Do Romantic Relationships Promote Happiness? Relationships’ Characteristics as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being
Abstract: 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. https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/4195
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Do Romantic Relationships Promote Happiness? Relationships’ Characteristics as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being ; volume:15 ; number:1 ; day:30 ; month:06 ; year:2021
Interpersona ; 15, Heft 1 (30.06.2021)
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Londero-Santos, Amanda
Natividade, Jean Carlos
Féres-Carneiro, Terezinha
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10.5964/ijpr.4195
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022062505123701364891
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Londero-Santos, Amanda
- Natividade, Jean Carlos
- Féres-Carneiro, Terezinha
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