Seeing virtues in faults
Negativity and the transformation of interpersonal narratives in close relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6200320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra L Murray (0000-0002-4506-9285), Susan Murray (0000-0003-4387-7673, University of Waterloo), John G Holmes |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 707-722 |
| Publication date | 1993-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.65.4.707 |
| OpenAlex | W2011325648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 110 |
| References cited | 29 |
It is proposed that individuals develop story-like representations of their romantic partners that quell feelings of doubt engendered by their partners' faults. In Study 1, dating individuals were induced to depict their partners as rarely initiating disagreements over joint interests. Such conflict avoidance was then turned into a fault. In scaled questionnaires and open-ended narratives, low-conflict individuals then constructed images of conflict-engaging partners. These results suggest that storytelling depends on considerable flexibility in construal as low-conflict Ss possessed little evidence of conflict in their relationships
Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal interaction · Interpersonal relationship · Narrative · Negativity effect · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Cultural Differences and Values · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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