Will you be there for me when things go right? Supportive responses to positive event disclosures

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 904-917

  Gable, Shelly L ^a   Gonzaga, Gian C ^a,b,c   Strachman, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Eharmonycom ^*  (United States)

^c eHarmony   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Emotional exchanges; Intimacy; Marital satisfaction; Positive emotions; Positive event disclosures; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33750289848     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.5.904     Document Type: Article

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