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Close relationships foster well-being by providing strength and catalyzing growth. This model explains how social support in relationships promotes thriving through life adversity and opportunities.

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  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Well-being Studies

Background:

  • Close relationships are crucial for optimal well-being.
  • The precise mechanisms linking relationships to thriving remain unclear.
  • Attachment theory provides a foundation for understanding relational support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a model explaining how close relationships promote thriving.
  • To define thriving within relational contexts.
  • To identify key social support functions and mediators.

Main Methods:

  • Model development based on attachment theory.
  • Conceptual analysis of thriving, relational contexts, and social support functions.
  • Identification of mediating pathways to long-term thriving.

Main Results:

  • The model defines thriving and its contexts (adversity, growth opportunities).
  • Two distinct social support functions are identified: source of strength and relational catalyst support.
  • Mediators linking relational support to sustained thriving are proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Close relationships significantly contribute to individual thriving.
  • Understanding social support functions (strength, catalyst) is key.
  • Relational support pathways are vital for long-term well-being and growth.