Positive Relationships Questionnaire (PRQ): A Pilot Study

Mitskidou, Paschalia; Mertika, Antigoni; Pezirkianidis, Christos; Stalikas, Anastassios

doi:10.4236/psych.2021.127062

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“…Friendship is one of the most significant interpersonal bonds in one's life (Fehr & Harasymchuk, 2018;Mitskidou et al, 2021). Positive friendships demonstrate high levels of quality, low levels of conflict, and help individuals thrive both psychologically and physically (Demir, 2015;Holt-Lunstad, 2017).…”

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Character Strengths as a Predictor of Adult Friendship Quality and Satisfaction: Implications for Psychological Interventions

Pezirkianidis

Stalikas

Μoraitou

2022

The European Journal of Counselling Psychology

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Since the birth of positive psychology, character strengths-based interventions aiming at promoting wellbeing have become very popular. However, there are only a few previous studies focusing on the associations of character strengths with social wellbeing, e.g., positive outcomes in close relationships. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between character strengths and positive adult friendship outcomes (i.e., friendship quality, satisfaction, and number of friends). The effects of age and gender were also examined. A total of 3051 adults aged from 18 to 65 years participated in the study. The Values-In-Action Inventory of Strengths-120 and the McGill Friendship Questionnaires (measuring friendship quality and satisfaction) were used. The results indicated that all character strengths positively correlated with friendship variables, while specific strengths predicted adult friendship quality (love, kindness, honesty, and curiosity), satisfaction (kindness, honesty, modesty, spirituality, love, and bravery), and number of friends (curiosity and persistence). Age, gender, and gender of the friend dyad (same and opposite-sex friendships) moderated only three of these effects. Practical implications for designing and implementing strengths-based positive friendship interventions in several contexts, such as university, workplace, and counselling are discussed.

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Character Strengths as a Predictor of Adult Friendship Quality and Satisfaction: Implications for Psychological Interventions

Pezirkianidis

Stalikas

Μoraitou

2022

The European Journal of Counselling Psychology

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“…The 35-item Positive Relationships Questionnaire [65] measures the perceived quality of individuals' close relationships. The questionnaire measures, specifically, four functional characteristics of positive relationships: practical support, emotional support, selfimprovement, and shared enjoyment.…”

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Individual Differences on Wellbeing Indices during the COVID-19 Quarantine in Greece: A National Study

Pezirkianidis,

Parpoula,

Athanasiades

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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The impact of COVID-19 and the associated lockdown measures on people’s physical and mental wellbeing, as well as their daily lives and functioning, has been extensively studied. This study takes the approach of investigating the consequences of COVID-19 on a national scale, considering sociodemographic factors. The main objective is to make a contribution to ongoing research by specifically examining how age, gender, and marital status influence the overall impact of COVID-19 and wellbeing indicators during the second lockdown period that was implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greek population. The study involved a sample of 16,906 individuals of all age groups in Greece who completed an online questionnaire encompassing measurements related to personal wellbeing, the presence and search for meaning in life, positive relationships, as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Additionally, to gauge the levels of the perceived COVID-19-related impact, a valid and reliable scale was developed. The results reveal that a higher perception of COVID-19 consequences is positively associated with psychological symptoms and the search for meaning in life, while being negatively correlated with personal wellbeing and the sense of meaning in life. In terms of individual differences, the findings indicate that unmarried individuals, young adults, and females tend to report higher levels of psychological symptoms, a greater search for meaning in life, and a heightened perception of COVID-19-related impact. These findings are analyzed in depth, and suggestions for potential directions for future research are put forth.

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“…Positive close relationships with family, friends and other significant people are also beneficial. They are found to be associated with emotional and instrumental support, intimacy, trust, increased sense of belonging and other protective indices of physical and psychological wellbeing (Carmichael et al, 2015 ; Mertika et al, 2020 ; Mitskidou et al, 2021 ).…”

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Adult friendship and wellbeing: A systematic review with practical implications

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This study aimed to systematically review research findings regarding the relationship between adult friendship and wellbeing. A multidimensional scope for wellbeing and its components with the use of the PERMA theory was adopted. A total of 38 research articles published between 2000 and 2019 were reviewed. In general, adult friendship was found to predict or at least be positively correlated with wellbeing and its components. In particular, the results showed that friendship quality and socializing with friends predict wellbeing levels. In addition, number of friends, their reactions to their friend's attempts of capitalizing positive events, support of friend's autonomy, and efforts to maintain friendship are positively correlated with wellbeing. Efforts to maintain the friendship, friendship quality, personal sense of uniqueness, perceived mattering, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and subjective vitality mediated this relationship. However, research findings highlighted several gaps and limitations of the existing literature on the relationship between adult friendship and wellbeing components. For example, for particular wellbeing components, findings were non-existent, sparse, contradictory, fragmentary, or for specific populations only. Implications of this review for planning and implementing positive friendship interventions in several contexts, such as school, work, counseling, and society, are discussed.

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Positive Relationships Questionnaire (PRQ): A Pilot Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 63 publications

Character Strengths as a Predictor of Adult Friendship Quality and Satisfaction: Implications for Psychological Interventions

Character Strengths as a Predictor of Adult Friendship Quality and Satisfaction: Implications for Psychological Interventions

Individual Differences on Wellbeing Indices during the COVID-19 Quarantine in Greece: A National Study

Adult friendship and wellbeing: A systematic review with practical implications

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