UNASSIGNED: Capitalization is the relational process of savoring positive life events by sharing them with responsive relationship partners. The purpose of the present study was to use dyadic intensive longitudinal methods to examine novel hypotheses regarding links between capitalization processes and daily intimacy and well-being in @entity1 with @entity0 and their intimate partners. Although couples coping with @entity5 often experience an increase in negative daily life events, we hypothesized that it would be important for them to share and capitalize on positive events in addition to sharing negative events. Female @entity1 with early @entity0 and their intimate partners (99 couples) completed electronic daily diaries for 7 to 10 consecutive days tapping everyday processes of sharing negative and positive events with each other. Dyadic multilevel process modeling revealed that on days when capitalization attempts (i.e., sharing the best event of the day) occurred, daily feelings of intimacy in the sharer were higher for both @entity1 and partners. Moreover, greater perceived partner responsiveness to capitalization attempts was associated with increases in the sharer's daily feelings of intimacy and decreases in the sharer's daily negative affect. When the @entity1 's partner was the sharer, perceived partner responsiveness also was associated with increased daily positive affect. More important, all effects of capitalization were observed above and beyond the effects of event positivity and sharing negative events (i.e., social support attempts). Findings suggest that, even in the midst of significant life adversity, sharing daily good news with intimate partners enhances relationship well-being independently of sharing bad news. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

Capitalizing on Everyday Positive Events Uniquely Predicts Daily Intimacy and Well-Being in Couples Coping With XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['stage breast cancer', 'breast cancer']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['Breast Cancer']
