He defines Masters of Relationship as two people who stay together, who report
high relational satisfaction, and who like and enjoy one another.
A staggering seventy - percent (yes, 70 %, see the research yourself) of parenting couples experience a decline
in relational satisfaction following the birth of their first child.
More specifically, the demand - withdraw pattern was significantly, negatively associated
with relational satisfaction, exhibiting an effect size of r = 0.36 across the 74 empirical reports.
(RQ4) If aspects of mindfulness predict the use of positive conflict strategies such as compromise,
does relational satisfaction or commitment mediate the relationship between mindfulness and positive conflict strategies?
The expansive literature
on relational satisfaction presents aspects of communication (quality and quantity) to be major predictors of satisfaction (e.g., Fincham et al., 2006).
Our third and fourth research questions were concerned with understanding
whether relational satisfaction or commitment played a mediating role in the relationships between mindfulness and the use of positive or negative conflict strategies.
More specifically, research suggests that engaging in novel and arousing shared activities
increases relational satisfaction above and beyond just spending time with a partner.
So... 23,000 people from three countries say matching algorithms might predict a whopping 0.5 % of
future relational satisfaction, leaving other factors to predict the remaining 99.5 %.
These results echo similar findings in emotional expression literature suggesting that individuals in romantic relationships who are more emotionally expressive feel
greater relational satisfaction (King, 1993).
Visiting a couples counselor or marriage therapist at Relationships for Better offers couples the opportunity to build necessary relational skills based on extensive research that correlate with
high relational satisfaction and decreased divorce rates.
We wanted to test whether relational variables such as satisfaction and commitment might mediate the relationship between mindfulness and conflict strategies: (RQ3) If aspects of mindfulness negatively predict the use of destructive conflict strategies such as domination or reactivity,
does relational satisfaction or commitment mediate the relationship between mindfulness and negative conflict strategies?
Partners applying a level of psychological femininity, which highlights connection and support, as opposed to interacting in a psychologically competitive, controlling male manner, experience a higher degree
of relational satisfaction.
This might be unresolved traumatic events or less - than - optimal conditions that either overtly or covertly negatively influence life and
relational satisfaction.
Several studies have consistently demonstrated that constructive conflict messages are positively associated with
relational satisfaction, whereas destructive messages are negatively associated with relational satisfaction (e.g., Canary & Cupach, 1988; Canary, Cupach, & Serpe, 2001; Futris et al., 2010; Gottman, 1994; Sillars, 1980).
Previous research has documented how conflict messages are generally related to marital or
relational satisfaction.
In fact, the destructive communication mediated the connection between financial distress and
relational satisfaction.
Moreover, communication satisfaction mediated the association between conflict behaviors and relational outcomes such as trust, intimacy and
relational satisfaction.
Wilmarth and colleagues found constructive communication was positively associated with
relational satisfaction.
Wilmarth and colleagues (2014) investigated marital communication patterns in the context of financial wellness and
relational satisfaction.
Financial wellness has previously been associated with both conflict behavior and
relational satisfaction (e.g., Wilmarth et al., 2014).
Since the effects of mutual avoidance on communication and
relational satisfaction are more equivocal, a research question is posed:
When distance in problematic: Communication, coping, and
relational satisfaction in female college - students» long - distance dating relationships.
Couples» online cognitions during conflict: Links between what partners think and
their relational satisfaction.
Romantic jealousy and
relational satisfaction: A look at the impact of jealousy experience and expression.
Relational satisfaction is important because it is widely considered by relationship researchers to be a major indicator of a relationship's quality.
He defines Masters of Relationships as two people who stay together, who report high
relational satisfaction and who like and enjoy one another.
Ninety - one participants completed self - report measures on trait mindfulness,
relational satisfaction, commitment, and conflict strategies.
Marital /
relational satisfaction has a direct effect on healthy families and communities, both now and in future generations.
The current study fills this gap and, through multiple analyses, highlights Skype (above and beyond other mediums) as a unique tool that LDR partners can use to better maintain communicative and
relational satisfaction.
To test whether trait mindfulness would positively predict romantic partners»
relational satisfaction and commitment levels two separate hierarchical regression analyses were performed.