Merging in Close Relationships

IF 7.4 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Lydia F. Emery, Emma L. McGorray, Erin K. Hughes, Abdo Elnakouri
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Abstract

As people come together in romantic relationships, they tend to merge —to integrate aspects of each other and even create a new unit or entity. This phenomenon has inspired several robust literatures within the field of relationship science, but they have developed within relative isolation of one another. In this article, we put four of those literatures into conversation: merging in the context of selves, goals, processing, and reality. We review each of these topics in turn before discussing the commonalities and differences between them, including shared antecedents and consequences of merging. Merging, we conclude, is typically associated with better relationship functioning, with a few noted exceptions (e.g., too much closeness can dampen desire). We then propose an agenda for the future of research on the theme of merging in close relationships.
在亲密关系中合并
当人们在恋爱关系中走到一起时,他们倾向于融合——整合彼此的各个方面,甚至创造一个新的单位或实体。这一现象在关系科学领域激发了一些强有力的文献,但它们是在彼此相对孤立的情况下发展起来的。在本文中,我们将其中的四种文献纳入对话:在自我、目标、处理和现实的背景下融合。在讨论它们之间的共性和差异之前,我们依次回顾这些主题,包括合并的共同前提和结果。我们得出结论,合并通常与更好的关系功能有关,但也有一些例外(例如,过于亲密会抑制欲望)。在此基础上,我们提出了关于亲密关系中合并这一主题的未来研究议程。
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Current Directions in Psychological Science
Current Directions in Psychological Science PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
13.00
自引率
1.40%
发文量
61
期刊介绍: Current Directions in Psychological Science publishes reviews by leading experts covering all of scientific psychology and its applications. Each issue of Current Directions features a diverse mix of reports on various topics such as language, memory and cognition, development, the neural basis of behavior and emotions, various aspects of psychopathology, and theory of mind. These articles allow readers to stay apprised of important developments across subfields beyond their areas of expertise and bodies of research they might not otherwise be aware of. The articles in Current Directions are also written to be accessible to non-experts, making them ideally suited for use in the classroom as teaching supplements.
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