Shelly Gable and colleagues1, 2 have proposed that capitalization is a
marker of relationship quality and, in happy
relationships, partners are more likely to react positively to each others»
good news.
As a result, familism may promote individuals»
relationship quality, romantic or otherwise, by increasing how comfortable people are with feeling close to others as
well as how much support they perceive from others (two important
markers of relationship quality).