Willingness to express emotion: The impact of relationship type, communal orientation, and their interaction

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Keeping the Spark Alive (2013, background): “Individuals high in communal strength tend to provide more help to friends in need (Mills et al., 2004), are more emotionally expressive (Clark & Finkel, 2005), and offer more support in response to a partner’s anger (Yoo, Clark, Lemay, Salovey, & Monin, 2011).”
Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi: Developing a Three-Dimensional Model and Scale (2009, unknown): “Prominent behavioural characteristics in a communal relationship include expressing emotions (Clark & Finkel, 2005), sharing, and providing non-contingent help (Clark & Mills, 1979).”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “Importantly, there is research indicating associations between PA and close relationships (e.g., Barrett, Robin, Pietromonaco, & Eyssell, 1998; Clark & Finkel, 2005) as well as empirical support for the hypothesized bidirectional processes.”
Explaining the Link between Personality and Relationship Satisfaction: Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Behaviour in Conflict Discussions (2015, background): “Moreover, expression of anger conveys the individual needs and vulnerabilities of the expresser (Clark & Brissette, 2003; Clark & Finkel, 2005; Ekman, 2003; Keltner, Ekman, Gonzaga & Beer, 2003) and therefore might inform the other person about the expresser’s degree of emotional engagement…”