Participants first completed an initial set of questionnaires that assessed attachment security, relationship satisfaction, and perceptions of how partners generally respond when participants shared positive and negative experiences. After completion of the initial questionnaires, participants received a series of daily questionnaires that were provided over the course of 10 days. A smaller group of participants completed only the first and last daily questionnaires so that we could assess the impact of daily reporting on relationship characteristics. The daily questionnaires examined the types of events participants shared with their partners, how often they shared, and perceptions of the partner’s reactions during these conversations.
Of the 222 people who started the study, 18 dropped out over the course of 11 days. A total of 89.7% of all possible daily questionnaires were completed, of which 70.1% were completed on-time.