Self-Monitoring, Trust, and Commitment in Romantic Relationships
Abstract This study examined the relationship between self-monitoring and trust with a focus on commitment among college students in the United States. Both partners in 38 heterosexual dating couples filled out questionnaires that included the Self-Monitoring Scale (M. Snyder, 1974) and the Trust Scale (J. K. Remple, J. G. Holmes, M. P. Zanna, 1985). Findings indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between the self-monitoring scores of the dating partners. Those couples consisting of 2 high self-monitors were significantly less likely to believe that they would marry their current partners than couples that included at least 1 low self-monitor, and they scored significantly lower on the subscale of the Trust Scale that assessed continuing commitment to the relationship.
As part of ‘two essays in dialogue’ with a piece written by Dale Hudson, this article ::: advances critical discussions of the documentary film given the context of, and ::: challenges posed by, digitality. Specifically, it analyses ‘the digital’ in Michael ::: Takeo Magruder’s {transcription} and [FALLUJAH. IRAQ. 31/03/2004] and ::: Christina McPhee’s La Conchita mon amour as a means to advance discussion ::: of documentary beyond claims to realism and documentary truth towards what ::: Trinh T. Minh-ha calls ‘boundary events’. Tay argues that digital video, editing ::: and compositing expose the limitations of visual evidence to represent trauma.