A labor of love? Emotion work in intimate relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 1190-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Horne ◽  
Matthew D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Emotion Work ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Developmental Systems ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Relational Developmental Systems ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Latent Variable Interactions

Drawing on relational developmental systems and gender relations perspectives, this study analyzed data from 1,932 heterosexual couples from Waves 1 and 2 of the German Family Panel to answer three questions: (1) What are the longitudinal associations between male and female partners’ emotion work provision and relationship satisfaction? (2) Are there gender differences in associations between emotion work and relationship satisfaction? (3) Does autonomy moderate associations among these focal variables? An actor–partner interdependence model revealed emotion work was linked to heightened future relationship satisfaction, and female partners’ emotion work was the strongest predictor of both partners’ relationship satisfaction. Latent variable interactions demonstrated male partners’ emotion work was linked to female partners’ heightened relationship satisfaction only when men also reported high levels of autonomy. Emotion work may be a “labor of love” that builds future relationship satisfaction while under the differential “management” of autonomous self-representation and gender norms of affective care.

scholarly journals Perceptions of close relationship through the Machiavellians´ dark glasses: Negativity, distrust, self-protection against risk and dissatisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 806-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Ináncsi ◽  
Attila Pilinszki ◽  
Tünde Paál ◽  
András Láng
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Self Protection ◽  
The Relationship

It is commonly known from the literature that Machiavellian individuals have negative attitudes towards people and in general towards the world´s affairs. They are distrustful of the intentions of others, and they get cautiously involved into interpersonal interactions and take risks only if that may not have any severe negative consequence. It is also a fact that there are few ventures in life that potentially involve as much insecurity and personal vulnerability as the establishment and maintenance of close relationships. In our study, we were seeking the answer to the question: do people with high levels of Machiavellianism show a generally negative, distrustful and cautious attitude in their intimate relationships, as well? What effect their pessimistic approaches have on the other consequences of the relationship (satisfaction, commitment, investment, quality of alternatives)? This question was investigated on a dyadic sample of heterosexual couples (N = 101 pairs) with Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM). The results of the correlations and actor effects show that men with high levels of Machiavellianism perceive in a negative way not just people in general, but their romantic partners and relationships as well and they experience an increased level of distrust, risk, and dissatisfaction into their close relationships. Women with high levels of Machiavellianism are less negativistic and feel less discontent towards their intimate partner and relationship, but even they are unable to put their distrust and precaution aside. The results of partner effects have revealed that women's Machiavellianism undermines men's trust, while men's Machiavellianism has the effect of minimizing women's investment into their relationship.

Testing integrated models of relationship satisfaction among married Chinese couples using the actor–partner interdependence model

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 1256-1277
Author(s):  
Juhong Liu ◽  
Todd Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Passionate Love ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model

Enduring dynamics including attachment styles and changes in the nature of interactions during the course of marriage such as increased disillusionment and mounting conflict have been implicated in separate accounts of relationship dissatisfaction and dissolution. However, the viability of integrated accounts is not well understood, especially in collectivist, non-Western contexts. Toward elucidating this issue, we examined links between attachment style, facets of disillusionment versus emergent distress model features, and relationship satisfaction in married, mainland Chinese couples. Both partners in 404 heterosexual couples completed self-report measures of relationship satisfaction, attachment style, key features of the disillusionment perspective (passionate love, relationship aggrandizement, disillusionment), and emergent distress account (problems in conflict management). Dyadic and structural aspects of mediation were tested using the actor–partner interdependence model. Within each gender, associations between elevations in avoidant attachment and reduced relationship satisfaction were mediated by participant and partner experiences of disillusionment on one hand and conflict management difficulties on the other hand. Acceptable fits were observed for final attachment–disillusionment and attachment–emergent distress models. Together, the results suggested increases in relationship disillusionment and conflict are plausible pathways by which high levels of avoidant attachment increase risk for losses of relationship satisfaction within married Chinese couples.

In Sickness and in Health: The Role of Housework Engagement in Work Productivity despite Presenteeism

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina Correia Leal ◽  
Aristides I. Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sickness Presenteeism ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Gender

Abstract The present study is one of the first to investigate the effects of housework engagement on work productivity despite sickness presenteeism and to explore personality traits (i.e., conscientiousness) and gender differences among couples. Based on a sample of 180 heterosexual couples, an integrated model of both housework and workplace realities was proposed and tested based on the actor-partner interdependence model using structural equation modeling. The results verify that the higher the degree of women’s conscientiousness, the greater their and their partners’ level of productivity despite presenteeism. In addition, the higher the couple’s perception of partner support is, the greater their level of work productivity despite health problems, for both men and women. Results also confirm that housework engagement mediates the relationships between both conscientiousness and perceived partner support and work productivity despite health problems, for women, but not for men. This study denotes an advance in the literature on the relationships between personal and social resources within the family domain and work productivity despite sickness presenteeism. The findings support the applicability of the resource perspective of the Job Demands-Resources theory (JD-R) (i.e., motivational branch) to housework, as well as extend existing presenteeism models by providing evidence for the inclusion of the family domain in explaining this organizational phenomenon.

scholarly journals Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7241
Author(s):  
Deanna L. Pollard ◽  
Arthur Cantos
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Predominantly Hispanic ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Reported Data

Insecure attachment has been found to be a risk factor for perpetrating physical intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is likely exacerbated by additional factors, such as conflicting insecure attachment in one’s partner and difficulties with overall emotion regulation and impulse control. The present study aimed to examine the associations between insecure attachment and physical IPV perpetration in male and female partners, as well as to examine whether these associations are exacerbated by involvement with a partner with opposing attachment needs and overall emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Additionally, this study examined whether partners’ emotion dysregulation interacted to predict IPV. Two hundred eight heterosexual couples primarily recruited from a Hispanic-serving university completed questionnaires on attachment, emotion dysregulation, and one’s own and one’s partner’s perpetration. Results revealed that attachment anxiety, impulsivity, and an interaction effect between attachment avoidance and partner’s attachment anxiety were associated with self-reported, but not partner-reported, male perpetration. For females, attachment anxiety was associated with female IPV (self-reported and partner-reported), and impulsivity was associated with self-reported female IPV. Overall, results underscore how relationships between known risk factors and IPV perpetration may differ depending on if IPV perpetration is measured using self-reported or partner-reported data. Additional results and implications are discussed.

School Engagement and Positive Youth Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (13) ◽  
pp. 37-57
Author(s):  
Yibing Li ◽  
Jennifer P. Agans ◽  
Paul A. Chase ◽  
Miriam R. Arbeit ◽  
Michelle B. Weiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Developmental Systems Theory ◽  
Developmental Systems ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Relational Developmental Systems ◽  
Five Cs

This chapter explains the links between relational developmental systems theory and the strength-based, positive youth development (PYD) perspective. The Five Cs model of PYD (involving competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) is used to assess the role of school engagement in PYD.

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