Editing Intimate relationship (section)

==== Social support ====
Social support from an intimate partner is beneficial for coping with [[Stress (biology)|stress]] and significant life events.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sullivan |first1=Kieran T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=df9cCAAAQBAJ&dq=intimate+relationships+and+social+support&pg=PA26 |title=Support Processes in Intimate Relationships |last2=Davila |first2=Joanne |date=2010-06-11 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-045229-2 |language=en}}</ref> Having a close relationship with someone who is perceived as responsive and validating helps to alleviate the negative impact of stress,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Raposa |first1=Elizabeth B. |last2=Laws |first2=Holly B. |last3=Ansell |first3=Emily B. |date=2016 |title=Prosocial Behavior Mitigates the Negative Effects of Stress in Everyday Life |journal=Clinical Psychological Science: A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=691–698 |doi=10.1177/2167702615611073 |issn=2167-7026 |pmc=4974016 |pmid=27500075}}</ref> and shared activities with an intimate partner aids in regulating emotions associated with stressful experiences.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lakey |first1=Brian |last2=Orehek |first2=Edward |date=2011 |title=Relational regulation theory: A new approach to explain the link between perceived social support and mental health. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/a0023477 |journal=Psychological Review |language=en |volume=118 |issue=3 |pages=482–495 |doi=10.1037/a0023477 |pmid=21534704 |s2cid=20717156 |issn=1939-1471}}</ref> Support for positive experiences can also improve relationship quality and increase shared positive emotions between people. When a person responds actively and constructively to their partner sharing good news (a process called "capitalization"), well-being for both individuals increases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Peters |first1=Brett J. |last2=Reis |first2=Harry T. |last3=Gable |first3=Shelly L. |date=2018 |title=Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization |url=https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spc3.12407 |journal=Social and Personality Psychology Compass |language=en |volume=12 |issue=7 |doi=10.1111/spc3.12407 |s2cid=149686889 |issn=1751-9004|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Donato |first1=Silvia |last2=Pagani |first2=Ariela |last3=Parise |first3=Miriam |last4=Bertoni |first4=Anna |last5=Iafrate |first5=Raffaella |date=2014 |title=The Capitalization Process in Stable Couple Relationships: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Benefits |journal=Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences |language=en |volume=140 |pages=207–211 |doi=10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.411|doi-access=free }}</ref>