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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 694-710Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512466227
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Communal orientation; love; positive emotion; relationships; well-being
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People high in communal orientation care for the welfare of others based on others' needs and desire similar care for themselves. The current study investigates the personal and interpersonal rewards associated with individual differences in communal orientation. We hypothesized that communally oriented people experience rewards from the positive emotion they feel from caring for others. Results from a 4-week daily experience study (N=232) indicated that communally oriented people experienced greater self-esteem, greater satisfaction and love in their relationships, and greater love for humanity in daily life. These associations were mediated by greater daily positive emotion and the results were unique to tendencies to give care rather than the desire to receive it. We discuss implications for prosociality and well-being in close relationships and beyond.
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