Praying for a romantic partner is other-focused and typically involves asking a higher power to improve the partner’s well-being. Partner-focused prayer is positively related to partner forgiveness, relationship satisfaction, and unity, and inversely related to infidelity. Prayer can also alter perceptions of stressors, facilitate a sense of meaning, and help cope with negative emotions. Data from two samples of U.S. public-university young adults links partner-focused prayer with religiosity in predicting relationship satisfaction. The association is stronger for participants higher in religiosity than for less religious participants, suggesting faith-based concern may support relationship outcomes through both beliefs and coping processes.
"He acknowledged the value of prayer within romantic relationships as positively related to partner forgiveness, relationship satisfaction, and unity, and inversely related to infidelity. He also notes the value of prayer as a way to alter perception of stressors, facilitate a sense of meaning, and help cope with negative emotions."
"Fincham sought to explore this particular association further. He explains that prayer for a romantic partner is other-focused and typically involves asking a higher power to improve a partner's well-being. We can view this as a practical matter as a form of selfless faith-based concern for a partner's well-being."
"Collecting online data from two samples of young adults who attended a public university in the U.S., Fincham found a link between partner-focused prayer and religiosity when it came to predicting relationship satisfaction, and that this link was stronger with participants who were higher in religiosity than their less religious counterparts."
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