Abstract

This study examined the effects of self-concealment and satisfying basic psychological needs on the commitment of romantic relationship in early adulthood, and examined the mediating effects of basic psychological needs, autonomy, competence, and relatedness, in the relationship between self-concealment and the commitment of romantic relationship. To this end, a self-report survey was conducted on 197 adults aged 20 to 29 who are currently dating, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS MACRO v3.5. The main results of this study are as follows. First, gender, age, and duration of dating period among the subject’s demosocial variables had a significant impact on the commitment of romantic relationship. Second, satisfying relatedness among basic psychological needs had the greatest influence on the commitment of romantic relationship, and self-concealment had a negative impact on the commitment of the romantic relationship. Third, the relationship between self-concealment and the commitment of romantic relationship, the relatedness had a significant mediating effect. It can be seen that it is important to lower self-concealment and to satisfy the relatedness of basic psychological needs in order to promote the commitment of romantic relationship in early adulthood. This study is meaningful in that it tried to reveal the influence of individual psychological factors on the commitment of the romantic relationship, and it is significant that it proposed a basis for intervention to promote the commitment of romantic relationship in early adulthood.