Trajectories of perceived superiority across the transition to marriage
| Autor: | Parise, Miriam, Donato, Silvia, Pagani, Ariela, Iafrate, Raffaella, Bertoni, Anna, Schoebi, Dominik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Value (ethics)
Adult Dominance-Subordination Male Longitudinal study Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Culture 050109 social psychology Relationship maintenance Personal Satisfaction Gender Role social comparison Perception Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological trajectories Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Longitudinal Studies Marriage media_common Social comparison theory couple relationship transition to marriage Transition (fiction) 05 social sciences commitment Settore M-PSI/05 - PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE Self Concept perceived superiority 050902 family studies Female 0509 other social sciences Psychology Social psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of social psychology. 160(5) |
| ISSN: | 1940-1183 |
| Popis: | Perceived superiority, the tendency to regard one's own relationship as better than other people's relationships, is a key relationship maintenance mechanism. Little is known about whether and how it changes during the transition to marriage, a pivotal moment in most couples' life cycle. In a longitudinal study following 97 couples for three waves across the transition, men presented stable perceived superiority, whereas women presented a curvilinear change in superiority perceptions, with a substantial increase in perceived superiority between T1 and T2 and a significantly reduced change between T2 and T3. In addition, trajectories differed according to partners' commitment level. More committed and less committed partners both showed a curvilinear change in perceived superiority, though following different patterns. Results point to the functional value of perceived superiority, which emerges as a strategy aimed at sustaining partners through the challenges deriving from the transition to marriage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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