Amy Canevello

TL;DR: This research found that those who experienced greater need fulfillment enjoyed better postdisagreement relationship quality primarily because of their tendency to have more intrinsic or autonomous reasons for being in their relationship.

TL;DR: Actors' average compassionate and self-image goals interacted to predict changes over 3 weeks in partners' reports of social support received from and given to actors; support that partners gave to actors, in turn, predicted changes in actors' perceived available support, indicating that people with compassionate goals create a supportive environment for themselves and others, but only if they do not have self-images.

TL;DR: Examination of how interpersonal goals initiate responsiveness processes in close relationships, the self-perpetuating nature of these processes, and how responsiveness evolves dynamically over time through both intrapersonal projection and reciprocal interpersonal relationship processes suggest that both projection and reciprocation of responsiveness associated with compassionate goals create upward spiral of responsiveness that ultimately enhance relationship quality for both people.

TL;DR: Support is found for a mediation model in which the moderating role of RCSE largely occurred through momentary emotions, which in turn predicted momentary self-esteem.

TL;DR: Four studies examined associations between E. L. Deci and R. M. Ryan's construct of autonomy, responses to relationship disagreements, and dissatisfaction after conflict to find autonomous reasons for being in the relationship predicted both reported and observed responses to conflict and feelings of satisfaction.