The occurrence and correlates of emotional interdependence in romantic relationships.

ABSTRACT: Interdependence, including emotional interdependence, is widely considered to be a cornerstone of close relationships. Through frequent interactions, romantic partners are thought to continuously exchange, influence, and respond to one another's emotions, leading their feelings to become closely aligned over time. Although prior research has shown that such emotional interdependence can arise in couples, no research to date has comprehensively investigated its occurrence, degree, consistency and correlates. Across 3 different studies, we examined whether and to what extent couples indeed show interpersonal emotional connections (compared to pseudocouples). Additionally, we investigated its consistency and moderating factors, by examining emotional interdependence across different types of

SUBMITTER: Sels L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature