Loneliness Is Associated with the Subjective Evaluation of but Not Daily Dynamics in Partner Relationships

Autor/inn/en	Mund, Marcus; Weidmann, Rebekka; Wrzus, Cornelia; Johnson, Matthew D.; Bühler, Janina Larissa; Burriss, Robert Philip; Wünsche, Jenna; Grob, Alexander
Titel	Loneliness Is Associated with the Subjective Evaluation of but Not Daily Dynamics in Partner Relationships
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 1, S.28-38 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mund, Marcus) ORCID (Burriss, Robert Philip)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025420951246
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Correlation; Intimacy; Interpersonal Relationship; Satisfaction; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Affective Measures; Foreign Countries; Switzerland; Austria; Germany; UCLA Loneliness Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Intimität; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Zufriedenheit; Ausland; Schweiz; Österreich; Deutschland
Abstract	Loneliness describes a perceived deficiency in quantitative or qualitative aspects of individuals' social relationships. Whereas the health-related consequences of loneliness are well-documented, surprisingly little is known about its interpersonal features and its consequences for relationship outcomes. In the present study, we investigated the association between loneliness and relationship experiences in partner relationships with a sample of 937 individuals from 480 mixed-sex couples. By employing actor-partner interdependence models and dyadic cross-lagged moderated multilevel models, we found higher loneliness to be robustly related to (a) lower relationship satisfaction for both oneself and the partner, (b) more self-reported, but not partner-reported conflicts, (c) lower average levels of one's own, but not the partner's closeness, and (d) less own self-disclosure. In contrast, loneliness was not associated with (a) sexual contact frequency, (b) average levels of physical affection, or (c) the daily dynamics between closeness and self-disclosure/physical affection. Thus, the results of the present study indicated that loneliness is primarily associated with the perception of the partner relationship but not its rather objective features or daily dynamics. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01