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Collaborative communication efficiency is linked to relationship satisfaction in dating couples
Author(s) -
Ban Sarah M.,
Taggart Tenille C.,
Kehoe Caitlin M.,
O'Leary K. Daniel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
personal relationships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.81
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-6811
pISSN - 1350-4126
DOI - 10.1111/pere.12319
Subject(s) - task (project management) , psychology , interpersonal communication , session (web analytics) , romance , interpersonal relationship , social psychology , computer science , engineering , systems engineering , world wide web , psychoanalysis
The speed, or efficiency, in which people communicate is linked to positive interpersonal outcomes. However, no studies of communication efficiency have examined romantic partners, making it unclear whether efficient communication is linked to relationship satisfaction above and beyond previously identified communication skills (e.g., problem‐solving). We recruited dating couples ( N = 56) to attend a laboratory session to complete survey measures and a collaborative communication task. Multilevel models demonstrated that both task efficiency ( β = −.36, p = .04) and self‐reported problem‐solving communication skills ( β = .28, p = .002) were associated with relationship satisfaction. Results suggest that communication task efficiency can be meaningfully applied to the study of romantic relationships and couple communication skills.