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

    Authors

    M. Zeidner; I. Kloda;G. Matthews

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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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