Positive illusions in close relationships among college students

• TOYAMA Miki

  Institute of Psychology, University of Tsukuba

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 大学生の親密な関係性におけるポジティブ・イリュージョン
• ダイガクセイ ノ シンミツ ナ カンケイセイ ニ オケル ポジティブ イリュージョン

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate positive illusions in close relationships involving romantic partners and friends among college students. Participants were 81 couples in romantic relationships (Study 1) and 67 couples in friendly relationships (Study 2). Results showed that both romantic partners and friends exhibited pronounced positive illusions of their relationships. As for their relationships, it was also shown that both groups evaluated their partners more positively than they evaluated themselves. The more this happened in romantic relationships, the higher were the positive illusions of those romantic relationships. In friendly relationships, people who viewed themselves positively tended to evaluate their relationship more positively.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Social Psychology

  Japanese Journal of Social Psychology 18 (1), 51-60, 2002

  The Japanese Society of Social Psychology

Keywords

• positive illusions
• romantic relationship
• friendly relationship
• college students

Details

• CRID: 1390001204490347904
• NII Article ID: 110002785196
• NII Book ID: AN10049127
• DOI: 10.14966/jssp.kj00003722516
• ISSN: 21891338
• ISSN: 09161503
• NDL BIB ID: 6320481
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I6320481
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • NDL
  • CiNii Articles
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed