TY - JOUR
T1 - Past and present, day by day
T2 - Communication with former romantic partners, relationship-contingent self-esteem, and current relationship outcomes
AU - Rodriguez, Lindsey M.
AU - Wickham, Robert E.
AU - Øverup, Camilla S.
AU - Amspoker, Amber B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - In an effort to illuminate factors delineating when communication with former romantic partners can be beneficial versus detrimental, this work examines how communication affects both the current and former relationships, and whether these associations vary as a function of one's self-worth being tied to the relationship (i.e., relationship-contingent self-esteem, RCSE). Over three weeks, undergraduates in relationships who regularly communicated with a former partner (N = 46) completed nightly measures of former partner communication and satisfaction with current and former relationships. Results indicated that among those higher in RCSE, communication with former partners undermined current relationship satisfaction and bolstered former relationship satisfaction, patterns not evident among those lower in RCSE. For some, communication with former partners can be problematic for the current relationship.
AB - In an effort to illuminate factors delineating when communication with former romantic partners can be beneficial versus detrimental, this work examines how communication affects both the current and former relationships, and whether these associations vary as a function of one's self-worth being tied to the relationship (i.e., relationship-contingent self-esteem, RCSE). Over three weeks, undergraduates in relationships who regularly communicated with a former partner (N = 46) completed nightly measures of former partner communication and satisfaction with current and former relationships. Results indicated that among those higher in RCSE, communication with former partners undermined current relationship satisfaction and bolstered former relationship satisfaction, patterns not evident among those lower in RCSE. For some, communication with former partners can be problematic for the current relationship.
KW - Diary
KW - Ex-partners
KW - Romantic relationships
KW - Satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2016.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2016.09.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991720669
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 65
SP - 62
EP - 67
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
ER -