Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2012 Jan;38(1):39-51. doi: 10.1177/0146167211429331. Epub 2011 Nov 22.
In two studies the authors examined whether self-concealment from one's partner is associated with lower relationship well-being. In Study 1, participants who were in a romantic relationship (N = 165) completed an online survey. Self-concealment from one's partner was associated with lower relationship satisfaction and commitment. Furthermore, results were consistent with this relationship being mediated by autonomy and relatedness needs. In Study 2, couples (N = 50) completed daily records for 14 consecutive days. Multilevel analyses indicated that daily self-concealment from one's partner was associated with daily relationship satisfaction, commitment, and conflict. Lagged analyses also showed that self-concealment from one's partner predicted lower relationship well-being on the following day. Moreover, results supported that thwarted basic needs mediated the association between daily self-concealment and relationship well-being. Finally, actor-partner interdependence model over time analyses indicated that, apart from one's own self-concealment, one's partner's self-concealment was associated negatively with one's own relationship well-being.
在两项研究中，作者研究了向伴侣隐瞒自己是否与较低的关系幸福感有关。在研究 1 中，参与恋爱关系的 165 名参与者完成了一项在线调查。向伴侣隐瞒自己与较低的关系满意度和承诺度有关。此外，结果与这种关系被自主性和关联性需求所中介相一致。在研究 2 中，夫妻（N=50）在 14 天内连续每天记录。多层次分析表明，每天向伴侣隐瞒自己与每天的关系满意度、承诺度和冲突有关。滞后分析也表明，向伴侣隐瞒自己会预测第二天关系幸福感的下降。此外，结果支持基本需求受挫中介了每日自我隐瞒与关系幸福感之间的关联。最后，随时间推移的演员-伙伴相互依赖模型分析表明，除了自己的自我隐瞒之外，伴侣的自我隐瞒与自己的关系幸福感呈负相关。
