Financial conflicts are among the top reasons for dissatisfaction and dissolution in romantic relationships. Beyond economic strain, however, few studies have examined the psychological antecedents of financial conflicts that contribute to relationship satisfaction. The present research examined whether basing one’s self-esteem on financial success was associated with greater perceived financial conflicts with one’s partner and worse relationship outcomes. A cross-sectional study (N = 167), dyadic study (N = 193 couples), and a 6-week diary study (N = 74 couples) revealed that participants with financially contingent self-worth reported having more financial conflicts with their partner, which was associated with lower relationship satisfaction and perceived partner support. In a final experiment (N = 337), participants who were led to expect many (vs. few) benefits of financial success based their current self-worth more on money, showed greater conflict responses to financial scenarios involving their partner, and reported lower relationship satisfaction and perceived partner support.

财务冲突是浪漫关系中不满和解散的主要原因之一。但是，除了经济压力之外，很少有研究检查有助于建立关系满意度的金融冲突的心理前因。本研究调查了基于财务成功的自尊是否与更大的与伴侣的财务冲突以及较差的关系结果相关。横断面研究（N = 167），二元研究（N = 193对）和6周日记研究（N= 74对夫妇）透露，具有财务或自我价值能力的参与者表示与伴侣的财务冲突更多，这与较低的关系满意度和对伴侣的支持感相关。在最后的实验（N = 337）中，导致参与者期望财务成功的许多（而很少）收益的参与者，其当前的自我价值更多地依赖于金钱，他们对与伴侣有关的财务状况的冲突反应更大，而报告的收益更低关系满意度和感知的合作伙伴支持。