Variation in the CD38 gene predicts communal behavior, partner perceptions, felt security and adjustment in romantic relationships in daily life

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Bartz ◽  
Gentiana Sadikaj ◽  
Debbie S. Moskowitz ◽  
David C. Zuroff
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Communal Behavior ◽  
Partner Perceptions

scholarly journals The Ups and Downs of Being Us: Cross-Relationship Comparisons in Daily Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 014616722110567
Author(s):  
Sabrina Thai ◽  
Penelope Lockwood ◽  
Elizabeth Page-Gould
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Experience Sampling Methodology ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Relationship Processes ◽  
Partner Perceptions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Cross-relationship comparisons are an integral part of relationship processes, yet little is known about the impact of these comparisons in daily life. The present research employed a dyadic experience-sampling methodology ( N = 78 couples) with end-of-day surveys, end-of-week follow-up, and a 6-month follow-up to examine how individuals make cross-relationship comparisons in daily life, the cumulative impact of these comparisons over time, and the dyadic consequences of such comparisons. Participants made more downward than upward comparisons; however, upward comparisons had a more lasting impact, resulting in decreased satisfaction and optimism, and less positive self-perceptions and partner perceptions, at the end of each day and the week. Individuals who made more upward comparisons were also less satisfied 6 months later. Individuals were also affected by their partner’s comparisons: On days when partners made more upward comparisons, they felt less satisfied and optimistic about their relationship and less positive about themselves and their partner.

scholarly journals Shared Positivity in Daily Life of Younger and Older Couples: Links Between We-ness and Positive Emotions

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 561-561
Author(s):  
Zilla Huber ◽  
Olenka Dworakowski ◽  
Claudia Haase ◽  
Mike Martin ◽  
Andrea Horn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Shared Experience ◽  
Older Couples ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Foster Couples

Abstract Positivity resonance, the shared experience of emotional positivity, may contribute to the quality of romantic relationships and foster couples’ sense of “we-ness”. The present study examined age differences in couples’ positive experiences in daily life, how they are shared with the partner, and how they are related with “we-ness”. In a 21-day experience sampling study, 62 younger (18-33 years) and 54 older (57-87 years) couples reported their momentary positive emotional experiences and disclosure. We-ness was operationalized as the rate of we-pronouns in couples’ audio-sensed daily conversations. As hypothesized, daily positivity was associated with we-ness, and older couples experienced more positive affect than younger couples. Older couples also showed higher manifestations of we-ness, and these age differences in we-ness were partially explained by more positive disclosure in daily life. Our results contribute to the literature on socio-emotional positivity and aging by showing how these processes manifest in daily life.

Self-esteem and caregiving in romantic relationships: Self- and partner perceptions

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
DARIN J. KNAPP ◽  
JARED A. DURTSCHI ◽  
CHARITY E. CLIFFORD ◽  
JONATHAN G. KIMMES ◽  
PATRICIA BARROS-GOMES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Partner Perceptions

scholarly journals Truth and Wishful Thinking: How Inter-Individual Differences in Communal Motives Manifest in Momentary Partner Perceptions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Pusch ◽  
Felix D. Schönbrodt ◽  
Caroline Zygar-Hoffmann ◽  
Birk Hagemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Signal Detection ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Communal Behavior ◽  
Partner Behaviors ◽  
Partner Perceptions ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Although rooted in reality, partner perceptions often reflect wishful thinking due toperceivers’ needs. Dispositional needs, or motives, can differ between persons; however, little is known about their differential associations with everyday partner perception. The present study used data from a four-week experience sampling study (N = up to 60,942 surveys from 510 individuals nested in 259 couples) to examine the effects of perceivers’ partner-related implicit and explicit communal motives on the perception of (a) global communal partner behavior and (b) specific communal and uncommunal partner behaviors. The results of truth and bias models of judgment and quasi-signal detection analyses indicate that strong implicit communal approach motives and strong explicit communal motives are associated with the tendency to overestimate the partner’s communal behavior. Additionally, strong implicit communal approach motives were associated with the tendency to avoid perceptions of uncommunal partner behavior. Neither implicit nor explicit communal motives had an effect on accuracy in the perception of particularly communal partner behavior. The results highlight the relevance of both implicit and explicit communal motives for momentary partner perceptions and emphasize the benefits of dyadic micro-longitudinal designs for a better understanding of the mechanisms through which individual differences manifest in couples’ everyday lives.

Partner Perceptions of Jealousy in Young Adult Romantic Relationships

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Nichols ◽  
Pamela Hawkins ◽  
Sofia Fernandez ◽  
Elizabeth Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Partner Perceptions

scholarly journals The ups and downs of being us: Cross-relationship comparisons in daily life

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Thai ◽  
Penelope Lockwood ◽  
Elizabeth Page-Gould
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Experience Sampling Methodology ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Relationship Processes ◽  
Partner Perceptions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Cross-relationship comparisons are an integral part of relationship processes, yet little is known about the impact of these comparisons in daily life. The present research employed a dyadic experience sampling methodology (N=78 couples) with end-of-day surveys, end-of-week follow-up, and a six-month follow-up to examine how individuals make cross-relationship comparisons in daily life, the cumulative impact of these comparisons over time, and the dyadic consequences of such comparisons. Participants made more downward than upward comparisons; however, upward comparisons had a more lasting impact, resulting in decreased satisfaction and optimism, and less positive self-perceptions and partner perceptions, at the end of each day and the week. Individuals who made more upward comparisons were also less satisfied six months later. Individuals were also affected by their partner’s comparisons: On days when partners made more upward comparisons, they felt less satisfied and optimistic about their relationship, and less positive about themselves and their partner.

Accuracy and Biases in Newlyweds' Perceptions of Each Other

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1332-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanhong Luo ◽  
Anthony G. Snider
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Positive Illusions ◽  
Positivity Bias ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Partner Perceptions

There has been a long-standing debate about whether having accurate self-perceptions or holding positive illusions of self is more adaptive. This debate has recently expanded to consider the role of accuracy and bias of partner perceptions in romantic relationships. In the present study, we hypothesized that because accuracy, positivity bias, and similarity bias are likely to serve distinct functions in relationships, they should all make independent contributions to the prediction of marital satisfaction. In a sample of 288 newlywed couples, we tested this hypothesis by simultaneously modeling the actor effects and partner effects of accuracy, positivity bias, and similarity bias in predicting husbands' and wives' satisfaction. Findings across several perceptual domains suggest that all three perceptual indices independently predicted the perceiver's satisfaction. Accuracy and similarity bias, but not positivity bias, made unique contributions to the target's satisfaction. No sex differences were found.

scholarly journals Preprint of "Rose-Colored Glasses in Initial Romantic Encounters? Examining Positive Partner Illusions and Their Interpersonal Consequences in the Very Early Stages of Romantic Acquaintance"

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie N. Wurst ◽  
Sarah Humberg ◽  
Mitja Back
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Positive Illusions ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Speed Dating ◽  
Interpersonal Consequences ◽  
Partner Perceptions

We investigated whether positive partner illusions (i.e., perceiving a romantic partner more positively then she/he actually is) and their beneficial interpersonal consequences already occur in initial romantic encounters. In a real-life speed-dating context, 398 heterosexual singles (aged: 18-28) indicated their perceptions of their dating partners directly after each speed-date. We obtained 2 kinds of reality benchmarks to compare these partner perceptions against: dating partners’ self-perceptions and consensus ratings about the dating partners. With 3 follow-ups in the 6 weeks following the speed-dating, we assessed interpersonal consequences between daters. Response surface analyses revealed no evidence of positive illusions or of beneficial interpersonal consequences of positive illusions in initial romantic encounters. These findings (a) suggest that positive illusions start to emerge at later stages of romantic acquaintance and (b) inform research on the psychological processes underlying positive illusions. We furthermore provide methodological recommendations for future longitudinal research investigating the time of onset of positive illusions and the formation of romantic relationships in general.

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