APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Contribution of Commitment Goals and Emotion Regulation to Relationship Quality Among Married Couples
- Freya Woods
St. Lawrence University - Reese Tou
University of Houston, Texas - Jenny Su
St. Lawrence University
Abstract
Emotion regulation strategies were examined as potential mechanisms through which commitment styles influence the quality of marital relationships. Analyses of data from 319 heterosexual married couples indicate that, for husbands, suppression mediated the association between approach/avoidance commitment and relationship quality over time.
Emotion
