Abstract

Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is an important individual difference variable that is related to the quality of romantic relationships. The present study investigated the associations between TEI, dyadic coping, and relationship satisfaction. A convenience sample of N = 136 heterosexual couples was recruited online. When the actor-partner interdependence model was applied to the data, TEI showed a positive actor effect and a positive partner effect on relationship satisfaction. The actor effect and partner effect of TEI on relationship satisfaction were partially mediated through positive dyadic coping and common dyadic coping, respectively. A small total indirect actor effect was also found for negative dyadic coping. Controlling for potential content overlap between TEI and relationship satisfaction did not alter the results. However, removing variance from the TEI score that was shared with the Big Five trait factors attenuated TEI’s actor and partner effects on relationship satisfaction and rendered all but one actor effect for TEI on dyadic coping and all but one indirect effect nonsignificant. The results underline the importance of TEI for the quality of romantic relationships and they shed light on underlying mechanisms. Implications for theory, research, and applications in counseling contexts will be discussed.

摘要

特质情绪智力（TEI）是一个重要的个体差异变量，与浪漫关系的质量有关。本研究调查了TEI，二元应对和关系满意度之间的关联。N的便利样本 =在线招聘了136对异性恋夫妇。当演员-伴侣相互依赖模型应用于数据时，TEI对关系满意度显示出积极的演员效应和积极的伴侣效应。TEI对关系满意度的行为者效应和伴侣效应分别通过积极的二向应对和普通的二向应对来介导。对于消极的二元应对，也发现了很小的间接作用。控制TEI和关系满意度之间潜在的内容重叠不会改变结果。但是，从与五大特质因素共享的TEI分数中删除方差会削弱TEI的行为者和伴侣对关系满意度的影响，并使TEI的所有行为者效应（除了一种行为者效应）对二元应对和除间接影响之外的所有效应均不显着。结果强调了TEI对于恋爱关系质量的重要性，并阐明了潜在的机制。将讨论对辅导环境中的理论，研究和应用的影响。