Title

Does Dyadic Coping Mediate the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Marital Quality?

Authors

Authors

M. Zeidner; I. Kloda;G. Matthews

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Fam. Psychol.

Keywords

dyadic coping; emotional intelligence; family stress; marital quality; RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; COUPLES; METAANALYSIS; EXPLORATION; SIMILARITY; CONFLICT; STRESS; HEALTH; Psychology, Clinical; Family Studies

Abstract

This study tested for the mediational effects of dyadic coping in the observed relationship between emotional intelligence, assessed both as ability and as trait, and quality of marital relations. We used a standard dyadic design involving 100 newlywed heterosexual couples who were assessed on EI measures along with measures of dyadic coping and perceived marital quality. Total dyadic coping, as well as dyadic coping of oneself and dyadic coping of partner, were observed to mediate the association between EI and marital quality. These data provide some support for the commonly held assumption that EI plays a role in marital relationships, as mediated by dyadic coping. However, whereas the individual appears to benefit from being emotionally intelligent, the benefit is not transmitted to the other partner in the relationship.

Journal Title

Journal of Family Psychology

Volume

27

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

795

Last Page

805

WOS Identifier

WOS:000325486600011

ISSN

0893-3200

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