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Feeling valued as a conversation-specific relational experience : an examination of Buber’s existential dialogical theory

Aurelio Fernández Zapico (UGent) , Mariek Vanden Abeele (UGent) , Charo Sádaba, Javier García-Manglano and Netta Weinstein
(2025) JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. p.1-14
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Martin Buber's dialogical-existential theory posits that the experience of valuing and feeling valued is fundamental to human connection. Three studies were conducted to test this view in everyday social interactions. Study 1 (N = 130; 4,586 interactions) examined the momentary associations between valuing, closeness, and loneliness. Study 2 (N = 256; 5,631 interactions) replicated and extended Study 1 by exploring whether individuals with a relative deficit of connection benefit more from valuing. Study 3 (N = 98 dyads) extended Study 1 by evaluating actorpartner effects of valuing. Findings across studies supported the dialogical model's emphasis on human valuing. Valuing improved momentary relational outcomes (closeness and loneliness; Studies 1-3) regardless of individual differences in the need to belong (Study 2) and highlights actor-actor over actor-partner effects (Study 3). In all, Buber's existential approach offers a valuable framework for identifying everyday interactions promoting well-being and meaningful social connection in an increasingly hyperconnected world.
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Buber, existentialism, dialogue, valuing, social interaction quality, closeness, loneliness, SELF-ESTEEM, COMMUNICATION, CONFIRMATION, BELONG, DESIRE, SCALE, LOVE, NEED

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Fernández Zapico, Aurelio, et al. “Feeling Valued as a Conversation-Specific Relational Experience : An Examination of Buber’s Existential Dialogical Theory.” JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 2025, pp. 1–14, doi:10.1080/17439760.2025.2481046.
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Fernández Zapico, A., Vanden Abeele, M., Sádaba, C., García-Manglano, J., & Weinstein, N. (2025). Feeling valued as a conversation-specific relational experience : an examination of Buber’s existential dialogical theory. JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2025.2481046
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Fernández Zapico, Aurelio, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Charo Sádaba, Javier García-Manglano, and Netta Weinstein. 2025. “Feeling Valued as a Conversation-Specific Relational Experience : An Examination of Buber’s Existential Dialogical Theory.” JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2025.2481046.
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Fernández Zapico, Aurelio, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Charo Sádaba, Javier García-Manglano, and Netta Weinstein. 2025. “Feeling Valued as a Conversation-Specific Relational Experience : An Examination of Buber’s Existential Dialogical Theory.” JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: 1–14. doi:10.1080/17439760.2025.2481046.
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Fernández Zapico A, Vanden Abeele M, Sádaba C, García-Manglano J, Weinstein N. Feeling valued as a conversation-specific relational experience : an examination of Buber’s existential dialogical theory. JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;1–14.
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A. Fernández Zapico, M. Vanden Abeele, C. Sádaba, J. García-Manglano, and N. Weinstein, “Feeling valued as a conversation-specific relational experience : an examination of Buber’s existential dialogical theory,” JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, pp. 1–14, 2025.
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