@ARTICLE{Wiecha_Jan_Chronicles_2025,
 author={Wiecha, Jan and Śmieja, Magdalena and Walczak, Alicja},
 volume={vol. 56},
 pages={128-147},
 journal={Polish Psychological Bulletin},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 publisher={Committee for Psychological Science PAS},
 abstract={The emotion of being moved enhances closeness and fosters prosocial behaviors such as sharing and commitment. Previous correlational studies have linked this emotion to higher relationship satisfaction, with closeness and intimacy mediating this link. This research aimed to experimentally test whether being moved influences relationship satisfaction, closeness, and intimacy by inducing the emotion through two methods: touching videos (Study 1) and personal memories (Study 2). Although both studies found a positive correlation between being moved and perceived relationship quality, the experimental manipulations did not lead to changes in relationship satisfaction. These findings suggest that while being moved is associated with beneficial relationship outcomes, its experimental induction does not necessarily result in measurable improvements. Instead, the relationship between being moved and satisfaction appears to reflect pre-existing dynamics moderated by individual and contextual factors such as attachment style and narcissism.},
 title={Chronicles of Being Moved: Exploring the Impact of Emotional Experiences on Intimate Relationships},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/138226/2025-PPB-13.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/ppb.2025.153986},
 keywords={romantic relationships, kama muta, being moved, satisfaction, intimacy},
}