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Lisanne S Pauw1, Suzanne Hoogeveen2, Christina J Breitenstein3
1Couple and Family Psychology Lab, Department of Psychology, Münster University, Münster, Germany.
Frontiers in Psychology
|March 22, 2021
Summary
Feeling supported by your partner boosts your own ability to provide support later. Believing your partner is responsive is key to healthy relationship functioning and effective dyadic coping.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Relationship Science
Background:
- Romantic partners are expected to provide support during personal distress.
- Individuals may struggle with their own issues when asked to provide support.
- Dyadic coping research often uses observed interactions where partners exchange roles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how a sharer's experience influences their subsequent support provision.
- To test if perceived partner responsiveness enhances own support quality.
- To examine if negative affect impacts own support quality.
Main Methods:
- Three behavioral studies were conducted.
- Couples engaged in videotaped dyadic coping conversations.
- Partners alternated roles as sharer and support provider.
Main Results:
- Perceived partner responsiveness positively predicted subsequent support quality, especially as rated by the partner.
- Sharers perceiving more responsiveness were more likely to offer positive dyadic coping.
- Lingering negative affect showed mixed results, increasing negative dyadic coping but not affecting positive coping or perceived support.
Conclusions:
- Support interactions are interdependent and can feed back into each other.
- Perceived partner responsiveness is a strong predictor of subsequent support quality.
- Believing in a partner's responsiveness is crucial for healthy relationship functioning.
Keywords:
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