What is it about?
Romantic partners sometimes feel either not close enough to their partner (closeness frustration) or too close (closeness surfeit). In this study, we explored whether these states are regulated differently. Using continuous time analyses in a daily diary study with 120 couples, we found that regulating closeness frustration takes longer and depends more on partner contact than regulating closeness surfeit. Moreover, a pattern of person-situation fit suggests that closeness regulation is facilitated when the amount of partner contact matches the partner's implicit and explicit motives.
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Why is it important?
Our results emphasize the role of motives and motivation in the regulation of closeness in romantic relationships and may explain why closeness frustration and closeness surfeit differ in prevalence and impact on relationship outcomes.
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This page is a summary of: Closeness regulation in couples: The temporal dynamics and dissociations of closeness frustration and closeness surfeit., Motivation Science, October 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/mot0000370.
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