Song Hongwen, Zhang Yongjun, Zuo Lin, Chen Xueli, Cao Gui, d'Oleire Uquillas Federico, Zhang Xiaochu
School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
School of Foreign Languages, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, China.
Front Hum Neurosci. 2019 Jan 11;12:526. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00526. eCollection 2018.
Romantic relationships are difficult to maintain novel and exciting for long periods of time, and individuals in love are known to engage in a variety of efforts to protect and maintain their romantic relationship. How to protect and maintain these relationships more effectively has, however, plagued people, psychologists, and therapists. Intimate partners typically perceive their relationship and their partners in a positive light or bias, a phenomenon called positive illusion. Interestingly, higher levels of positive illusion between partners have been associated with a decreased risk for relationship dissolution, as well as higher satisfaction, and less conflict or doubt in relationships. These findings indicate that elevating positive illusion amongst romantic partners may be of benefit and improve romantic relationships. In the present article, we discuss solving the paradox of positive illusion. As positive illusion may have relationship-enhancing attributes, we discuss the psychological and neural mechanisms that may underlie positive illusion. By elucidating the mechanisms underlying positive illusion, we shine a spotlight on potential future directions for research that aims to improve positive illusion and thus enhance the satisfaction and longevity of romantic relationships.
浪漫关系很难长时间保持新奇和刺激，而且众所周知，恋爱中的人会做出各种努力来保护和维持他们的浪漫关系。然而，如何更有效地保护和维持这些关系一直困扰着普通人、心理学家和治疗师。亲密伴侣通常会以积极的眼光看待他们的关系和伴侣，或者存在偏见，这种现象称为积极错觉。有趣的是，伴侣之间更高水平的积极错觉与关系破裂风险降低、满意度提高以及关系中的冲突或疑虑减少有关。这些发现表明，提升浪漫伴侣之间的积极错觉可能有益，并改善浪漫关系。在本文中，我们讨论解决积极错觉的悖论。由于积极错觉可能具有增强关系的属性，我们讨论了可能是积极错觉基础的心理和神经机制。通过阐明积极错觉背后的机制，我们聚焦于旨在改善积极错觉从而提高浪漫关系满意度和持久度的潜在未来研究方向。
