Department of Psychology, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
J Fam Psychol. 2012 Aug;26(4):617-27. doi: 10.1037/a0028666. Epub 2012 Jun 11.
Perceived responsiveness is a fundamental ingredient of satisfying romantic relationships, especially insofar as it facilitates the development of intimacy. This study investigates how partner's concrete responsive acts-named here enacted responsiveness-affect the perception of responsiveness in the daily life of dating couples. Additionally, the subsequent association of perceived partner responsiveness with intimacy was examined. Data from both partners in 102 young heterosexual couples were gathered simultaneously 4 times a day over one week. Multilevel analysis within the framework of the actor-partner interdependence mediation model showed that perception of responsiveness is predicted by partner's enacted responsiveness. However, own enacted responsiveness also predicts own perception of responsiveness in the partner, suggesting a projection process. Perception of responsiveness, in turn, predicts not only own but also partner's feelings of intimacy, demonstrating an intimacy enhancing effect of being perceived as a responsive partner. Mediation analysis showed that perception of responsiveness mediates the effects of both own and partner's enacted responsiveness on intimacy. It can be concluded that the development of intimacy in the daily life of romantic couples is truly an interactive process that ought to be investigated from a dyadic perspective.
感知回应性是令人满意的浪漫关系的基本要素，尤其是因为它有助于亲密关系的发展。本研究调查了伴侣的具体回应行为（此处称为表现出的回应性）如何影响约会情侣日常生活中的回应性感知。此外，还研究了感知到的伴侣回应性与亲密感之间的后续关联。在演员-伴侣相互依存中介模型的框架内，从 102 对年轻异性恋伴侣双方同时收集了一周内每天 4 次的数据。多层次分析表明，对回应性的感知受伴侣表现出的回应性的预测。然而，自己的表现出的回应性也可以预测自己在伴侣中对回应性的感知，这表明存在一种投射过程。反过来，对回应性的感知不仅预测了自己的亲密感，也预测了伴侣的亲密感，这表明被视为回应性伴侣会增强亲密感。中介分析表明，对回应性的感知中介了自身和伴侣的表现出的回应性对亲密感的影响。可以得出结论，浪漫伴侣日常生活中亲密感的发展确实是一个互动过程，应该从对偶的角度进行调查。
