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positive illusions in relationships: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

idealized views of one's partner that exceed the partner's own self-view and that predict satisfaction and stability.

In social psychology, positive illusions in relationships refers to idealized views of one's partner that exceed the partner's own self-view and that predict satisfaction and stability. This meaning comes from Murray (1996) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Griffin, D. W. (1996). The benefits of positive illusions: Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(1), 79-98. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.70.1.79

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