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An Investigation of the Components of Platonic and Romantic Heterosexual Relationships Philip F University of North Dakota UND Scholarly Commons Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects 8-1973 An Investigation of the Components of Platonic and Romantic Heterosexual Relationships Philip F. Guinsburg Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/theses Part of the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Guinsburg, Philip F., "An Investigation of the Components of Platonic and Romantic Heterosexual Relationships" (1973). Theses and Dissertations. 981. https://commons.und.edu/theses/981 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects at UND Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF PLATONIC AND ROMANTIC HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS by Philip F. Guinsburg Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University 1968 Master of Arts, University of North Dakota.1970 A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the University of North Dakota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Grand Forks, North Dakota August 1973 This dis·sertation submitted by Philip F. Guinsburg in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North Dakota is hereby approved by the Faculty Advisory Committee under whom the work has been done. 11 of the · ,, .. ii Permission Title AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF PLATONIC AND ROMANTIC HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS Department PSYCHOLOGY Degree DOCrbR OF PHILOSOPHY In presenting this dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a graduate degree from the University of North Dakota, I agree that the Library of this University shall make it freely available for inspection. I further agree that permission for extensive copying for scholarly purposes may be granted by the professor who supervised my dissertation work or, in his absence, by the Chairman of the Department or the Dean of the Graduate School. It is understood that any copying or publication or other use of this disserta~ion or part thereof for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. It is also understood that due recognition shall be given to me and to the University of North Dakota in any scholarly use which may be made of any material in my dissertation. Signature e~ Sr~~~ Date )::--e,0~ ~ I r7 3 iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to express my appreciation to Dr. Paul Wright for his encouragement and helpful assistance throughout my entire graduate career. Also, I wish to thank Dr. Hilda Wing for her time and effort in working wit~ my writing style, which allowed me the opportunity to write this dissertation. Appreciation is also extended to the other members of the committee, Dr. Noll, Dr. Childers, and Dr. Ludtke. The technical assistance of Al Lindem, John Ducksavage and Gloria Kerns at the University of North Dakota Computer Center is deeply appreciated. Finally, a very special expression of gratitude is extended to my wife Debbie, whose sacrifices and support have sustained my gradu­ ate studies, and to my mother and father who faithfully stood by me during my twenty-two years of going to school. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . iv LIST OF TABLES vi ABSTRACT .•. vii Chapter I. STUDIES OF "PLATONIC" AND "ROMANTIC" HETEROSEXUAL ATTRACTION • . • . • . • • • . ·• . • 1 Research on Need Similarity Research on Complementary Needs Research on Attitude and Valu~ Similarity Heterosexual Interpersonal Attraction II. PLATONIC HETEROSEXUAL FRIENDSHIPS: PRELIMINARY STUDIES AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM . 17 III. · METHOD .• . ~ . .., . ·2s Subjects Procedure IV. RESULTS 32 Treatment of the Data Comparison of the "Platonic" Heterosexual Relationship with the "Romantic" Heterosexual Relationship for Males Comparison of the "Platonic" Heterosexual Relationship with the "Romantictt Heterosexual Relationship for Females Comparison of the "Platonic" Heterosexual Relationship for Males and Females Comparison of the "Romantictt Heterosexual Relationship for Males and Females v. DI.SCUS SION . '. 47 Findings· Implications Conclusions and Future Studies APPENDICES • 60 REFERENCES • 128 V I LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. _Basic Factors of the Male and Female Platonic Relationship . • •••.••• 21 2. Basic Factors of the Platonic and Romantic Heterosexual Relationships for Males ••• 35 3. Basic Factors of the Platonic and Romantic Heterosexual Relationships for Females . 39 4. Basic Factors of the Platonic Heterosexual Relationship for Males and Females ••• 42 5. Basic Factors of the Romantic Heterosexual Relationship for Males and Females • • ·• 45 vi ABSTRACT During the past twenty years, heterosexual relationships have been studied extensively by researchers in the field of interpersonal attraction without the attainment of consistent results (Wright, 1968). Wright (1968) stated that there were two methodological problems with this past research which are the treatment of variables used to explain attraction as both the independent and dependent variables in the same study and the use of dyadic indices. Also, Wright (1969) noted that past research has generally not examined heterosexual relationships separately for each sex. Finally, Guinsburg (1970a) found that most research dealing with heterosexual relationships has only examined the "romantic" relationship. However, over 1400 undergraduates at one university had "platonic" heterosexual relationships (Guinsburg, 1970a, b, c). The present study was concerned with the specification and operationalization of variables connected with the "platonic" and "romantic" heterosexual relationship for each sex. This would allow for the determination of variables important to the different forms of "platonic" and "romantic" relationships (close to distant relation­ ships). An attempt was made to avoid the mistakes made in previous research. The following methodology was used: (1) Each subject was asked to describe a particular type of heterosexual relationship vii ranging from "close platonic" and "close romantic" to "distant pla- 1 tonic" and "distant romantic" relationships. Eight different types of heterosexual relationships were used and it was arranged so that there would be an equal number of subjects for each sex describing each type of heterosexual relationship. (2) A "Validation Index Questionnaire" was created and used to gai~ outside validation criteria about each of the relationships being described. (3) Wright's (1971) "Acquaintance Description Form" was used to allow subjects to describe further their heterosexual relationship in terms of items found to be relevant char­ acteristics of same sex friends. (4) Subjects filled out the "Oppo­ site Sex Friendship Questionnaire Form Mor F" so as to allow for the scaling of items dealing with "platonic" heterosexual relationships by a population describing eight types of heterosexual relationships. The results indicated that there was a continuous distribution of responses to all except one of the items from the three question­ naires. Then, for each sex, subjects were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of subjects who were describing a "platonic" or "semi-platonic" relationship and the second group consisted of sub­ jects describing "romantic" and "semi-romantic" relationships~' A-fac- tor analysis was run separately for each sex on each of the two groups of subject descriptions dealing with either "romantic" or "platonic" relationships. The factors were interpreted for both the "platonic" and the "romantic" groups, and comparisons were made between the fac­ tors of the "romantic" and "platonic" group for males ·and females. Also, comparisons were made between males and females concerning the "platonic" and the "romantic" groups. viii From this study the following conclusions may be.drawn about heterosexual relationships. 1. Males and females describe the "platonic" relationship as dif­ fering from the "romantic" relationship because the "platonic" rela­ tionship lacks the emotional closeness and comfort of the "romantic" relationship. 2. Females saw.the "platonic" relationship as important for com­ munication about personal problems, while males saw it as important for casual dating activities. 3. Only females saw the "romantic" relationship as more important to them than the "platonic" relationship. 4. The male.focuses on the various qualities and characteristics of .the "romantic" girl friend while the female stresses her emotional involvement in the relationship and its .importance to her. 5. Females generally express more emotional and intellectual involvement in the "romantic" relationship than males. ix CHAPTER I STUDIES OF PLATONIC AND ROMANTIC ATTRACTION Serious reflection on the question of heterosexual interaction seems to reveal that "platonic" as well as "romantic" attraction has a prominent place as a stable and functional dyadic relationship. On the surface, these two forms of heterosexual attraction differ prima­ rily on the dimension of sexual or sensual involvement; the "platonic" relationship lacks the overt and usually directly expressed interest in erotic physical intimacy that is generally recognized as one of the most important components of the "romantic" relationship. Guinsburg (1970a) found that researchers of attraction have virtually ignored the "platonic11 relationship. However, over 1400 undergraduate
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