The effects of romantic partners’ goal congruence on affective well-being |
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| Authors: | Judith Gere Ulrich Schimmack Rebecca T. Pinkus Penelope Lockwood |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Canada;bSchool of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia;cDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Affective well-being in romantic couples was examined from the perspective of interdependence theory. The independent variables were (a) presence of partner, (b) whether an activity met the actor’s goals, and (c) goals of the actor’s partner. Dependent variables were feelings of closeness and affective well-being (happiness, sadness, anger, anxiety). We predicted a three-way interaction with the highest affective well-being when partners are together and activities meet both partners’ goals. In Study 1, data from 194 married individuals who participated in an experience sampling study supported our predictions. Feelings of closeness partially mediated the effect on affective well-being. Study 2 replicated the findings with 112 participants in dating relationships who recalled specific events and made ratings about goals and affective well-being. |
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| Keywords: | Affective well-being Closeness Goal congruence Goal pursuit Romantic relationships Subjective well-being |
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