Attachment insecurity and infidelity in marriage

2015

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Intimates regularly confront their partners to motivate them to change undesirable behaviors. Nevertheless, contextual perspectives suggest that qualities of the partner may determine the implications of such attempts. Consistent with these ideas, a pilot study of romantic relationships, an observational study of newlyweds, and a diary study of married couples demonstrated that partner depression moderates the association between confrontational partner-regulation behaviors and partners' motivation, such that confrontational behaviors were associated with marginally greater motivation to resolve problems among partners who were experiencing relatively few depressive symptoms, but significantly less motivation among partners who were experiencing relatively more depressive symptoms. Furthermore, Study 2 provided evidence for the mechanism of these effects--relationship self-efficacy. Finally, these studies also demonstrated that benevolent behaviors were particularly motivating for partners who were experiencing more depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the important roles played by depression, relationship self-efficacy, and context in interpersonal communication.

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Adding Insult to Injury

Baker

2015

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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“…Given similarities between romantic relationships and other close, non-romantic relationships (e.g., interdependence), we expect many of the stages, processes, and behaviors discussed in the current article to also extend to close, non-romantic relationships. Nevertheless, different types of relationships provide different contexts that may alter the implications of these psychological processes and interpersonal behaviors (see Russell, Baker, & McNulty, 2013). For example, people often expect that their relationships with some people (e.g., friends, romantic partners) will be more equitable than their relationships with others (e.g., children, employers; Laursen & Williams, 1997;Vogl-Bauer, Kalbfleisch, & Beatty, 1999).…”

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The Relationship Problem Solving (RePS) Model: How Partners Influence One Another to Resolve Relationship Problems

Baker

2019

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

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In this article, we synthesize existing literatures across numerous domains to introduce a novel model—the Relationship Problem Solving (RePS) model—for understanding the process through which romantic partners influence one another to resolve relationship problems. The first section briefly describes the key constructs and stages of the model. The second section details the interpersonal behaviors that influence various intrapersonal factors (e.g., affect, self-efficacy) that ultimately influence partners’ motivation and ability to progress through the stages of the model. The third section uses the model to generate novel predictions that suggest that the effectiveness of these interpersonal behaviors often depends on contextual factors. Finally, the fourth section discusses the implications of this model for understanding relationship problem solving, highlights the need to consider the role of context in the problem-solving process, and offers numerous specific predictions to be addressed by future research.

“… 1. The data used in Study 3 were drawn from a larger longitudinal study of marriage and thus other articles have been published that have used data drawn from these couples (Baker & McNulty, 2010, 2011, 2013; Baker, McNulty, Overall, Lambert, & Fincham, 2013; Little, McNulty, & Russell, 2010; McNulty, 2010; McNulty, Baker, & Olson, 2014; McNulty, Olson, Meltzer, & Shaffer, 2013; McNulty & Russell, 2010; McNulty, Wenner, & Fisher, 2016; McNulty, & Widman, 2013, 2014; Meltzer & McNulty, 2010, 2014; Meltzer, McNulty, Jackson, & Karney, 2014; Russell, Baker, & McNulty, 2013; Russell, McNulty, Baker, & Meltzer, 2014). Nevertheless, none of these studies have examined any associations involving forgiveness and aggressive responding over time.…”

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Forgive and Forget, or Forgive and Regret? Whether Forgiveness Leads to Less or More Offending Depends on Offender Agreeableness

Russell

2016

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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How does forgiveness predict the likelihood of reoffending? One survey study, one experiment, one 4-year longitudinal study, and one 2-week diary study examined the implications of forgiveness for reoffending in relationships. In all four studies, agreeableness interacted with partner forgiveness to predict subsequent offending; partner forgiveness was negatively associated with subsequent offending among more agreeable people but positively associated with subsequent offending among less agreeable people. Furthermore, Study 4 demonstrated a unique mechanism of each simple effect; relatively agreeable people engaged in fewer transgressions against more forgiving partners because they felt obligated to refrain from transgressing against such partners whereas relatively disagreeable people engaged in more transgressions against more forgiving partners because they perceived those partners were less easily angered. These studies indicate that completely understanding the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of forgiveness requires recognizing the dyadic nature of forgiveness and attending to qualities of the offender.