Citation

Knobloch LK, Solomon DH. Pers. Relatsh. 2002; 9(4): 457-478.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1475-6811.09406

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper seeks to clarify the association between the intimacy and the magnitude of relational uncertainty generated by specific events within romantic relationships. More specifically, we suggest that episodic relational uncertainty peaks at moderate levels of intimacy. We conducted a cross–sectional study in which 328 romantic relationship participants reported their reactions to a hypothetical relational uncertainty increasing event. Although the effect size was small, findings documented a curvilinear association between intimacy and episodic relational uncertainty. Further, hierarchical regression results supported our predictions about the effects of intimacy and episodic relational uncertainty on people’s reactions to the events. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding the roles of both intimacy and episodic relational uncertainty within romantic relationships.