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Behavioral variability in physiological synchrony during future-based conversations between romantic partners.
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, who reacted to this disclosure. To understand covariation-behavior associations, we examined three motivationally relevant behaviors that may underlie synchrony based on people's role in the discussion. We found significant variability in how much couples experienced covariation, and covariation depended, at least in part, on people's behaviors during the discussions. When disclosers spoke more (a behavior associated with less satisfying relationships and less positive partner perceptions), dyads experienced less physiological covariation. Furthermore, when responders showed more neglect and withdrawal, and when both partners displayed less positive emotion, dyads experienced less physiological covariation. These findings underscore couples' physiological synchrony as a heterogeneous process that can emerge with the presence of greater behavioral and emotional positivity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Shimshock, C. J., Thorson, K. R., Peters, B. J., & Jamieson, J. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- Ohio University (US)
- Venue
- Emotion
- Published
- 2025-02
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 186-197
- ISSN
- 1528-3542 (ISSN-L)
- 1931-1516
- OpenAlex
- W4402986562
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3
- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Emotion (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- physiological synchrony, romantic partners, disclosure, behavioral variability, positive emotions, relationship satisfaction, partner perceptions
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Communication, Emotions, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Sexual Partners, Young Adult
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