Knee, C. Raymond (Chip) (Faculty Profile)

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C. Raymond (Chip) Knee	Associated Profiles
Professor and Department Chair, Psychology, University of Houston


Knee@uh.edu Web Link

Research and Expertise
Appointments

Research and Expertise

Research Interests

Implicit theories of relationships are specific beliefs that people bring with them into their relationships. Destiny belief concerns the stability of one's impressions about relationships. Growth belief concerns the stability of problems in relationships. These beliefs help guide how people perceive, initiate, and maintain romantic relationships. Self-determination, or autonomy, in romantic relationships refers to fully endorsing one's own involvement rather than feeling coerced, guilty, or not knowing why one is in the relationship. One's degree of self-determination and autonomous investment has a great deal to do with how people approach and manage conflict in romantic relationships. Relationship-contingent self-esteem is self-esteem that depends on one's relationship, and reflects a particular kind of unhealthy relationship investment. When one's self-regard is hooked on one's relationship, one is strongly influenced by relationship events and outcomes because of the implications those events have for the self.

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Title	Department / School	Institution
Professor	Psychology	University of Houston

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