A Dyadic Test of the Association Between Trait Self-Control and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

Previous research has demonstrated that trait self-control is related to a range of positive romantic relationship processes, suggesting that trait self-control should be positively and robustly linked to relationship satisfaction in both partners in a romantic relationship. However, the existing empirical evidence is limited and mixed, especially regarding partner effects (i.e., the effect of one’s self-control on the partner’s relationship satisfaction). With three datasets of heterosexual couples (S1: N = 195 newlyweds, longitudinal; S2: N = 249 couples who transition into first parenthood, longitudinal; S3: N = 929 couples, cross-sectional), the present pre-registered studies examined: (1) the dyadic associations between trait self-control and relationship satisfaction both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, and (2) whether these effects hold when controlling for both partners’ relationship commitment. The results indicated a cross-sectional positive actor effect, some support for a positive cross-sectional partner effect, and only little support for a longitudinal actor (but not partner) effect. After controlling for relationship commitment, all effects of trait self-control on satisfaction diminished except for a longitudinal actor effect among women in Study 2. Potential explanations for the current results, and implications for theory and practice, are discussed.

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Examining Whether Social Anxiety Influences Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/bec.2021.18 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Frances L. Doyle ◽

Andrew J. Baillie ◽

Erica Crome

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Romantic Relationships ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Socially Anxious ◽

Self Disclosure ◽

Relationship Processes ◽

Conflict Initiation ◽

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

Abstract Research investigating social anxiety and the impacts on romantic relationships remains scarce. An online questionnaire examining romantic relationship status, social anxiety and depression symptomology, relationship satisfaction, and several relationship processes was completed by 444 adults. Individuals with higher social anxiety were less likely to be in romantic relationships. For the 188 adults in our sample in current relationships, relationship satisfaction was not influenced by social anxiety when controlling for depression. Although it was proposed that self-disclosure, social support, trust, and conflict initiation might influence romantic relationship satisfaction, none of these mechanisms interacted with social anxiety to explain additional variance in relationship satisfaction. These findings indicate that depression symptomology may be a treatment target for socially anxious individuals wishing to improve romantic relationship satisfaction.

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Assessing the Impact of Burnout Syndrome on Romantic Relationship Satisfaction: The Dark Side of Workplace Bullying

South East European Journal of Economics and Business ◽

10.2478/jeb-2020-0004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 44-55

Author(s):

Parisa Gharibi Khoshkar ◽

Panteha Farmanesh ◽

Gabriel Nweke

Keyword(s):

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Romantic Relationship ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Dark Side ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Romantic Relationship Satisfaction ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe present study addressed the issue of whether occupational Burnout Syndrome (BS) is associated with Romantic Relationship Dissatisfaction (RRS) among academics; it was also expected that Workplace Bullying (WPB) moderates the relationship between these variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted by delivering the questionnaire surveys to the recruited sample group of 320 university lecturers from three different universities in Northern Cyprus to test the research hypothesis. Moderated multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. As it was hypothesized, our results indicated a negative association between burnout syndrome and romantic relationship satisfaction; indicating higher levels of burnout might lead to lower romantic relationship satisfaction. However, the proportion of romantic relationship satisfaction total score varied slightly when workplace bullying moderated this relationship. Our findings contribute to different scientific aspects by its valuable implications for researchers, practitioners, academicians, managers, and various organization staffs’ self-awareness.

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