Partner support behaviors and relationship quality in interracial and intraracial Black romantic relationships
Published in Personal Relationships, 2024
A convergent, mixed-methods design was used to understand associations between partner behaviors and relationship quality among people in interracial and intraracial romantic relationships. Participants who reported higher partner responsiveness, more supportive partner responses to their stress, better overall dyadic coping, and fewer unsupportive partner responses to their stress reported higher relationship quality. The strength of the associations for perceived partner responsiveness and partner responses to stress with relationship quality did not differ based on the racial composition of the relationship. Qualitative responses revealed additional support processes and barriers to support that may be unique to different relationship compositions.
Recommended citation: From, A., Luerssen, A., & Gordon, A. M. (2023). Both overwhelmed or in it together? Similarity in COVID-19-related stress and romantic relationship quality. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(8), e12789. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12789
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