The relation between intrapersonal cognitive discrepancies and relationship satisfaction

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2000

Publication Source

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Abstract

This study utilized two expanded scales of the Relationship Beliefs Inventory to evaluate the link between intrapersonal cognitive discrepancies and relationship satisfaction. Participants were 63 undergraduate students at a private university who were involved in exclusive romantic relationships. Participants completed measures of relationship cognitions (assumptions, standards, and perceptions) regarding disagreement and mindreading in romantic relationships, as well as a measure of their satisfaction with their current relationships. The results provide support for the hypothesis that large intrapersonal cognitive discrepancies are negatively related to relationship satisfaction.

Inclusive pages

331-352

Comments

This article was based on the dissertation of Elizabeth Curtis Johnson, available at https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/3552/

Volume

15

Issue

3

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

Romantic Relationship, Cognition


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