Can texting be used to improve romantic relationships?—The effects of sending positive text messages on relationship satisfaction
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Highlights：
• Content of first text to romantic partner was manipulated in two experiments.
• Participants sent a positive text to their partner everyday for two weeks.
• Positive texting had a positive effect on romantic satisfaction.
• Positive texting had to be written in one’s own words to be effective.
• Initiating texting also had a positive effect on romantic satisfaction.
摘要
•Content of first text to romantic partner was manipulated in two experiments.•Participants sent a positive text to their partner everyday for two weeks.•Positive texting had a positive effect on romantic satisfaction.•Positive texting had to be written in one’s own words to be effective.•Initiating texting also had a positive effect on romantic satisfaction.
论文关键词：Texting,Communication,Romantic relationship satisfaction,College students,Positive psychology
论文评审过程：Available online 4 December 2014.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.035
