Optimizing assurance: the risk regulation system in relationships.

By S. Murray, J. G. Holmes, N. Collins. Psychological bulletin, 2006

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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The Suffocation of Marriage: Climbing Mount Maslow Without Enough Oxygen (2014, background): “As such, achieving the intimacy that scholars argue is essential for relationships to ﬂourish (Clark & Lemay, 2010; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007; Murray et al., 2006; Reis, 2007) may, over the long run, be inimical to experiencing high levels of passion in the marriage.”
Motivations for promotion and prevention and the role of trust and commitment in interpersonal forgiveness (2010, background): “Furthermore, there was no direct assessment of perceived regard (i.e., how much people thought they were loved, accepted, or viewed positively by their partners; see Murray et al., 2006) to which our current measures of trust and commitment could be compared.”
Perceived authenticity in romantic partners (2013, background): “These findings also have important implications for the risk regulation component of the motivation management theory of mutual responsiveness (Murray et al., 2006).”
Making Sense of Life: The Existential Self Trying to Deal with Personal Uncertainty (2009, background): “A person who is uncertain in a given situation might not know what will happen or might not know what to do; a person who is insecure might wonder if they could ever understand what will happen or whether they have the skills or personality to enact the behaviors needed ( Murray, Holmes, & Collins, ”
Filling the Void (2014, neutral): “Perceiving a partner as predictable and dependable captures the essence of trust (Holmes & Rempel, 1989), and specifically increases confidence that a partner provides a ‘‘safe haven’’ in times of need or distress (Murray et al., 2006).”
Mere presence is not enough: Responsive support in a virtual world (2012, background): “The tendency for participants to physically distance from their unresponsive partners likely reflects a basic safety-regulation process that operates automatically and outside awareness (Christenfeld et al., 1997; Murray et al., 2006; Williams & Bargh, 2008).”
Toward understanding understanding : The importance of feeling understood in relationships (2017, neutral): “People feel safe and secure, or trusting, when both of these components are fulfilled (Murray, Holmes, & Collins, 2006).”
Feeling supported and feeling satisfied: How one partner's attachment style predicts the other partner's relationship experiences (2007, background): “, Feeney, 1996; Feeney & Collins, 2001; Pasch & Bradbury, 1998) and with theoretical models that identify interpersonal responsiveness as a key factor in the development of trusting and secure relationships in adulthood (e.g., Collins, Guichard, et al., 2006; Murray et al., 2006; Reis et al., 2004).”
Steps toward the ripening of relationship science. (2007, background): “Feeling secure is an important mechanism for successfully managing the risk that committed close relationships inherently entail, and perceiving that partners will be supportive and responsive to the self provides reassurance that the other can be trusted (Murray et al., 2006).”