1. Living together apart: Perceived concealment as signal of exclusion in marital relationships
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Finkenauer, C., Kerkhof, P., Righetti, F., Branje, S.J.T., Adolescent development: Characteristics and determinants, Leerstoel Meeus, Dep Educatie & Pedagogiek, Social Psychology, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Communication Science, Network Institute, Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC), Centre for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA), Adolescent development: Characteristics and determinants, Leerstoel Meeus, and Dep Educatie & Pedagogiek more...
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Adult ,Male ,Deception ,Family Conflict ,Social Psychology ,Logic ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Newlywed ,Menswetenschappen ,Construerende Technische Wetenschappen ,Trust ,Truth Disclosure ,Affect (psychology) ,Developmental psychology ,Jeugdhulpverlening ,Adolescent and child psychology ,Perception ,Adaptation, Psychological ,Taverne ,Humans ,Overig maatschappelijk onderzoek ,Psychology ,Longitudinal Studies ,Marriage ,puberteit ,Jeugd ,adolescentie ,media_common ,Niet-toepassingsgericht onderzoek ,Pedagogy ,Pedagogie en Andragogie/Onderwijskunde (PEAN) ,SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities ,Object Attachment ,Jeugd, puberteit, adolescentie ,Maatschappelijke structuren en relaties ,Adolescent and child psychology,m,m ,Feeling ,Psychologie ,Opvoeding binnen het gezin ,Ontwikkelingspsychologie ,International (English) ,Sociale wetenschappen ,Female ,Pedagogiek ,Social psychology - Abstract
This article examines how perceiving concealment in close relationships influences marital well-being. It suggests that the perception of concealment from a partner signals separateness from one's partner and contributes to feelings of perceived partner exclusion. These feelings of exclusion, in turn, should negatively affect relational quality. These predictions are tested in a prospective study among 199 newlywed couples. Results suggest that perceiving concealment reduced marital adjustment and trust and increased conflict over time. Importantly, change in perceived partner exclusion mediated these effects. This article demonstrates that the perception of concealment (a) has deleterious effects on relational well-being in the long run and (b) is harmful in part because it elicits feelings of exclusion. © 2009 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc. more...
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- 2009
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