What does the psychological well-being of a couple depend on?
We are accustomed to believing that the more similar people are to each other, the more successful and happy couples they can create. This makes sense, doesn’t it? If you have a lot in common, you will certainly have more fun together.
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This idea has been supported by social psychologists for decades. We like the people most whom we consider most similar to us.
However, the story is not as simple as it used to be. Opinions, preferences, considerations within the framework of values in themselves do not promise us happiness in relationships.
In the new work, scientists from the University of Michigan studied 2, 578 couples. These studies have been going on since 1968! Psychologists worked with people who had been married for 20 years. And they managed to find out what the psychological health of couples depended on!
The work was based on the Big Five method, which includes scales such as:
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the question of choice is the basis of all human life. We cannot always decide who our friends will be, how we will work and who we will be.
- Openness to new experiences (willingness to try new things);
- Conscientiousness (organization and detail oriented), and
- Extraversion (sociability and sociability), and
- Acceptance (the ability to care for oneself and others);
- Neuroticism (inability to cope with stress and frequent mood swings).
What did you find?
Lecture 1. psychological well-being. instructions for use.
Researchers have also been able to establish that people with different views and habits make relationships better. Such relationships are called “complementary”. There is a feeling of “opposites attract”.
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