Explaining the Link Between Personality and Relationship Satisfaction: Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Behaviour in Conflict Discussions
Explaining the Link Between Personality and Relationship Satisfaction: Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Behaviour in Conflict Discussions
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10.1002/per.1993
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
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5.9
通讯作者：
Schroeder-Abe, Michela
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作者：
Vater, Aline;Schroeder-Abe, Michela
过去的研究表明，性格特征可以预测浪漫夫妇的关系质量。然而，很少有研究调查人格和关系满意度之间联系的心理过程。本研究主要探讨自发情绪调节与积极人际行为的中介作用。这项研究采用了一个二人设计，有137对夫妇完成了自我报告问卷，评估了基线时的大五人格特质。随后，夫妇们被要求在实验室会议期间讨论当前的关系冲突。情绪调节和关系满意度进行了评估，通过自我报告后直接讨论。在6个月随访时额外评估了关系满意度。在冲突讨论中的人际关系行为被独立的评分员录像和编码。正如预期的那样，情绪调节（表达抑制，观点采择和侵略性外化），积极的人际行为和状态关系满意度在冲突的讨论调解人格和长期关系满意度之间的关系。总之，本研究提供的证据表明，人格是通过人际交往过程中的人际关系满意度。版权所有（c）2015欧洲人格心理学协会
Past research has shown that personality traits predict relationship quality in romantic couples. However, very little research has investigated psychological processes that underlie the link between personality and relationship satisfaction. The present study focused on the mediating role of spontaneous emotion regulation and positive interpersonal behaviour. This study applied a dyadic design with 137 couples who completed self-report questionnaires assessing Big Five personality traits at baseline. Subsequently, couples were asked to discuss a current relationship conflict during a laboratory session. Emotion regulation and relationship satisfaction were assessed via self-report directly after the discussion. Relationship satisfaction was additionally assessed at 6-month follow-up. Interpersonal behaviour during the conflict discussion was videotaped and coded by independent raters. As expected, emotion regulation (expressive suppression, perspective taking and aggressive externalisation), positive interpersonal behaviour and state relationship satisfaction during the conflict discussion mediated the relation between personality and long-term relationship satisfaction. In sum, this study provides evidence that personality is linked to relationship satisfaction through intrapersonal and interpersonal processes during social interactions. Copyright (c) 2015 European Association of Personality Psychology