Secret Romantic Relationships: Consequences for Personal and Relational Well-Being

摘要: Previous research on romantic secrecy found that hiding one’s relationship from others predicted lower levels of quality. The present built this work by exploring the potential consequences concealment partners’ commitment level and personal health. Study 1 greater was associated with reduced to relationship, self-esteem, more reported health symptoms. 2 tested a theoretical model effects using structural equation modeling. This well supported suggests (a) undermines relational means constraining cognitive interdependence (i.e., limiting psychological closeness partner) (b) poses threat as result generating negative affect (e.g., nervousness fear). These findings indicate may have harmful for both itself partners ...