Turning inward versus outward: Relationship work in young adults and romantic functioning

JF Jensen, AJ Rauer - Personal Relationships, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Personal Relationships, 2014Wiley Online Library
This study examined 106 romantically involved young adults to determine the frequency of
disclosure of romantic problems to both partners and best friends and links to romantic
functioning. Results revealed females and males did not differ in frequency of this
“relationship work”(RW) with either partners or friends and both engaged in more frequent
RW with partners. Simple slopes analyses indicated that discussing romantic problems often
with a friend and rarely with a partner was associated with poorer romantic functioning (eg …
Abstract
This study examined 106 romantically involved young adults to determine the frequency of disclosure of romantic problems to both partners and best friends and links to romantic functioning. Results revealed females and males did not differ in frequency of this “relationship work” (RW) with either partners or friends and both engaged in more frequent RW with partners. Simple slopes analyses indicated that discussing romantic problems often with a friend and rarely with a partner was associated with poorer romantic functioning (e.g., less happiness, commitment, love). Conversely, when engaging in frequent RW with partners, regardless of RW performed with friends, relationships flourished. Findings link the social network to romantic functioning and reinforce the importance of discussing romantic problems with one's partner.
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