How romantic partners' goal congruence relates to relationship quality and well-being

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Gere ◽  
Schimmack Ulrich
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Goal Congruence

Socioeconomic inequality undermines relationship quality in romantic relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1722-1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minha Cho ◽  
Emily A. Impett ◽  
Belinda Campos ◽  
Serena Chen ◽  
Dacher Keltner
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequality ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Romantic Couples ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Observer Ratings

The present research tests how socioeconomic inequality (within romantic relationships) predicts relationship quality and observable expressions of emotion—examining longitudinal self-report and behavioral data from both partners of romantic couples. In Part 1, we examined the romantic partners’ self-reports of relationship quality at baseline and after three and a half months. In keeping with prior research on how power inequality undermines relationship satisfaction, couples defined by greater socioeconomic inequality showed a decline in relationship quality over time. In Part 2, we examined observer ratings of emotional expressions in the romantic partners’ conversations in the laboratory. Here, we found greater expression of negative emotion in the conversations of couples defined by greater inequality. Importantly, it was inequality itself—rather than whether one has higher or lower socioeconomic status than the partner—that significantly predicted changes in relationship quality and observable expressions of negative emotion. These findings have implications for how deepening economic inequality may manifest in the weakening of intimate bonds—the quality of which is central to the well-being of individuals and broader society.

The effects of romantic partners’ goal congruence on affective well-being

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 549-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Gere ◽  
Ulrich Schimmack ◽  
Rebecca T. Pinkus ◽  
Penelope Lockwood
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Goal Congruence

scholarly journals Acculturation, Communication Competence, and Family Functioning in Mexican–American Mother–Daughter Dyads

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Becky Marquez ◽  
Tanya Benitez ◽  
Zephon Lister
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model

AbstractLittle is known of how intergenerational acculturation discrepancy relates to communication skills differences that may influence relationship quality among parents and adult children. Mexican–American mother–daughter dyads (n = 59) were studied using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model to examine dyadic associations of acculturation and communication competence with family functioning and mediation analysis to determine the indirect effect of acculturation discrepancy on family functioning through communication competence differences. Communication competence of mothers exerted significant actor and partner effects on daughter-perceived cohesion and closeness. Higher acculturation discrepancy predicted greater communication competence difference which in turn was associated with lower cohesion and closeness. There was a significant indirect effect of acculturation discrepancy on daughter-perceived cohesion through communication competence difference. Communication competence of mothers impacts their own as well as their daughters’ perceptions of dyad cohesion and closeness. Intergenerational discrepant acculturation contributes to discordant communication skills that impair family functioning, which has implications for psychological well-being.

Romantic partners’ weight criticism and Latina/o/x young adults’ relationship instability

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110354
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Killoren ◽  
J. Kale Monk ◽  
Avelina Rivero ◽  
Dawson Quinn ◽  
Gabrielle C. Kline
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Relationship Instability ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Romantic Relationship Quality

Negative interactions between romantic partners, such as when one partner criticizes another about their weight, are associated with poor relationship outcomes. The purpose of the study was to examine associations between romantic partner weight criticism, romantic relationship quality, gender, and Latinx young adults’ romantic relationship instability. Participants were recruited from a Qualtrics panel and completed 30-minute surveys online. The sample included 475 Latinx young adults (60% women; M age = 24.80 years, SD = 3.22; 66% Mexican) who reported on their experiences of romantic partner weight criticism, positive romantic relationship quality (e.g., intimacy, affection, nurturance), negative romantic relationship quality (e.g., conflict, antagonism), and relationship instability. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to test the study goals. Overall, weight-related criticism was more strongly associated with romantic relationship instability for men than for women. Further, for men, associations between weight criticism and romantic relationship instability were also particularly strong in the context of low levels of negative romantic relationship quality compared to high levels of negative romantic relationship quality.

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