Disentangling acceptance: Direct and indirect effects of partner acceptance on felt acceptance and relationship satisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Acceptance in intimate relationships predicts relationship satisfaction, as well as positive treatment outcomes in some couple interventions. However, little research has attempted to disentangle the dyadic effects of husbands' and wives' partner acceptance (i.e., acceptance of one's partner) and felt acceptance (i.e., felt sense of being accepted by one's partner) on relationship satisfaction. This study utilized a modified actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM) to examine whether the associations between acceptance of one's partner and each partner's relationship satisfaction are mediated by each partner's felt acceptance. We analyzed baseline self-report data from 209 heterosexual married couples who participated in a brief marital intervention in the United States. The

SUBMITTER: Rossman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature