Inclusion of the partner in the self and its association with relational quality and quality of life: an analysis based on the actor-partner interdependence model

  1. Alonso Ferres, María 6
  2. Sáez, Gemma 4
  3. Garrido-Macías, Marta 1
  4. Navarro-Carrillo, Ginés 23
  5. Serrano-Montilla, Celia 5
  6. Valor-Segura, Inmaculada 23
  1. 1 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Alicante, España

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  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

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  3. 3 Centro de Investigación, Cerebro, Mente y Comportamiento (CIMCYC)
  4. 4 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

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  5. 5 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

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  6. 6 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Madrid, España

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Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology: Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 39

Número: 1

Páginas: 117-141

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1177/02134748231221442 WoS: WOS:001235525600005 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor HANDLE: https://hdl.handle.net/10045/140883 HANDLE: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123008

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology: Revista de Psicología Social

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Resumen

Al formar una relación, las personas pueden incluir en cierta medida los recursos, perspectivas e identidades de su pareja en su propia identidad (i.e., inclusión del otro en el yo; IOS, por sus siglas en inglés). En esta investigación, realizada con 169 parejas, examinamos la asociación de tres fuentes de IOS: (a) la IOS de un miembro de la relación, (b) la IOS de su pareja, (c) la similitud en IOS entre ambos miembros de la relación con indicadores de calidad relacional (conflictos de pareja, satisfacción con la relación y satisfacción sexual) y vital (satisfacción con la vida y estrés). Siguiendo una aproximación multinivel, los resultados mostraron que una mayor IOS se relacionó, por un lado, con mayores niveles de calidad relacional en la propia persona y en su pareja y, por otro, con mayores niveles de calidad vital en la propia persona, pero no en su pareja. Asimismo, las parejas mostraron una alta similitud en IOS, la cual fue indicativa de una mayor calidad tanto relacional como vital. Estos resultados subrayan la importancia de analizar los mecanismos (inter)personales y sus consecuencias a diferentes niveles (i.e., individual y pareja).

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