Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Satisfaction, and the Moderating Effect of ADHD Symptomatology

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna E. Pollock ◽  
Alexander Khaddouma ◽  
Kellen Huet-Cox ◽  
Jonathan P. Fillauer ◽  
Jennifer Bolden
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Adhd Symptomatology

Communication as a Mediator Between Personal Characteristics – Five-Factor Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Disclosure – and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 10-24
Author(s):  
Sarah Mackay ◽  
Kenneth Cramer
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Pool System ◽  
Communication Behaviours ◽  
Romantic Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

The present study explored the relation between personal characteristics and romantic relationship satisfaction as mediated by communication. Couples in established heterosexual romantic relationships of at least 3 months (N = 96 couples) were recruited from an undergraduate population at a university through a Psychology Participant Pool System. It’s been hypothesized that there would be a relation between predicting variables — four of five-factor personality traits, emotional intelligence and self-disclosure — and relationship satisfaction as mediated by communication behaviours. Results indicate that for both genders, conscientiousness is related to one’s own relationship satisfaction which is mediated by communication. For females only, communication mediated the relation between emotional intelligence and her relationship satisfaction. For males and females, self-disclosure is related to both one’s own and one’s partner’s relationship satisfaction which is mediated by communication. Collectively, these results suggest that personal characteristics are related to communication which influences the relationship satisfaction of both members of a couple.

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