Consequences of relationship status and quality for subjective well-being

By C. K. Dush, Paul R. Amato. 2005

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Making it last: Combating hedonic adaptation in romantic relationships (2013, positive): “One study found that people who entered into higher levels of commitment in their relationship experienced subsequent increases in well-being (Dush & Amato, 2005).”
Insecure attachment and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of rumination, empathy, and forgiveness (2009, neutral): “These findings support the assertion that positive social interactions and effective relationship maintenance strategies such as the expression of empathy and forgiveness are important for well-being (e.g., Dush & Amato, 2005).”
How’s Life at Home? New Evidence on Marriage and the Set Point for Happiness (2017, positive): “…and Oswald 2008; Piper 2015; Graham and Pozuelo 2017) exists for both the married and unmarried but is deeper for the unmarried, and the difference between 13 Dush and Amato (2005) find a similar ranking, but a greater difference between marriage and living together, for their US sample.”
Marriage and Psychological Wellbeing: The Role of Social Support (2015, background): “…conferred by being married, yet show the same levels of psychological wellbeing, providing support for the notion that the presence of a supportive spouse or partner may be more important for psychological health than marital status per se (Dush & Amato, 2005; Ross, 1995; Soons & Liefbroer, 2008).”
Loneliness Across the Life Span (2015, positive): “Over the course of adolescence, romantic experiences become more normative, and the quality of one’s romantic relationship becomes increasingly important (Dush & Amato, 2005).”
Together is better? Effects of relationship status and resources on young adults' well-being (2008, methodology): “Surprisingly, Kamp Dush and Amato (2005), found that unhappy young adults were somewhat more likely to enter a more committed relationship.”
University Students’ Subjective Well-being: The Role of Autonomy Support from Parents, Friends, and the Romantic Partner (2012, positive): “Second, we considered whether participants were cohabiting with their romantic partner because it usually entails greater relationship commitment (Kamp Dush and Amato 2005), a variable associated with SWB (Kamp Dush and Amato 2005).”
Romantic relationships and the physical and mental health of college students (2010, positive): “Kamp Dush and Amato (2005) conceptualized committed relationships as lying on a continuum of commitment, with marriage at the highest point of the continuum and casual (noncommitted) dating relationships at the lowest point.”
Sweetheart, you really make me happy: romantic relationship quality and personality as predictors of happiness among emerging adults (2008, background): “For instance, in a recent study Dush and Amato (2005) showed that involvement in committed romantic relationships and relationship quality were related to happiness across the life-span.”