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Self-presentation in Everyday Life: Effort, Closeness, and Satisfaction

The present study examined how effort put forth during self-presentations is related to satisfaction with the interaction and relationship partner depending on the closeness of the partner to the individual. Individuals responded to Palm Pilot computers when they experienced an interaction over the course of four days. Following each interaction, participants rated the self-presentational effort they put forth, closeness to the interaction partner, and their interaction satisfaction. They also identified their relationship satisfaction for frequent interaction partners. Results of multilevel models revealed that effort was positively related to relationship satisfaction when participants were not very close to the partner, but was negatively related to relationship satisfaction when closeness to the partner was high. Effort was also less strongly related to satisfaction with the interaction when participants were closer to their interaction partner. The results reveal the importance of reduced effort towards interactions with close others, perhaps allowing individuals a “backstage” environment to recuperate.