FIGURE 15.15
Vulnerability Stress Adaptation Model
When does a relationship dissolve? Karney and colleagues’ vulnerability stress adaptation model of relationships proposes that the answer depends on how situational stressors interact with personality traits (or vulnerabilities ) to create unproductive processes. For example, being insecure and facing stress at work could lead a person to have more maladaptive thoughts about the relationship, which can contribute to dissolution.
Vulnerability Stress Adaptation Model
When does a relationship dissolve? Karney and colleagues’ vulnerability stress adaptation model of relationships proposes that the answer depends on how situational stressors interact with personality traits (or vulnerabilities ) to create unproductive processes. For example, being insecure and facing stress at work could lead a person to have more maladaptive thoughts about the relationship, which can contribute to dissolution.
[Research from: Karney et al. (1995)]