Psychology
Emotion skills and marital health: The association between observed and self-reported emotion skills, intimacy, and marital satisfaction
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The relationship between observed and self-reported emotion skills, intimacy, and relationship satisfaction was examined. Results showed that emotion skills can be reliably observed in couples' interactions. Results also supported a model in which emotion skills influence marital satisfaction through their influence on intimacy. Results further showed that observed emotion skills added to self-report in the prediction of marital health. Finally, where there were gender differences, women were more emotionally skillful than men.
Publication Title
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Publication Date
12-3-2007
Volume
26
Issue
9
First Page
983
Last Page
1009
ISSN
0736-7236
DOI
10.1521/jscp.2007.26.9.983
Keywords
emotions, imtimacy, interpersonal reltionships, satisfaction, self
Repository Citation
Mirgain, Shilagh A. and Cordova, James V., "Emotion skills and marital health: The association between observed and self-reported emotion skills, intimacy, and marital satisfaction" (2007). Psychology. 59.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_psychology/59