Subject Area
Psychology, Clinical
Abstract
When good things happen, people often seek to share their joy with others. This act of sharing one’s positive experience with another is termed capitalization. Receiving capitalization support has been linked to multiple positive outcomes, especially when one receives an engaged and positive response. However, the outcomes related to giving engaged and positive responses to another’s capitalization are less clear. The current study sought to understand how responding positively to a romantic partner’s capitalization event is associated with the support provider’s momentary mood and interpersonal closeness. Additionally, the current study examined how the support provider’s trait-level closeness with their partner interacts with these associations. Results indicated that giving positive support in response to capitalization was not related to the support provider’s mood or closeness. Moreover, trait-level closeness did not interact with these associations. Implications for giving capitalization support and key future directions are discussed.
Degree Date
Winter 12-21-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
Advisor
Stephanie Wilson
Number of Pages
54
Format
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Molli, Samuel, "Is Helping You Good for Me? Associations with Giving Capitalization Support and the Moderating Role of Closeness" (2024). Psychology Theses and Dissertations. 55.
https://scholar.smu.edu/hum_sci_psychology_etds/55
