Depressive symptoms and attribute type moderate effects of partner feedback among college couples

• DOI: 10.1111/pere.12144
• Publication Date: 2016-08-19T08:58:36Z
• Authors: KAREN WU; CHUANSHENG CHEN; ELLEN GREENBERGER
• Keywords: Sense of Agency

Abstract Previous findings on the effects of partner feedback (about self) have been mixed, potentially due to moderating roles individuals' prior well‐being and type attributes appraised. This experimental study 118 college‐student couples examined whether depressive symptoms moderated responses that was either enhancing or verifying social (communion‐related) personal (agency‐related) attributes. Results showed individuals with fewer reported higher relationship quality after receiving (particularly when it enhancing) their (vs. social) Conversely, more enhancing). Thus, communion‐related versus agency‐related should be considered in studies interpersonal feedback.