Affective and Interpersonal Correlates of Relationship Satisfaction  

作　　者：Lara K. Ault Ashley Lee 

机构地区：[1]Saint Leo University

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2016年第3期115-130,共16页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Healthy relationships are important to functioning in daily life and across the life-span （e.g., Burman and Margolin 1992）. Personality factors could predict relationship satisfaction through the influence of individuals＇ relationship schemas （Fiske and Taylor 1991） and perceptions of their partners （Simpson and Rholes 1998）. Given the potential importance of attachment styles to relationship mechanisms and the well-established relationship between attachment and interpersonal behavior （Bartholomew and Horowitz 1992; Hazan and Shaver 1987）, interpersonal traits may influence relationship satisfaction directly. According to Leary＇s （1957） interpersonal reflex theory, any interpersonal act elicits responses from the other person that verify, validate, or otherwise reinforce the actor＇s own self-image and self-presentation, and thus increase the probability that the actor will emit similar interpersonal acts in future interactions. The Impact Message Inventory （IMI） attempts to measure individuals＇ perceptions of how others impact them by evoking interpersonal acts such as dominance and affiliation. This study examined the influence of perceived partner-evoked behavior and individuals＇ own interpersonal styles on relationship satisfaction. This study used IMI measures of evoked Dominance and Affiliation as well as revised Liking and Loving measures to predict relationship satisfaction using three different satisfaction outcome measures. The final analyses included 291 participants （134 men and 157 women） who completed a scantron survey. Partner impact, or the interpersonal behaviors, evoked from the individual during interaction, predicted relationship satisfaction well. Evoked affiliation was the most consistently strong predictor of satisfaction across all three outcome measures. Liking （distinct here from affiliation） is a stronger predictor of relationship satisfaction than is loving （distinct here from passion）, and it is significant across all three outcome measure

关 键 词：relationship satisfaction interpersonal circumplex LIKING companionate love 

分 类 号：O174.51[理学—数学] C912.1[理学—基础数学]