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This study examined whether relational quality indicators (i.e., relationship satisfaction, commitment, control mutuality, liking, respect) predict romantic partners' use of negative relational maintenance behaviors (i.e., jealousy induction, avoidance, spying, infidelity, destructive conflict, allowing control) and whether love predicts the use of negative relational maintenance behaviors after controlling for relational quality. Participants were 205 individuals currently involved in a romantic relationship. Results indicated that (a) negative maintenance behaviors are used in low-quality relationships, and (b) the negative relational maintenance behaviors of jealousy induction, avoidance, spying, infidelity, and destructive conflict were predicted by love styles after controlling for relational quality.
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