Implicit beliefs and views of romantic relationships

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The Influence of Implicit Theories of Relations (ITR). people's perceptions and behaviors in their romantic relationships ( Knee, Patrick & Lonsbary, 2003; Knee & Bush, 2008; Franiuk, Cohen & Pomerantz, 2002;Franiuk, Pomerantz & Chen, 2004; W underer & Schneewind, 2005). H o w e v e r, a little is knowing about what is in one's own ITR may influence how that person perceives others human romantic relationships hips. However, the opinion of a friend about couple relationships hiit is an important source of social network influence ( Etcheverry & Agnew, 2004; Lee et al., 2004 ).2 0 1 0; Sprecher & Felmlee, 1992; Wright & Sinclair, 2012). In fact, peers have been have been shown to be more accurate in predicting the potential outcomes of relationships than romantic partners themselves ( Loving, 2006). T h e r e f o r e it is important to understand factors affecting the perceptions of these 3rd parties to better understand their role influencing the outcome of relationships. T his quasi-experimental study investigated how an individual's I T influences their perceptions of others' relationships.