A Word to the Wise: Age Matters When Considering Mindfulness in Romantic Relationships

Lenger, Katherine A.; Gordon, Cameron L.; Nguyen, Simone P.

doi:10.1007/s10591-018-9479-5

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“…Interestingly, the age of participants had a relatively high feature importance, where younger participants self-reported higher quality scores with respect to their relationships. Some longitudinal evidence may support this conclusion, such as an increase in unpleasant aspects in the relationship over time ( Birditt et al, 2009 ), where correlations between younger age and higher relationship satisfaction have been reported previously, albeit at small effect sizes ( Lenger et al, 2019 ). Both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies would be of value to follow up on this finding.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 56%

Securing Your Relationship: Quality of Intimate Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Be Predicted by Attachment Style

et al. 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic along with the restrictions that were introduced within Europe starting in spring 2020 allows for the identification of predictors for relationship quality during unstable and stressful times. The present study began as strict measures were enforced in response to the rising spread of the COVID-19 virus within Austria, Poland, Spain and Czech Republic. Here, we investigated quality of romantic relationships among 313 participants as movement restrictions were implemented and subsequently phased out cross-nationally. Participants completed self-report questionnaires over a period of 7 weeks, where we predicted relationship quality and change in relationship quality using machine learning models that included a variety of potential predictors related to psychological, demographic and environmental variables. On average, our machine learning models predicted 29% (linear models) and 22% (non-linear models) of the variance with regard to relationship quality. Here, the most important predictors consisted of attachment style (anxious attachment being more influential than avoidant), age, and number of conflicts within the relationship. Interestingly, environmental factors such as the local severity of the pandemic did not exert a measurable influence with respect to predicting relationship quality. As opposed to overall relationship quality, the change in relationship quality during lockdown restrictions could not be predicted accurately by our machine learning models when utilizing our selected features. In conclusion, we demonstrate cross-culturally that attachment security is a major predictor of relationship quality during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, whereas fear, pathogenic threat, sexual behavior, and the severity of governmental regulations did not significantly influence the accuracy of prediction.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 56%

Securing Your Relationship: Quality of Intimate Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Be Predicted by Attachment Style

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“…However, this finding was obtained using a sample of college students in a romantic relationship who were about 20 years old, on average, and about 40% of these participants reported being in their current romantic relationship for 1 year or less. Mindfulness may play a more central role in committed relationships (Karremans et al., ) and in the relationship quality of individuals who are older in age (Lenger, Gordon, & Nguyen, ). It is important to note, therefore, that the average age of participants in the present study was over 35, nearly three quarters of the couples in the present study reported being married, and the average relationship length of these couples was almost 11 years.…”

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An Examination of the Association Between Relationship Mindfulness and Psychological and Relational Well‐being in Committed Couples

Kimmes

Jaurequi

Roberts

et al. 2019

J Marital Family Therapy

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Relationship mindfulness is the degree to which individuals tend to be mindful during interactions with romantic partners. In this study, we examined both the intrapersonal and interpersonal links between relationship mindfulness and psychological and relationship functioning in a sample of 219 couples who had been in their relationship for at least 1 year. Even when accounting for the general tendency to be mindful, relationship mindfulness was linked with markers of relationship well‐being and psychological functioning, both intrapersonally and interpersonally. The findings bring to light the importance of considering relationship mindfulness in clinical work with couples that focuses on addressing deficiencies in relationship or psychological well‐being.

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“…Couples who are more mindful have the tendency to show lower levels of negative emotions, higher levels of being able to tolerate distress and communicate their emotions and perceive their partner more positively after a conflict. In a study, mindfulness was found to be more common among older individuals and in long-term relationships compared to younger individuals and in early stage relationships (Lenger et al, 2019). High levels of mindfulness seemed to reduce the risk of relationship breakups for individuals with high levels of attachment anxiety (Saavedra et al, 2010) as they no longer see potential threatening relationship events as threatening.…”

Section: Positive Mindset In Building Positive Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Positive State and Positive Mindset in Building a Positive Relationship: A Review Paper

Bakar¹,

Khalidabd@ucsiuniversity.edu.my²,

Sallehudin³

et al. 2022

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Romantic relationships have become one of the strongest predictors of life satisfaction and well-being as couples provide social and emotional support to one another. However, the level of intimacy between couples might decline due to increasing commitment over the years of marriage. When the level of intimacy decreases, negative consequences might happen which includes separation, divorce, as well as physical or mental health problems. It is common for individuals to get involved in romantic relationships; therefore, individuals need to understand the components that facilitate a positive relationship to minimize negative consequences from happening. Besides, having good romantic relationships enables individuals to be more satisfied with their life and improve their well-being. This paper discusses about the different factors that contribute to relationship satisfaction such as socioeconomic status, breadwinner arrangement in family, attachment styles, communication skills, physical appearance, cultural differences, duration of marriage and presence of children in marriage. This paper also specifically analyse and discuss how a positive state and mindset can contribute to positive relationships.

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A Word to the Wise: Age Matters When Considering Mindfulness in Romantic Relationships

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Securing Your Relationship: Quality of Intimate Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Be Predicted by Attachment Style

Securing Your Relationship: Quality of Intimate Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Be Predicted by Attachment Style

An Examination of the Association Between Relationship Mindfulness and Psychological and Relational Well‐being in Committed Couples

The Positive State and Positive Mindset in Building a Positive Relationship: A Review Paper

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