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While you choose the kind of person we want to be, you are also greatly affected by others. And, much like Michelangelo chiseled beautiful forms from stone, the right partner can help shape you into the person you'd like to be. This Michelangelo phenomenon not only feels intuitively accurate, but there is empirical support for it. Read More
Article Reference
Someone contacted me on my private e-mail to ask for the references for this entry. When I sent my response, the email was returned to me, undeliverable-- so I am providing my response here.
Thank you for reading my blog, and I'm glad that you found the article interesting. Here are some references that I based my entry on:
Drigatos, S.M., Rusbult, C.E., Wieselquist, J., & Whitton, S.W. (1999). Close partner as sculptor of the ideal self: Behavioral affirmation and the Michelangelo phenomenon. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 293-323.
Murray, S.L., Holmes, J.G., & Griffin, D.W. (1996). The self-fulfilling nature of positive illusions in romantic relationships: Love is not blind, but prescient. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 1155-1180.
Murray, S.L., Holmes, J.G., & Griffin, D.W. (2000). Self-esteem and the quest for felt security: How perceived regard regulates attachment processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 478-498.
Murray, S.L., Holmes, J.G., MacDonald, G., & Ellsworth, P.C. (1998). Through the looking glass darkly? When self-doubts turn into relationship insecurities. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1459-14880.
Here is a direct link that you might find interesting (though I didn't directly use in my entry): http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/eli-finkel/documents/55_RusbultFink...
I hope this helps you.
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