Meaning-making with romantic partners
Shared reality promotes meaning in life by reducing uncertainty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Catalina Enestrom (0000-0002-8739-3294, IESE Business School), Maya Rossignac-Milon (0000-0003-2207-1507, IESE Business School), Amanda L Forest (0000-0003-1042-6112, University of Pittsburgh), John E Lydon (0000-0002-6500-5385, McGill University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1315-1335 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| 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/pspi0000472 |
| PMID | 39666564 |
| OpenAlex | W4405319737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
5 = 389 participants). Taken together, this work suggests that shared reality with close partners has real-world benefits, reducing uncertainty and promoting meaning. In addition, we show that experimentally heightening shared reality, by reducing uncertainty, can promote a greater sense of meaning in life. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Association (psychology) · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Meaning (existential) · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Romance · Cultural Differences and Values · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |