Responsive behaviors in good times and in bad
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Abstract Although self‐disclosure is a critical aspect of interactions between intimate partners, having a partner who is responsive to one’s needs after the disclosure is equally important. But what does responsiveness look like? Two observational coding systems for responsive behaviors (Study 1) were created to test the links between one partner’s behaviors and the other partner’s outcomes, on videotaped interactions of 79 U.S. dating couples disclosing positive and negative events with each other (Study 2). These systems were useful across both types of disclosure interactions, providing evidence for the importance of responsive behaviors in different contexts. Responsive behaviors were associated with postinteraction perceptions of responsiveness, which is important for understanding how the behavioral response impacts both the discloser and the relationship.
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Approach behaviors elicit affiliative reactions from others that generate positive emotions and increase motivation to connect with others in the future.
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- Authors
- MAISEL, N. C., GABLE, S. L., & STRACHMAN, A.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- Corresponding author
- MAISEL, NATALYA C.
- ORCID
- GABLE, SHELLY L.
- Venue
- Personal Relationships
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-08-08
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 317-338
- ISSN
- 1350-4126 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-6811
- OpenAlex
- W2069254251
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 4.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Personal Relationships (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Keywords
- responsive behavior, self-disclosure, intimate partners, dating couples, positive and negative events, observational coding system, relationship quality, partner responsiveness
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