbq-youth By Shaakya Vembar - The transition to adulthood in the lives of non-heterosexual youth may offer rich information regarding the criteria youth utilize to measure their achievement of adult status. Yet LGBQ youth experiences and the transition to adulthood have not been brought together in formalized research. This study is based on a small number of in-depth interviews with LGBQ youth. Two major themes appeared in all the interviews. The first relates to socio-cultural factors that surrounded the youth before and at the time of coming out, which shaped the method and tone of each participant’s coming out as... Sun, 03 Apr 2016 09:59 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1388/coming-out-and-the-transition-to-adulthood-in-lgbq-youth http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1237/sexual-relationships-shaped-by-the-political-agenda-a-case-study-of-chile By Holly Williams - It is a generally accepted fact that there are both public and private spheres of action, and that as set out in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy.”1 One may then conclude that actions conducted in the private sphere, such as a sexual relationship between two consenting adults should not be interfered with by external actors like the state. Furthermore, it can be argued that the state and other external factors such as political agenda are exerting an influence over such private matters as... Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1237/sexual-relationships-shaped-by-the-political-agenda-a-case-study-of-chile http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1137/the-effect-of-technology-on-face-to-face-communication By Emily Drago - Recent technological advancements have had a drastic impact on the way individuals communicate. In this research, previous studies were analyzed, field observations were conducted, and an online survey was administered to determine the level of engagement individuals have with their cell phones, other technologies and with each other in face-to-face situations. Findings suggest that technology has a negative effect on both the quality and quantity of face-to-face communication. Despite individuals’ awareness of the decrease of face-to-face communication as a result of technology, more than... Sat, 30 May 2015 11:59 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1137/the-effect-of-technology-on-face-to-face-communication http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1021/face-management-theory-modern-conceptualizations-and-future-directions By Alexander E. Hopkins - The beginning of any social relationship is often ambiguous (Edelmann, 1985, p. 195). If a social interaction proves to be troublesome, conflict may occur. While conflict is an inevitable facet of life, it is not necessarily a negative phenomenon (Oetzel, Ting-Toomey, Yokochi, Masumoto, & Takai, 2000, p. 398). To ensure that any social interaction develops smoothly, it is important to examine how people negotiate meaning within the relationship. Thus, the sociological concept of "face" comes into play. Face is the positive social value that a person claims for themselves in the context of... Sat, 04 Apr 2015 09:21 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1021/face-management-theory-modern-conceptualizations-and-future-directions http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1667/effects-of-attachment-disorder-on-psychosocial-development By Nasreen S. Shah - This report examines the outcomes on various domains of development (cognitive, social emotional) of children with attachment disorders as well as internal working models of attachment, conditions of insecure attachment, information regarding Reactive Attachment Disorder, and implications of early attachment experiences on adult relationships. The overarching goal of this paper is to provide an overview regarding the ways in which early attachment experiences influence an individual’s development throughout the various stages of life. Understanding attachment patterns provides key insight... Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:58 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1667/effects-of-attachment-disorder-on-psychosocial-development http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1036/humanizing-a-brand-consumer-relationships-through-an-anthropomorphic-lens By Kristen Calabro - Brand loyalty develops as an intermixing of self-image and brand image, and anthropomorphized brands succeed when their ideal traits are utilized as brand personality components. To test the relationship between anthropomorphism and ideal traits, the researcher surveyed 211 Elon students and compared their preference for four brands from two industries. One brand from each industry utilized anthropomorphism techniques in the form of a spokescharacter, while the other brand did not. The results of the survey found that the use of a spokescharacter affected brand preference: It created significant... Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1036/humanizing-a-brand-consumer-relationships-through-an-anthropomorphic-lens http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/356/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-bros-an-analysis-of-the-male-homosocial-relationship-on-how-i-met-your-mother By Sujay Kulshrestha - As children, we idolize the relationship of our parents. We watch their love and affection and assume that such relationships are easy to find−that love comes naturally. This naïveté is portrayed on the television sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” On “How I Met Your Mother,” the naïve child is Ted Mosby, who is 28 at the start of the series, and the show follows his struggle through bachelorhood. An older Ted Mosby, in his fifties, narrates the show from the future, telling his two children the story of how he met his wife. Ted grew up idolizing his... Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:05 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/356/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-bros-an-analysis-of-the-male-homosocial-relationship-on-how-i-met-your-mother http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/175/examining-greek-pederastic-relationships By Nicole Holmen - The ideal pederastic relationship in ancient Greece involved an erastes (an older male, usually in his mid- to late-20s) and an eromenos (a younger male who has passed puberty, usually no older than 18) (Dover, I.4.: 16).  This age difference between the erastes and the eromenos was of the utmost importance to the scheme of the ideal pederastic relationship.  The power dynamics involved in such a relationship, with the erastes always in control, ensured that the erastes kept his dignity as a fully-functioning member of Greek society, while the eromenos grew up under the tutelage of such... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:12 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/175/examining-greek-pederastic-relationships