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Selcuk E, Gunaydin G, Ong AD, et al. Does Partner Responsiveness Predict Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study. J Marriage Fam. 2015;78(2):311-325doi: 10.1111/jomf.12272.
Selcuk, E., Gunaydin, G., Ong, A. D., & Almeida, D. M. (2016). Does Partner Responsiveness Predict Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of marriage and the family, 78(2), 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12272
Selcuk, Emre, et al. "Does Partner Responsiveness Predict Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study." Journal of marriage and the family vol. 78,2 (2016): 311-325. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12272
Selcuk E, Gunaydin G, Ong AD, Almeida DM. Does Partner Responsiveness Predict Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study. J Marriage Fam. 2016 Apr;78(2):311-325. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12272. Epub 2015 Dec 17. PMID: 28592909; PMCID: PMC5458635.
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J Marriage Fam. 2016 Apr;78(2):311-325. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12272. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Does Partner Responsiveness Predict Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study.

Journal of marriage and the family

Emre Selcuk, Gul Gunaydin, Anthony D Ong, David M Almeida

Affiliations

  1. Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
  2. Bilkent University, Turkey.
  3. Cornell University, United States.
  4. The Pennsylvania State University, United States.

PMID: 28592909 PMCID: PMC5458635 DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12272

Abstract

Motivated by attachment theory and recent conceptualizations of perceived partner responsiveness as a core feature of close relationships, the present study examined change in hedonic and eudaimonic well-being over a decade in a sample of more than 2,000 married adults across the United States. Longitudinal analyses revealed that perceived partner responsiveness- the extent to which individuals believe that their partner cares for, appreciates, and understands them-predicted increases in eudaimonic well-being a decade later. These results remained after controlling for initial hedonic and eudaimonic well-being, age, gender, extraversion, neuroticism, and perceived responsiveness of family and friends. Affective reactivity, measured via an 8-day diary protocol in a subset of the sample, partially mediated this longitudinal association. After controlling for covariates, perceived partner responsiveness did not prospectively predict hedonic well-being. These findings are the first to document the long-term benefits of perceived partner responsiveness on eudaimonic well-being.

Keywords: Attachment; Lifespan development; Marital quality; Marriage; Relationships; Well-being

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