Better Battles by a Self-Compassionate Partner?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Nancy Tandler ◽  
Martin Krüger ◽  
Lars-Eric Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Conflict Resolution Styles

Abstract. Self-compassion entails being kind towards oneself when encountering uncontrollable life events, inadequacies, or failure. When in conflict with a romantic partner, we expected self-compassion to be associated positively with functional (positive problem solving) and negatively with dysfunctional styles (conflict engagement, withdrawal, compliance). Adult individuals ( n = 163) involved in a serious romantic relationship for at least 2 years responded to a questionnaire that assessed self-compassion, personality factors, conflict resolution styles, and relationship satisfaction. High self-compassionate partners reported more functional and less dysfunctional styles when statistically controlling for demographics, neuroticism, and agreeableness. Conflict resolution styles fully mediated the significant path between self-compassion and relationship satisfaction.

Better together: The impact of exercising with a romantic partner

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110120
Author(s):  
Kyrsten Sackett-Fox ◽  
Judith Gere ◽  
John Updegraff
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Daily Experiences ◽  
Daily Exercise ◽  
Exercise Routine ◽  
The Impact

Many people have goals to increase their physical activity levels through engaging in exercise, but have difficulty establishing and maintaining an exercise routine. Research shows that people are more successful at exercising if they do so together with their romantic partner. In this study, we examined how exercising with a romantic partner may influence the experience of exercise itself, as well as people’s daily experiences. Specifically, we examined how joint exercise influences daily and exercise affect, daily relationship satisfaction, and amount of daily exercise. Young adults who were currently involved in a romantic relationship (N = 95) completed intake questionnaires and 14 daily reports of their exercise behavior, exercise and daily affect, and daily relationship satisfaction. Multilevel models showed that on days when people exercised with their romantic partner, they experienced higher positive affect during exercise, higher daily positive affect, and were more satisfied with their relationship compared to days when they exercised without their partner. No effects were found on daily and exercise negative affect, or amount of exercise. This study illustrates how exercising with a romantic partner may improve people’s experience of both exercising and their daily experiences, and may help provide a reason why people might be more successful at maintaining their exercise routine when they exercise together with their romantic partner.

Is It Adaptive for People With Personality Problems to Know How Their Romantic Partner Perceives Them? The Effect of Meta-accuracy on Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika N. Carlson ◽  
Thomas F. Oltmanns
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Know How ◽  
Romantic Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Insight Into

People with personality disorder (PD) symptoms tend to report and have partners who report lower quality relationships with them. Using a large community sample of romantic couples, the current research tested whether the established link between PD symptoms and partner-reported relationship quality was attenuated by meta-accuracy (insight into the impression one makes) as well as whether the link between PD symptoms and self-reported relationship quality was attenuated by positivity (assuming one makes a desirable impression). Results suggested that meta-accuracy for core personality traits moderated the link between PD symptoms and partner-reported relationship quality, such that high meta-accuracy attenuated whereas low meta-accuracy exacerbated the negative association between PD symptoms and quality. However, individuals with symptoms did not necessarily reap the same relational benefits of their meta-accuracy, and positivity did not moderate the link between their symptoms and relationship quality. Implications for assessment and whether meta-accuracy should be improved are discussed.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and Romantic Relationship Outcomes: the Mediating Role of Conflict Resolution Styles and Closeness

Mindfulness ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2314-2324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Gesell ◽  
Frank Niklas ◽  
Sandra Schmiedeler ◽  
Robin Segerer
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Conflict Resolution Styles ◽  
Relationship Outcomes

IMAGINING PARTNER LOSS AND MORTALITY SALIENCE: CONSEQUENCES FOR ROMANTIC-RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Mortality Salience ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

As hypothesized, imagining the death of one's romantic partner (for those currently involved in a romantic relationship for at least one continuous year) enhanced relationship satisfaction; unexpectedly, imagining one's own death did not markedly affect relationship satisfaction (Experiment 1). Experiment 2 found that imagining the death of one's partner has an impact similar to imagining a positive experience with one's partner regarding relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, imagining the death of one's romantic partner causes the individual to favorably change his/her perceptions of certain personality characteristics of the partner. Experiment 3 examined the interactive effects that certain personality traits had on imagining either the death of oneself or of one's romantic partner with respect to self-reported relation-ship satisfaction. The applied and theoretical implications of this research are extensively discussed.

Does imagining you never met a romantic partner boost relationship satisfaction and gratitude? A conceptual replication and extension of the effect of mentally subtracting a partner

2020 ◽  
pp. 026540752096987
Author(s):  
Alycia Park ◽  
Stephanie Raposo ◽  
Amy Muise
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Positive Life Events ◽  
Current Partner

Previous research has found that thinking about the presence of a partner in one’s life can, at least temporarily, increase relationship satisfaction. However, other studies have found that doing the opposite—thinking about the absence of a partner from one’s life (i.e., mentally subtracting a partner)—can boost relationship satisfaction. The current study is a conceptual replication and extension of a previous study demonstrating that people who imagined never meeting their current partner reported greater satisfaction than people who thought about the presence of a partner in their life or a neutral control. We expected that thinking about the absence of a partner could boost gratitude and, in turn, promote greater relationship satisfaction. However, we did not find support for the mental subtraction effect on relationship satisfaction or gratitude. That is, participants who mentally subtracted their romantic partners from their lives did not report greater relationship satisfaction or gratitude compared to participants who thought about the presence of their partner in their lives (or those in a control condition). Our study suggests that mentally subtracting positive life events may not always boost feelings of satisfaction.

scholarly journals Do romantic relationships promote happiness? Relationships’ characteristics as predictors of subjective well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Amanda Londero-Santos ◽  
Jean Carlos Natividade ◽  
Terezinha Féres-Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Personality Variables

This study aimed to investigate the predictive power of aspects of the romantic relationship on subjective well-being, beyond what is explained by sociodemographic and personality variables. Participants were 490 heterosexual adults (68.8% women), all involved in a monogamous romantic relationship. Romantic relationship variables were substantial predictors of the three components of subjective well-being, explaining 21% of the variance in life satisfaction, 19% of the variance in positive affect, and 15% of the variance in negative affect, in addition to sociodemographic variables and personality factors. Still, relationship satisfaction was one of the main predictors of subjective well-being. The results highlight the importance of romantic relationships over subjective well-being, suggesting that cultivating satisfying romantic relationships contributes to a happier life.

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