The Links Between Relationship Maintenance Strategies and Psychological Well-Being in the Context of Ambivalent Relationships
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the extent to which maintaining ambivalent relationships with specific types of relationship maintenance behaviors relates to states of psychological distress and well-being. Survey data from 206 participants indicated that ambivalence toward a relationship partner associated with increased negative affect, and although ambivalence by itself did not relate to any specific relational maintenance behavior, the reported use of positivity to maintain such relationships inversely related to levels of negative affect and depression, whereas the use of openness related to increased levels of negative affect, increased depression, and reduced levels of overall life satisfaction. The results carry implications for understanding the experience of actively maintaining relationships with people who are simultaneously helpful and upsetting.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Institution: University of Montana
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7134876467