Feeling good to feeling satisfied: The mediating role of perceived partner responsiveness

Tsering Thargay, Vijai Nath Giri, Rashmi Ranjan Behera, Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur, General Management Area, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Published online on February 20, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Volume 43, Issue 8, Page 2155-2174, August 2026.
Affective states and how people see their partner’s responsiveness are important for understanding relationship quality, but these processes are not well studied in non-Western settings. Drawing on the affect-as-information framework and theories of ...