Dr. Gottman's research has taught him a great variety of things about relationships of all kinds, but whenever he discusses romantic relationships he begins with a deeply meaningful idea: The most important
predictor of a good relationship is the friendship at its core.
Not exact matches
In a later study
of the
well - being
of coronary patients, Holden (1981) reported that ownership
of a pet among ninety - three patients was the strongest
predictor of survival, stronger even than human
relationships.
Research shows that decline in
relationship satisfaction after the birth is very common, occurring in an estimated two - thirds or more
of couples; and that the
best predictor of each parent's adjustment to parenthood is the other parent's adjustment.
Instead, their research indicated that the
best predictor of adult attachment style was the perceptions that people have about the quality
of their
relationships with their parents as
well as their parent's
relationship with each other.
The same
relationship did not apply to ß - amyloid, suggesting that — although ß - amyloid PET scans can detect early stages
of AD — tau is a
better predictor of when people transition from the early, nonsymptomatic stages
of the disease into mild Alzheimer's disease, Ances says.
«The Raven's test is the
best existing
predictor of what psychologists call «fluid intelligence, or the general ability to think abstractly, reason, identify patterns, solve problems, and discern
relationships,»» said Lovett, now a researcher at the US Naval Research Laboratory.
In fact, J. D. Houser's 1938 book, What People Want from Business, put money 21st on the list, and Robert Hoppock's extensive study entitled Job Satisfaction, published in 1935, found that the
best predictors of workplace satisfaction were autonomy, variety, security, appreciation, positive
relationships and opportunities for advancement.
«We've known for some time that social
relationships are the
best predictor of human happiness, and this paper shows that the effect is much more powerful than anyone realized,» says Daniel Gilbert, PhD, a professor
of psychology at Harvard University.
Another study, which examined a variety
of lifestyle factors and their
relationship to changes in weight in more than 19,000 healthy older men over a four - year period, found that «one
of the
best predictors of weight gain over the four years was having lost weight on a diet at some point during the years before the study started,» Tomiyama said.
AFP - Mar 3 - A researcher from Texas Tech University has found language similarity to be a
better predictor of relationship stability than variables including perceived similarity and
relationship quality.
«The Internet holds great promise for helping adults form healthy and supportive romantic partnerships, and those
relationships are one
of the
best predictors of emotional and physical health.»
«The internet holds great promise for helping adults form healthy and supportive romantic partnerships, and those
relationships are one
of the
best predictors of emotional and physical health,» he says.
This study examines the
relationship between 8th and 9th grade early warning indicators as
predictors of graduation outcomes, as
well as the
relationship between 9th grade indicators and college enrollment outcomes.
Our survey results imply that building
relationships with students helps increase their effort, which is consistent with research showing that the
relationships students have with teachers is one
of the
best predictors of hard work and engagement in school (Osterman, 2000).
This analysis focused on the
relationship between cumulative CO2 emissions budgets and the odds
of staying below 2 °C
of warming, and thus had the important side effect
of establishing cumulative budgets (in this case over the 2000 - 2050 period) as the
best predictors of success for any given global emissions pathway.
Ideally, a spread - skill
relationship should exist, whereby the spread
of the ensemble is a
good predictor of the expected error in the ensemble mean.
A multiple regression revealed that none
of the motivations were substantial
predictors of RMT likelihood (r - squared =.04)- although within the weak model, the
Relationship motivation was the
best predictor.
In a study
of 168 couples across 14 years
of marriage, University
of Texas professor Ted Huston found that this element was the very
best predictor of relationship quality.
Each main
predictor is likely to be correlated with the others, as
well as potentially with the outcome
of bullying, so that each main
predictor also functions as a potential confounder
of the other 2
relationships.28 The task
of this analysis is to determine whether each
predictor constitutes an independent risk factor for subsequent bullying.
Wallerstein: The quality
of the child's
relationship to a nurturing parent has been established to be among the
best predictors of their thriving and their ability to recover from marital conflict or parental psychopathology (Furstenburg Cherlin 1991, Johnston and Kline) Furthermore, children's post-divorce adjustment is tied to the overall quality
of life in the custodial home including the creation
of a nurturing, protective milieu.
Which
of the following is a
better predictor of relationship success?
In short, Fry explains that the
best predictor of long - lasting
relationships is the level
of positive and negative experiences with one another.
In fact,
relationship duration was a
better predictor of sexual desire in women than both
relationship and sexual satisfaction.
For each question below, pick which you think is a
better predictor of success in dating
relationships (i.e., that the partners stay together).
There is a vast amount
of research showing that perception
of alternatives is one
of the strongest
predictors of relationship commitment, 1 so if you start perceiving that you have
better options, you may find that you have less reason to stick with your partner.
After you've made the decision to become parents, find a Bringing Baby Home New Parent Workshop in your area to build on what Dr. Gottman has found to be the
best predictor of marital adjustment after baby arrives: the quality
of friendship in the
relationship.
Build on what Dr. Gottman has found to be the
best predictor of marital adjustment after baby arrives: the quality
of friendship in the
relationship.
In addition, studies have reported that the
relationship was a much
better predictor of successful outcome than the actual technique or intervention method employed in treatment (Coady, 1993; Gaston, 1990).
Social support and approval
of relationships from parents are important
predictors of relationship well - being and the health
of the individuals within the
relationship, but research has shown that support from friends can be equally, if not more, important.
Having the support and approval
of your friends and family for your
relationship is an important
predictor of not only your
relationship satisfaction and
well - being but also
of your own personal mental and physical health.
According to renowned couples therapist Julie Gottman, one
of the main
predictors of a romantic
relationship's success or failure is how
well partners can dialogue about their differences.
Given that the single
best predictor of therapy success lies in the
relationship between therapist and client, what happens when that
relationship becomes dysfunctional?
The single
best predictor of therapy success - across different therapy models - lies in the
relationship between therapist and client.
Shockingly, LSM was a
better predictor of romantic interest and
relationship stability than self - reports.
According to research by Dr. John Gottman, it is the
best predictor of relationship demise (Gottman &... Read More
Couple Premarital Behavior and Dynamics We examined 14 behaviors and dynamics related to the focal
relationship as
predictors of marital quality: age at marriage, length
of relationship before marriage, whether the couple had a child or were pregnant together before marriage, whether they began their
relationship with hooking up, whether the respondent had sexual relations with someone else while dating his / her future spouse or knew that his / her partner had, whether the respondent reported any physical aggression in the
relationship before marriage, whether the couple cohabited before making a mutual commitment to marry, the degree to which the respondent reported sliding into living together vs. deciding to do so, whether the respondent perceived that he or she was more or less committed than the partner before marriage, whether the couple received premarital education, and whether the couple had a wedding, as
well as how many people attended the wedding.
EFT concepts have been validated by over 20 years
of empirical research as
well as research on the process
of change and
predictors of relationship success.
Improving the stability and strength
of these
relationships is one
of the
best predictors of successful family integration in a stepfamily..
These concern the distribution
of poor,
good or excellent father - child
relationships, the
predictors of poor father - child
relationships, and the implications
of father - child
relationships for other aspects
of children's socio - emotional wellbeing.
Both
of these measures help assess the perceptions
of the overall health
of your
relationship and are among the
best predictors of long - term
relationship success.
Gottman argues that this is the single
best predictor of divorce and can be seen even early on in a
relationship.
Toward a
Better Understanding
of the
Relationship Between Friendship and Happiness: Perceived Responses to Capitalization Attempts, Feelings
of Mattering, and Satisfaction
of Basic Psychological Needs in Same - Sex
Best Friendships as
Predictors of Happiness.
Dr. George Valliant, in his review
of the findings on 268 Harvard sophomores selected in 1938 - 42 and followed prospectively for seven decades until 2009, came to the conclusion that the capacity for empathic
relationships is a great
predictor of happiness and aging
well.
CPPA also offers members a much more extensive reading list on many
of the most popular topics in positive psychology, such as the nature
of well - being, character strengths, meaning, flow, the benefits
of well - being, biological correlates
of well - being,
predictors of well - being, cross-cultural differences in
well - being,
relationships, positive institutions, resilience, post traumatic growth, and positive interventions.
His book, Eat Move Sleep reports that social
relationships are the single
best predictors of overall
well - being.
One
of the most important parts
of therapy is the
relationship you will have with your therapist and it is often one
of the
best predictors of successful treatment.
Research shows that one
of the
best predictors of success in therapy is the quality
of relationship you develop with your therapist.
As can be observed in the literature,
relationship quality is a significant
predictor of subjective
well - being, happiness and life satisfaction (Diener & Lucas, 2000; Myers, 1992).
Taken together, these studies suggest that the frequency
of visitation and children's feelings about their fathers are not
good predictors of children's development or adjustment... «Recent research suggests that nonresident fathers play an important role in their children's lives to the extent that they provide authoritative parenting — especially if this occurs within the context
of cooperative
relationships between the parents.
It is perhaps not surprising, then, that Skype served as the
best predictor of communication satisfaction and
relationship satisfaction.