Safely testing the alarm: close others' responses to personal positive events.

By Shelly L. Gable, C. Gosnell, Natalya Maisel, A. Strachman. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2012

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An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “Thus, capitalization generally leads to a more positive close relationship experience and greater PA, especially when partners respond to a shared positive event with enthusiasm (Gable et al., 2004, 2006, 2012; Lambert et al., 2013; Reis et al., 2010).”
Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health (2021, background): “In daily life, beyond how well a partner responds when something bad actually happens, how they respond when something good happens is more strongly related to the perception that the person will be there for them in future challenging times (Gable et al., 2012).”
The Emerging Study of Positive Empathy (2015, background): “In three different studies, perceived positive empathy showed a positive association with relationship satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, and trust (Gable et al., 2006; Gable, Gosnell, Maisel, & Strachman, 2012; Gable et al., 2004).”
Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization (2018, background): “Recent studies have shown that capitalization attempts are associated with greater relational well ‐ being, connection, security, and acceptance (Gable et al., 2012; Pagani et al., 2015), particularly when the attempts are explicit (Pagani et al., 2015).”