ABSTRACT

This dyadic diary study explored how romantic partners benefit from prosocial spending within their relationships. For each of 21 days, couple members indicated whether they spent money on their partner and, if yes, reported the amount of money spent and the type(s) of purchase involved. Participants also completed daily measures of perceived partner responsiveness, and personal and relational well-being. Actor-partner interdependence model analyses showed that (a) the actor’s daily personal and relational well-being were associated with both the actor’s and the partner’s prosocial spending; (b) the actor’s perception of partner’s responsiveness mediated the effect of the partner’s prosocial spending on the actor’s well-being; and (c) experiential purchase (viz., food and other experiences) was associated with both parties’ relational well-being, but material purchase (viz., necessities) was not. Additional analyses suggested that (d) individual differences in prosocial concerns (viz., socioeconomic status and communal motivation) were associated with prosocial spending on one’s partner. (150 words)

摘要

这项二元日记研究探讨了浪漫伴侣如何从他们关系中的亲社会支出中受益。在 21 天中的每一天，夫妻成员都会说明他们是否在伴侣身上花钱，如果是，则报告花费的金额和所涉及的购买类型。参与者还完成了感知合作伙伴反应以及个人和关系幸福感的日常测量。演员-伴侣相互依存模型分析表明（a）演员的日常个人和关系幸福感与演员和伴侣的亲社会支出有关；(b) 行为者对伙伴反应的感知在伙伴的亲社会支出对行为者福祉的影响中起中介作用；(c) 体验式购买（即食物和其他体验）与双方的关系幸福感相关，但材料购买（即必需品）不是。其他分析表明 (d) 亲社会关注的个体差异（即社会经济地位和公共动机）与对伴侣的亲社会支出有关。(150 字)