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Investigating the role of two types of understanding in relationship well-being: Understanding is more important than knowledge
Authors
L.S. Aiken
Catrin Finkenauer
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D.L. Fenell
C. Finkenauer
C. Finkenauer
J.R.M. Gerris
J.J. Hox
W. Ickes
Monique M. H. Pollmann
S.A. Obetz
J.K. Rempel
Publication date
1 January 2009
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Doi
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Abstract
Understanding is at the heart of intimate relationships. It is unclear, however, whether understanding-partners' subjective feeling that they understand each other-or knowledge-partners' accurate knowledge of each other-is more important for relationship well-being. The present article pits these two types of understanding against each other and investigates their effects on relationship well-being. In a prospective study among 199 newlywed couples, partners' self-reported and perceived understanding and their knowledge in different domains were assessed. Understanding was independent of knowledge. Self-reported and perceived understanding predicted relationship well-being but neither type of knowledge did. Thus, subjectively feeling that one understands and is understood by one's partner appears to be more important to relationship well-being than actually knowing and being known by one's partner. © 2009 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
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