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Michelangelo phenomenon: a standalone construct

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Close relationships

close partners sculpt each other toward each person's ideal self by perceiving and treating them in ways that elicit those ideal qualities.

In close relationships, Michelangelo phenomenon refers to close partners sculpt each other toward each person's ideal self by perceiving and treating them in ways that elicit those ideal qualities. This meaning comes from Drigotas (1999) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

Drigotas, S. M., Rusbult, C. E., Wieselquist, J., & Whitton, S. W. (1999). Close partner as sculptor of the ideal self: Behavioral affirmation and the Michelangelo phenomenon. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77(2), 293-323. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.77.2.293

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