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Values in Romantic Relationships.

Reine C van der Wal¹, Lukas F Litzellachner², Johan C Karremans³

¹Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin

|March 21, 2023

Summary

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Personal values, particularly self-transcendence values, are linked to better romantic relationship quality. These values influence an individual's own relationship satisfaction through pro-relational attitudes and motivation.

Keywords:

attitudes relationship quality romantic relationship functioning values

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Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Relationship Science
Personality Psychology

Background:

Theoretical debate exists regarding the impact of personal values on romantic relationship functioning.
Understanding the mechanisms linking values to relationship quality is crucial for relationship science.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between personal values and romantic relationship quality.
To examine potential mediating mechanisms, including pro-relational attitudes, communal strength, intrinsic motivation, and entitlement.
To explore the dyadic influence of personal values on relationship functioning.

Main Methods:

Conducted five studies employing diverse measures of value priorities.
Utilized statistical analyses to test associations and mediation.
Performed dyadic analyses in the final study to differentiate individual and partner effects.

Main Results:

Endorsement of self-transcendence values (benevolence, universalism) positively correlated with higher romantic relationship quality.
Pro-relational attitudes, communal strength, and intrinsic relationship motivation significantly mediated this association.
Dyadic analysis indicated that self-transcendence values primarily impact an individual's own relationship quality, not their partner's.

Conclusions:

Personal values, specifically self-transcendence, are significant predictors of romantic relationship quality.
The findings elucidate the psychological mechanisms (attitudes, motivation) through which values influence relationships.
This research establishes personal values as a key variable in understanding relationship functioning.