TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A Test of Positive Illusions Versus Shared Reality Models of Relationship Satisfaction Among Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Couples
JO  - Journal of applied social psychology
A1  - Conley, Terri D.
A1  - Roesch, Scott C.
A1  - Peplau, Letitia Anne
A1  - Gold, Michael S.
SP  - 1417
EP  - 1431
VL  - 39
IS  - 6
N2  - According to the positive illusions model (Murray, Holmes, & Griffin, 1996a), people in romantic relationships are more satisfied when they view their partners more favorably than the partners see themselves. By contrast, shared reality theory (Hardin & Conley, 2001) emphasizes the benefits of perceiving a partner as the partner sees himself or herself. We analyzed archived data from the American Couples Study (Blumstein & Schwartz, 1983) to test the applicability of the positive illusions model to gay and lesbian relationships. Structural equation models demonstrated that the positive illusions model effectively explains relationships among lesbian, gay, heterosexual cohabitating, and married couples.<p /> 
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SN  - 0021-9029
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00488.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -