180
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
RESEARCH ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Harry and Sally Revisited: The Influence of Spirituality and Education on Sexual Tension in Cross-Sex Friendships in Secular and Christian Universities

, , , &

References

  • Allport , G. W. , & Ross , J. M. ( 1967 ). Personal religious orientation and prejudice . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 5 , 432 – 443 .
  • Asch , S. E. ( 1955 ). Opinions and social pressure . Scientific American , 19 , 31 – 35 .
  • Baumeister , R. F. , Catanese , K. R. , & Vohs , K. D. ( 2001 ). Is there a gender difference in strength of sex drive? Theoretical views, conceptual distinctions, and a review of relevant evidence . Personality and Social Psychology Review , 5 , 242 – 273 .
  • Baumgarte , R. , & Nelson , D. W. ( 2009 ). Preference for same-versus cross-sex friendships . Journal of Applied Psychology , 39 ( 4 ), 901 – 917 .
  • Bleske , A. L. ( 2000 ). Can men and women be just friends? Personal Relationships , 7 ( 2 ), 131 – 151 .
  • Campus Starter. (2007). Christian colleges in Canada . Retrieved from http://www.campusstarter.com/ChristianCollegesCanada.cfm
  • Carnes , P. ( 1990 ). Sexual addiction . In A. L. Horton , B. L. Johnson , L. M. Roundy , & D. Williams (Eds.), The incest perpetrator: A family member no one wants to treat . London , UK : Sage Publications .
  • Cattell , R. B. ( 1974 ). Differential fertility and normal selection for IQ: Some required conditions in their investigation . Social Biology , 21 ( 2 ), 168 – 77 .
  • Cervone , D. , Shadel , W. G. , & Jencius , S. ( 2001 ). Social cognitive theory of personality assessment . Personality and Social Psychology Review , 5 , 33 – 51 .
  • Chatterjee , C. ( 2001 ). Can men and women be friends? Psychology Today . Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200109/can-men-and-women-be-friends
  • Council for American Private Education (CAPE) . ( 2012 ). Choosing a school. Retrieved from http://www.capenet.org/
  • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) . ( 2003 ). House resolution . Retrieved from http://www.cccu.org/news/christian_higher_education_month/chem_108thcongress_hr300
  • Coutinho , S. ( 2007 ). An evolutionary perspective on friendships selection . College Student Journal , 41 ( 4 ), 1163 – 1137 .
  • Cramer , D. , & Donachie , M. ( 1999 ). Psychological health and change in closeness in platonic and romantic relationships . Journal of Social Psychology , 139 ( 6 ), 762 – 767 .
  • Elsesser , K. , & Peplau , L. A. ( 2006 ). The glass partition: Obstacles to cross-sex friendships at work . Human Relations , 59 ( 8 ), 1077 – 1100 .
  • Ephron , N. (Producer) , & Reiner , R. (Director) . ( 1989 ). When Harry Met Sally . [Motion picture] . United States : Castle Rock Entertainment .
  • Femlee , D. , & Muraco , A. ( 2009 ). Gender and friendship norms among older adults . Research on Aging , 31 ( 3 ), 318 – 344 .
  • Froemling , K. K. ( 2000 ). Romantic partners' communication about their cross-sex friends: Dialectical tensions and management strategies . Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A , 61 ( 4–a ), 1221 .
  • Fuhrman , R. W. , Flannagan , D. , & Matamoros , M. ( 2009 ). Behavior expectations in cross-sex friendships, same-sex friendships, and romantic relationships . Personal Relationships , 16 ( 4 ), 575 – 595 .
  • George , D. M. , Mabb , R. , Walsh , M. ( 1994 ). Spirituality: Its measure and correlates with students from Christian and secular colleges . Unpublished manuscript, Canadian University College at Lacombe, Alberta .
  • George , D. M. , Sickle , K. , Rachid , F. , & Wopnford , A. ( 2007 ). The association between types of music enjoyed and cognitive, behavioral, and personality factors of those who listen . Psychomusicology , 19 ( 2 ), 32 – 56 .
  • George , D. M. , Dixon , S. , Stansal , E. , Lund , S. , & Phiri , T. ( 2008 ). Time diary and questionnaire assessment of factors associated with academic and personal success among university undergraduates . Journal of American College Health , 56 ( 6 ), 706 – 715 .
  • George , E. E. , & George , D. M. ( 2009 ). The compatibility code: An intelligent woman's guide to dating and marriage . New York , NY : Morgan James .
  • Gilmore , G. E. (1995). The intimate opposite-sex friendships of college students. Dissertations Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering , 56(4–B), 2351.
  • Grover , L. R. , Nangle , D. W. , Serwik , A. , & Zeff , K. R. ( 2007 ). Girl friend, boy friend, girlfriend, boyfriend: Broadening our understanding of heterosocial competence . Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology , 36 ( 4 ), 491 – 502 .
  • Guerrero , L. K. , & Chavez , A. M. ( 2005 ). Relational maintenance in cross-sexed friendships characterized by different types of romantic intent: an exploratory study . Western Journal of Communication , 69 ( 4 ), 339 – 358 .
  • Halatsis , P. , & Christakis , N. ( 2009 ). The challenge of sexual attraction within heterosexuals' cross-sex friendships . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 16 ( 6/7 ), 919 – 937 .
  • Halpern , C. T. , Joyner , K. , Udry , J. R. , & Suchindran , C. ( 2000 ). Smart teens don't have sex (or kiss much either) . Journal of Adolescent Health , 26 ( 3 ), 213 – 225 .
  • Hand , L. S. & Furman , W. ( 2008 ). Rewards and costs in adolescent other-sex friendships: comparisons to same-sex friendships and romantic relationships . Social Development , 18 ( 2 ), 270 – 287 .
  • Harvey , V. ( 2003 ). “We're just friends”: Myth construction as a communication strategy in maintaining cross-sex friendships . Qualitative Report , 8 ( 2 ), 314 – 332 .
  • Horner , C. ( 1996 ). We're just friends: comparison of same-gender and platonic cross-gender friendships . Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering , 56 ( 8–B ), 4639 .
  • Jensen , A. R. ( 1998 ). The g factor: The science of mental ability . Westport , CT : Praeger .
  • Johnson , H. D. , Brady , E. , McNair , R. , Congdon , D. , Niznik , J. , & Anderson , S. ( 2007 ). Identity as a moderator of gender differences in the emotional closeness of emerging adults' same- and cross-sex friendships . Adolescence , 42 ( 165 ), 2 – 23 .
  • Kaplan , D. L. , & Keys , C. B. ( 1997 ). Sex and relationship variables as predictors of sexual attraction in cross-sex platonic friendships between young heterosexual adults . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 14 ( 2 ), 191 – 206 .
  • Kelley , H. H. , & Thibaut , J. W. ( 1978 ). The Social Psychology of Groups . London : Transaction Publishers .
  • Khanchandani , L. , & Durham , T. W. ( 2009 ). Jealousy during dating among female college students . College Student Journal , 43 ( 4 ), 1272 – 1278 .
  • Koenig , B. L. , Kirkpatrick , L. A. , & Ketelaar , T. ( 2007 ). Misperception of sexual and romantic interests in opposite-sex friendships: four hypotheses . Personal Relationships , 14 , 411 – 429 .
  • Lenton , A. P. , & Webber , L. ( 2006 ). Cross-sex friendships: who has more? Sex Roles , 54 , 809 – 820 .
  • Lobel , S. A. , Quinn , R. E. , St. Claiar , L. , & Warfield , A. ( 1994 ). Love without sex: The impact of psychological intimacy between men and women at work . Organizational Dynamics , 23 ( 1 ), 4 – 16 .
  • Linville , P. W. ( 1985 ). Self-complexity and affective extremity: Don't put all of your eggs in one cognitive basket . Depression. [Special Issue] . Social Cognition , 3 , 94 – 120 .
  • Lynn , R. (2004). New evidence of dysgenic fertility for intelligence in the United States. Intelligence , 32(2), 193–201.
  • Mahoney , J. , & Hetrick , D. M. ( 1979 ). Factor-specific dimensions in person perception for same- and opposite-sex friendship dyads . Journal of Social Psychology , 107 ( 2 ), 219 – 225 .
  • McBride , C. K. ( 1997 ). Adolescent same-sex and opposite-sex best friend interactions . Adolescence , 32 ( 127 ), 151 – 522 .
  • McDougall , P. , & Hymel , S. ( 2007 ). Same-gender and cross-gender friendships conceptions: Similar or different? Merrill-Palmer Quarterly , 52 ( 3 ), 347 – 380 .
  • Miller , B. C. , & Moore , K. A. ( 1990 ). Adolescent sexual behavior, pregnancy, and parenting: Research through the 1980s . Journal of Marriage and the Family , 52 , 1025 – 1044 .
  • Monsour , M. , Harris , B. , Kurzweil , N. , & Beard , C. ( 1994 ). Challenges confronting cross-sex friendships: “Much ado about nothing?” Sex Roles , 31 ( 1/2 ), 55 – 77 .
  • Monsour , M. , Harvey , V. , & Betty , S. ( 1997 ). A balance theory explanation of challenges confronting cross-sex friendships . Sex Roles , 37 ( 11/12 ), 825 – 845 .
  • Morry , M. M. , Reich , R. , & Kito , M. ( 2010 ). How do I see you relative to myself? Relationship quality as a predictor of self and partner enhancement within cross-sex friendships, dating relationships, and marriages . Journal of Social Psychology , 150 ( 4 ), 369 – 392 .
  • O'Meara , J. D. ( 1989 ). Cross-sex friendship: Four basic challenges of an ignored relationship . Sex Roles , 21 ( 7/8 ), 525 – 543 .
  • Osborn , F. , & Bajema , C. J. ( 1972 ). The eugenic hypothesis . Social Biology , 19 ( 4 ), 337 – 45 .
  • Reeder , H. M. ( 1997 ). What Harry and Sally didn't tell you: The subjective experience of heterosexual cross-sex friendships . Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences , 57 ( 7–A ), 2742 .
  • Reeder , H. M. ( 2000 ). I like you … as a friend: The role of attraction in cross-sex friendships . Journal of Social and Personal Relationships , 17 ( 3 ), 329 – 348 .
  • Reeder , H. M. ( 2003 ). The effect of gender role orientation on same- and cross-sex friendship formation . Sex Roles , 49 ( 3/4 ), 143 – 152 .
  • Schneider , C. S. , & Kenny , D. A. ( 2000 ). Cross-sex friends who were once romantic partners: Are they platonic friends now? Journal of Social & Personal Relationships , 17 ( 3 ), 451 .
  • Sherif , M. ( 1936 ). The psychology of social norms . New York , NY : Harper .
  • Sprecher , S. , McKinney , K. , Walsh , R. , & Anderson , C. ( 1988 ). A revision of the Reiss premarital sexual permissiveness scale? Journal of Marriage and the Family , 50 , 821 – 828 .
  • Thibaut , J. W. , & Kelley , H. H. ( 1978 ). The social psychology of groups . New Brunswick , NJ : Transaction Publishers .
  • Vining , D. ( 1995 ). On the possibility of the reemergence of a dysgenic trend with respect to intelligence in American fertility differentials: An update . Personality and Individual Differences , 19 ( 2 ), 259 – 263 .
  • Weger , H. , & Emmett , M. C. ( 2009 ). Romantic intent, relationship uncertainty, and relationship maintenance in young adults' cross-sex friendships . Journal of Social & Personal Relationships , 26 ( 6/7 ), 964 – 988 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.