RECOMMENDED. Dr. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chair, Department of Communication APPROVED: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Interim ▇▇▇▇, College of Liberal Arts ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ of the^Gf; Jbate School Date of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Relationship maintenance uses different strategies to maintain a relationship at the desired level of intimacy. Democratic decision making is a practice through which each individual has equal rights in the decision-making process. The present study investigated connections among two areas of research. In particular, this study examined the correlations among relationship maintenance behaviors, democratic decision making, and decision agreement. Both hypotheses in the study were supported, which suggests relationship maintenance promotes democratic decision making, which in turn promotes decision agreement. Title Page ii Abstract iii Table of Contents iv List of Appendices vii List of Figures vii Acknowledgements viii Chapter 1: Theory and Research 1
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