TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The highs and lows of love: romantic relationship quality moderates whether spending time with one's partner predicts gains or losses in well-being
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Hudson, Nathan W.
A1  - Lucas, Richard E.
A1  - Donnellan, M. Brent
SP  - 572
EP  - 589
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
N2  - 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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167219867960
ID  - ref1
ER  -