Happy Together: The Development of Dyadic Functioning and Individual Well-Being Among Heterosexual Couples Through a Positive Psychological Intervention

Antoine, Pascal; Andreotti, Eva; Constant, Emilie

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“…Ample evidence suggests that interventions that directly target coping efficacy improve well-being outcomes (for example, Antoine et al, 2019; Bodenmann & Shantinath, 2004; Chirico et al, 2017; Hilpert et al, 2016; Zemp et al, 2017). Thus, it is possible that the beneficial effect we found is, in part, explained by increased perceptions of efficacy in coping with the secret.…”

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Identifying the dimensions of secrets to reduce their harms.

Slepian¹,

Koch²

2021

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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How does the content of secrets relate to their harms? We identified a data-driven model (across five empirical steps), which suggested that secrets are generally seen to differ in how immoral, relational, and profession/goal-oriented they are (Study 1). The more a secret was consensually perceived to be immoral, relational, and profession/goal-oriented, the more that secret was reported to evoke feelings of shame, social connectedness, and insight into the secret, respectively. These three experiences independently predicted the extent to which the secret was judged as harmful to well-being (Studies 2a-c and 3). Reciprocally, reminding participants of the ways in which a secret does not need to be harmful (i.e., across the three dimensions of secrets) bolstered participants' feelings of well-being and efficacy with regard to coping with that secret (Study 4). A final study that examined secrets from romantic partners replicated the effect on perceived coping efficacy, which in turn predicted daily indicators of relationship quality (Study 5).

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying the dimensions of secrets to reduce their harms.

Slepian¹,

Koch²

2021

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…The benefits for couples of being together include being able to mutually build up one's own resources as well as the partner's through positive interactions [17]. Positive interactions, particularly fulfilling the mutual needs (e.g.…”

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“…The concept of PAIs overlaps with PPIs, and refers to simple, self-administered, intentional, and regular practices that mirror the patterns of naturally happy people's thoughts and behaviours [13] [14]. Currently there are very few recognised dyadic PAIs in existence, including expressing gratitude [15], mindfulness [16] and Couple+ 2 [17]. Notably, tactile intervention in PAIs is particularly lacking, and as far as current authors are aware, no literature seems to be available on this in the field of positive psychology.…”

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Positive Massage for Couples’ Wellbeing and Relationships: The Bridge between Positive Psychology and Massage

Naruse¹,

Moss²

2019

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Although positive psychology interventions are generally aimed at individuals, when considering couples, a dyadic approach may be more effective. In terms of a couples' wellbeing, their relationship is one of the most important factors. As such, interventions targeted for both members' wellbeing via their relationship are likely to be of value. Currently, there exist limited dyadic positive activity interventions available in positive psychology, and notably, tactile intervention is lacking. Massage is the evidence based tactile health modality that has long history as a therapeutic intervention, as well as being one of the most natural human health-oriented behaviours. The current commentary argues for the link between positive psychology and massage, and that "Positive Massage" can be a bridge between the hitherto distinct entities of positive psychology and massage. Furthermore, based on the conceptual theoretical model of the link between Positive Massage and wellbeing, we propose that Positive Massage can be an effective positive intervention impacting on couples' wellbeing and enhancing their relationships.

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Happy Together: The Development of Dyadic Functioning and Individual Well-Being Among Heterosexual Couples Through a Positive Psychological Intervention

Cited by 2 publications

References 37 publications

Identifying the dimensions of secrets to reduce their harms.

Identifying the dimensions of secrets to reduce their harms.

Positive Massage for Couples’ Wellbeing and Relationships: The Bridge between Positive Psychology and Massage

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