Abstract
Responsiveness represents a conceptually broad and inclusive process with many influential manifestations in couple relationships. In this chapter, we review theory and research on responsiveness from the standpoint of three steps that comprise the responsiveness process: (1) how partners elicit responsiveness, (2) how they enact responsiveness toward each other, especially by high-quality listening, and (3) how they experience responsiveness when their partner enacts it. The 3Es model of responsiveness describes and stresses the dyadic and interdependent essence of responsiveness, reflecting our view that this construct can only be understood by considering how partners simultaneously and interactively influence each other’s actions, feelings, and beliefs. Moreover, the 3Es of responsiveness model is intended to be integrative, providing a framework for knitting together many existing theories and phenomena in relationship science, and generative, suggesting important questions for future research, theory development, and applications.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Research Handbook on Couple and Family Relationships |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
| Pages | 137-151 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781035309269 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781035309252 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Editors and Contributing Authors Severally 2025.
Keywords
- Gratitude
- Listening
- Relationship well-Being
- Responsiveness
- Trust
- Understanding
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- General Social Sciences