Lesson 33: Couple/Partner Relationships Pt. 1: Slide 32

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Relationship Skills Are Important

  • A recent study found couples who start with:
  • High expectations for happiness and poor relationships skills had steep declines in marital satisfaction as time passed
  • Less positive expectations and good relationship skills had steep declines in satisfaction as time passed
  • More positive expectations and good relationship skills had more stable satisfaction over time

Notes:

http://Researchnews.Osu.Edu/Archive/Marsatis.Htmsome, “ Married Couples Will Do Better By Lowering Expectations, Study Finds” Ohio State University Research News, May Issue, 2006, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Notes:

G.A. Marlatt, “Relapse Prevention: Theoretical Rationale and Overview of the Model,” in Marlatt and Gordon, eds., Relapse Prevention, p. 39.

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