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5 - Capitalization: the good news about close relationships

from Part II - Concepts and mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

By
Shelly L. Gable  and
Jason F. Anderson
Edited by
C. Raymond Knee  and
Harry T. Reis
C. Raymond Knee
Affiliation:
University of Houston
Harry T. Reis
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
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Summary

In a process called capitalization people turn to others to share good news. We outline a theoretical foundation for the central role that responses of others to capitalization attempts play in close relationships, review evidence supporting this claim, and describe mechanisms underlying links between capitalization interactions and outcomes.
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Positive Approaches to Optimal Relationship Development , pp. 103 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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