00000caa a22000003a 4500 UP-8027390931312519156 Buklod 20200408114019.0 o--- | || || ta 200408s xx d r |||| u| 0033-2909. (iLib)UPCEB-00011919586 Edz Murray, Sandra L.. Optimizing Assurance The risk Regulation System in Relationships. [article]. pp.641-666. A model of risk regulation is proposed to explain how people balance the goal of seeking closeness to a romantic partner against the opposing goal of minimizing the likelihood and pain of rejection. The central premise is that confidence in a partner's positive regard and caring allows people to risk seeking dependence and connectedness. The risk regulation system consists of 3 interconnected "if-then" contingency rules, 1 cognitive, 1 affective, 1 behavioral. The authors describe how general perceptions of a partner's regard structure the sensitivity of these 3 "if-then" rules in risky relationship situations. The authors then describe the consequences of such situated "if-then" rules for relationship well-being and conclude by integrating other theoretical perspective and outlining future research directions. -- (from the author) Relationships. Rejection. Perceived regard. Risk. Belongingness. Psychological Bulletin. vol. 132, 5 ( 2006). Analytics