How to foster perceived partner responsiveness: High-quality listening is key: High-quality listening is key

Guy Itzchakov, Harry T. Reis, Netta Weinstein

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Abstract

Social psychologists have a longstanding interest in the mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of positive social connections. This article reviews and integrates two emerging but to this point disparate lines of work that focus on these mechanisms: high‐quality listening and perceived partner responsiveness. We also review research investigating the downstream consequences of high‐quality listening and perceived partner responsiveness: the how and why of understanding the process by which these downstream benefits are obtained. High‐quality listening and perceived partner responsiveness, though not isomorphic, are related constructs in that they both incorporate several key interpersonal processes, such as understanding, positive regard, and expressions of caring for another person. We develop a theoretical model for representing how listening embodies one form of interactive behavior that can promote (or hinder) perceived partner responsiveness and its downstream affective, cognitive, and behavioral effects. Finally, we discuss our model’s implications for various social‐psychological domains, such as social cognition, self‐evaluation, constructive disagreements, and interpersonal relationships.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12648
JournalSocial and Personality Psychology Compass
Volume16
Issue number1
Early online date7 Dec 2021
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology

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