Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2020 Apr;46(4):572-589. doi: 10.1177/0146167219867960. Epub 2019 Aug 13.
Previous research suggests both relationship status and relationship quality correlate with well-being. The present study extended these findings in three ways. First, we benchmarked individuals with various-quality relationships against uncoupled people to determine whether even low-quality relationships are associated with greater well-being than being unpartnered. Second, research suggests global well-being (e.g., life satisfaction) and experiential well-being (e.g., momentary affect) oftentimes have different predictors. Thus, we tested whether individuals report greater experiential well-being while with their partners. Finally, we examined whether daily time invested into one's relationship predicted well-being. Results indicated that being in a romantic relationship, interacting with one's partner, and investing greater time into the relationship all predicted greater well-being. However, these effects were moderated by relationship quality, such that being in even relatively neutral relationships and interacting therein were associated with lower well-being than being unpartnered.
先前的研究表明，恋爱关系的状态和质量都与幸福感相关。本研究从三个方面扩展了这些发现。首先，我们将有各种质量的关系的人与单身人士进行对比，以确定即使是低质量的关系是否也比单身更能带来更大的幸福感。其次，研究表明，全球幸福感（例如，生活满意度）和体验幸福感（例如，当下的情绪）通常有不同的预测因素。因此，我们测试了个体在与伴侣在一起时是否会报告更高的体验幸福感。最后，我们检验了每天投入到关系中的时间是否能预测幸福感。结果表明，处于浪漫关系中、与伴侣互动以及投入更多时间到关系中都预示着更高的幸福感。然而，这些影响受到关系质量的调节，例如，即使是相对中性的关系以及在其中的互动也比单身更能带来更低的幸福感。
