Self-Concept Clarity and Romantic Relationships

McIntyre, Kevin P.; Mattingly, Brent A.; Lewandowski, Gary

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71547-6_6

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“…In particular, we examined whether self‐concept clarity predicts relationship satisfaction for both members of a couple, although probing into two plausible mechanisms underlying this association, couple identity and dyadic coping. The extant literature has only partially addressed the question of “why” this association exists (McIntyre et al, ) and has rarely adopted a dyadic approach to the implications of self‐concept clarity for relationship outcomes.…”

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“…Self-conceptclarity, then, would fortify one's efficacy as a partner (Lewandowski et al, 2010), contributing to relationship well-being (Aron & Aron, 1996). Indeed, as we summarized in the prior paragraph, the findings point to an association between self-concept clarity and relationship well-being (for a review, see McIntyre, Mattingly, & Lewandowski, 2017). Importantly, the findings also suggest that couple identity mediates the influence of self-concept clarity on relationship well-being (Lewandowski et al, 2010): Persons with a clear self-concept benefit from close relationships due to their strong couple identity.…”

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Self‐concept clarity and relationship satisfaction at the dyadic level

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Pagani

Donato

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Personal Relationships

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Self‐concept clarity is an individual resource that is associated with couple relationship well‐being. In two dyadic studies, the authors investigated whether and how self‐concept clarity has implications for both partners' relationship satisfaction. Study 1 tested and supported the hypothesis that self‐concept clarity concurrently predicts own and partner's relationship satisfaction through couple identity in a sample of 202 dating couples. Study 2 tested and supported the hypothesis that self‐concept clarity predicts longitudinal change in own and partner's relationship satisfaction through positive (i.e., supportive and common) dyadic coping behaviors in a sample of 97 married couples. The findings clarify and expand the benefits of self‐concept clarity for partners' relational well‐being.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Self‐concept clarity and relationship satisfaction at the dyadic level

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Pagani

Donato

et al. 2019

Personal Relationships

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“…The present studies suggest that results of previous studies may have been primarily due to the perceived self-expansion aspect and not perceived arousal. Our experimental tasks of bouncing an uneven ball and carrying objects with chopsticks are self-expanding because they lead to novel, creative thinking, which in turn changes the way that participants think about themselves and their relationship (e.g., McIntyre et al, 2017).…”

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Do shared self-expanding activities have to be physically arousing?

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Hughes

Lewandowski

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Participation in shared self-expanding activities benefits both relationships and the self. However, most studies use tasks that combine self-expansion and arousal within one activity, making it difficult to know what drives the benefits. We tested the distinct effects of self-expansion and arousal in four studies. In Studies 1 and 2, 35 married couples and 106 friend pairs completed experiments manipulating self-expansion and arousal. Self-expansion (and not arousal) predicted relationship and individual outcomes. In Studies 3 and 4, 200 married individuals and 202 individuals thinking of a close friend reported perceptions of self-expansion and arousal during activities. Simultaneous regressions showed self-expansion, controlling (or not controlling) for arousal, predicted relationship, and individual outcomes. Results suggest that self-expansion is central for deriving benefits of shared activities, while arousal does not seem to be necessary.

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“…For example, high-SCC individuals are more committed to their relationships than low-SCC individuals (Lewandowski et al, 2010), have lower levels of social anxiety and loneliness (Valkenburg & Peter, 2008), and experience lower levels of aggression, anger, and hostility toward others (von Collani & Werner, 2005). SCC is positively associated with desirable relationship outcomes (McIntyre, Mattingly, Lewandowski Jr., 2017). In contrast, low SCC is associated with poor relationship quality, stress, and low selfesteem (Campbell et al, 2003;Lewandowski, Nardone, & Raines, 2010).…”

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How does self-concept clarity influence happiness in social settings? The role of strangers versus friends

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Self-concept clarity (SCC), defined as the extent to which the content of an individual's self-beliefs is clearly and confidently defined and internally consistent, influences experiences in social relationships. This paper extends the previous literature on SCC by proposing and demonstrating that high-SCC individuals anticipate and experience more happiness than low-SCC individuals when they share a social setting with friends and anticipate and experience less happiness than low-SCC individuals when they share a social setting with strangers and that this is because of perceived interpersonal distance. A series of four studies, including both online studies and a field study, support these predictions. Alternative explanations of self-esteem and self-efficacy are also ruled out. The findings yield both theoretical contributions and practical implications.

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Self-Concept Clarity and Romantic Relationships

Cited by 19 publications

References 73 publications

Self‐concept clarity and relationship satisfaction at the dyadic level

Self‐concept clarity and relationship satisfaction at the dyadic level

Do shared self-expanding activities have to be physically arousing?

How does self-concept clarity influence happiness in social settings? The role of strangers versus friends

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