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[Relationship-enhancement and relative self-effacement]

Y Endo1

  • 1Faculty of Social Research, Nara University, Japan.

Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|April 29, 1998
PubMed
Summary

People tend to enhance their close relationships, viewing them as superior. However, they also exhibit self-effacement, perceiving their partners more positively than themselves, which correlates with happiness.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Relationship Science

Context:

  • Investigates interpersonal dynamics within close relationships.
  • Examines self-perception and partner perception in friendships and marriages.

Purpose:

  • To explore the dual tendencies of relationship enhancement and self-effacement.
  • To understand the relationship between these tendencies and subjective happiness.

Summary:

  • Study 1 (193 college students) revealed participants enhanced their best friendships compared to others but showed self-effacement by viewing friends more positively than themselves.
  • Study 2 (41 couples) replicated these findings in marital relationships, finding relationship enhancement and self-effacement.
  • Subjective happiness in Study 2 was primarily predicted by relationship enhancement.

Impact:

  • Highlights the complex interplay of self-enhancement and self-effacement in close bonds.
  • Suggests that perceiving one's relationship positively contributes significantly to individual well-being.
  • Provides insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying relationship satisfaction and happiness.

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