Psychology Case Patterns in China

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Top 10 Reasons Associated with Relationship Failure

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Analyzed public cases30

Distinct psychological signals42

Pathway stages188

Most prominent

Psychological Signals Recorded Across Cases

Distinct analyzed cases

Deception or concealment

Lying, secrecy, or concealment before or during the relationship conflict.

Category: Behavioral pattern · Appears in 66.7% of analyzed cases

Financial strain or dependence

Financial pressure, exploitation, or dependency affecting the relationship.

Category: Relationship stressor · Appears in 60.0% of analyzed cases

Emotional escalation

Intensification of distress, hostility, conflict, or perceived threat.

Category: Escalation · Appears in 56.7% of analyzed cases

Coercive control

A pattern of domination, restriction, intimidation, or enforced dependency.

Category: Control dynamics · Appears in 53.3% of analyzed cases

Family opposition or interference

Family disapproval, pressure, or involvement affecting the relationship.

Category: Family dynamics · Appears in 53.3% of analyzed cases

Infidelity or competing attachment

A reported affair or attachment competing with the primary relationship.

Category: Relationship stressor · Appears in 50.0% of analyzed cases

Marital dissatisfaction

Specific dissatisfaction within a marriage, explained through the narrated circumstances.

Category: Relationship stressor · Appears in 46.7% of analyzed cases

Jealousy

Distress or hostility associated with a perceived relationship rival or loss.

Category: Emotional state · Appears in 43.3% of analyzed cases

Premeditation and planning

Advance preparation, coordination, or deliberate selection of method or opportunity.

Category: Planning or impulsivity · Appears in 36.7% of analyzed cases

Emotional abuse

Repeated degrading, threatening, manipulative, or emotionally harmful conduct.

Category: Control dynamics · Appears in 33.3% of analyzed cases

Signal categories

Psychological Signal Categories

Domainmix

Relationship stressor2713.3%

Emotional state2311.3%

Behavioral pattern2210.8%

Control dynamics2110.3%

Family dynamics188.9%

Escalation178.4%

Coping response146.9%

Cognitive pattern136.4%

Planning or impulsivity136.4%

Post-offense behavior94.4%

Attachment-related behavior73.4%

Loss or threat63.0%

Offender behavior42.0%

Suicidal behavior42.0%

Victim vulnerability31.5%

Prior violence21.0%

Each case contributes once to every domain recorded in that case; one case may appear in multiple domains.

Source strength

Evidence-Level Distribution

Evidence mix

Explicitly reported15254.9%

Narrative-supported psychological state10337.2%

Analytical inference217.6%

Insufficient information10.4%

Least prominent among recorded constructs

Least-Recorded Psychological Signals

Absence may reflect source limitations

Adaptive coping

Constructive efforts to manage distress, loss, conflict, or danger.

Category: Coping response · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Co-offender facilitation

One participant enabling, assisting, or making another participant's harmful conduct easier.

Category: Offender behavior · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Extradyadic attachment

Emotional or romantic attachment outside the primary partnership.

Category: Attachment-related behavior · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Multi-motive convergence

Several motives or pressures converging in the pathway to the incident.

Category: Offender behavior · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Partner absence or emotional unavailability

Physical absence or lack of emotional availability within the relationship.

Category: Relationship stressor · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Possessiveness or monitoring

Possessive behavior, surveillance, tracking, or intrusive monitoring.

Category: Control dynamics · Appears in 3.3% of analyzed cases

Detection avoidance or evasion

Actions intended to avoid identification, apprehension, or accountability.

Category: Post-offense behavior · Appears in 6.7% of analyzed cases

Prior interpersonal violence

Reported violence or threats preceding the focal incident.

Category: Prior violence · Appears in 6.7% of analyzed cases

Withdrawal or reduced functioning

Withdrawal or a reported reduction in ordinary social or daily functioning.

Category: Behavioral pattern · Appears in 6.7% of analyzed cases

Financial abuse

Control, extraction, restriction, or misuse of another person's financial resources.

Category: Control dynamics · Appears in 10.0% of analyzed cases

“Least recorded” does not mean least important. It means fewer approved case narratives contained enough information to code that construct.

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Confidence Distribution

Confidence mix

High20172.6%

Moderate7426.7%

Low20.7%

Escalation narratives

Pathway Signals

Distinct cases

Financial strain or dependence

Emotional escalation

Infidelity or competing attachment

Relationship decision process

Coercive control

Premeditation and planning

Separation or abandonment threat

Deception or concealment

How to interpret these charts

Prominence is based on the number of distinct approved public cases in which a construct was recorded. A case may contain multiple constructs. These descriptive patterns depend on source detail, transcript quality, editorial review, and the countries represented in the database.