Ximena Arriaga, PhD
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Dr. Ximena B. Arriaga
 


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  • Mailing Address:
      • Purdue University
      Department of Psychological Sciences 
      703 Third Street
      West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2081 USA
  • Phone: (765) 494-6888 
  • Fax: (765) 496-1264
   


Research Interests
 

(1)  Relationship commitment and stability. Specific topics include: how dating partners make the transition from casual dating to long-term relationships; managing uncertainty in relationships; and commitment as reflected in social networks and the physical environment.     

(2) Partner violence. Specific topics include: victim coping with partner violence, particularly as affected by the victim's relationship commitment and support from friends and family members; acceptability of violence; violence leveled against Latina victims. 
 


Recent Publications
    Arriaga, X. B., Slaughterbeck, E. S., Capezza, N. M., & Hmurovic, J. L. (2007). From bad to worse: Relationship commitment and vulnerability topartner imperfections. Personal Relationships, 14, 389-409.   

    Arriaga, X. B., Reed, J. T., Goodfriend, W., & Agnew C. R. (2006). Relationship perceptions and persistence: Do fluctuations in perceived partner commitment undermine dating relationships? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 1045-1065.

    Arriaga, X. B., & Capezza, N. (2005). Targets of partner violence: The importance of understanding coping trajectories. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 89-100.

    Arriaga, X. B., Foshee, V. A. (2004). Adolescent dating violence: Do adolescents follow their friends' or their parents' footsteps? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 162-184. 

    Lohmann, A., Arriaga, X. B., & Goodfriend, W. (2003). Close relationships and placemaking: Do objects in a couple's home reflect couplehood? Personal Relationships, 10, 439-451. 

    Arriaga, X. B. (2002). Joking violence among highly committed individuals. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 591-610.

    Arriaga, X. B. (2001). The ups and downs of dating: Fluctuations in satisfaction in newly-formed romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 754-765.

    Arriaga, X. B., & Agnew, C. R. (2001). Being committed: Affective, cognitive, and conative components of relationship commitment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 1190-1203.