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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Romantic Competence Predicts Dyadic Satisfaction through Relationship Formation, Perception, and Behavior

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Personality/Emotion

  • Michelle Persich
    North Dakota State University
  • Ivy Bergstrom
    North Dakota State University
  • Roberta Irvin
    North Dakota State University
  • Michael Robinson
    North Dakota State University

Abstract

In the present research, we sought to examine the multifaceted ways in which romantic competence (RC) may contribute to relationship satisfaction. Using a dyadic design (N = 171 couples), we found evidence for assortative mating processes. In addition, RC predicted both perceptual and behavioral components of relationship satisfaction.

Social Groups/Social Relationships