Do Romantic Relationships Promote Happiness? Relationships' Characteristics as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5295705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amanda Londero-Santos, J C Natividade (0000-0002-3264-9352), Terezinha Féres-Carneiro (0000-0002-0564-7810) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-19 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472 |
| Publisher | Editoriales Iberoamericanos (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5964/ijpr.4195 |
| OpenAlex | W3173410489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 45 |
This study aimed to investigate the predictive power of aspects of the romantic relationship on subjective well-being, beyond what is explained by sociodemographic and personality variables. Participants were 490 heterosexual adults (68.8% women), all involved in a monogamous romantic relationship. Romantic relationship variables were substantial predictors of the three components of subjective well-being, explaining 21% of the variance in life satisfaction, 19% of the variance in positive affect, and 15% of the variance in negative affect, in addition to sociodemographic variables and personality factors. Still, relationship satisfaction was one of the main predictors of subjective well-being. The results highlight the importance of romantic relationships over subjective well-being, suggesting that cultivating satisfying romantic relationships contributes to a happier life
Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Explained variation · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Personality · Predictive power · Romance · Statistics · Subjective well-being · Variance (accounting · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Mathematics · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |