Couple similarity in empathic accuracy and relationship well-being
Liesbet Berlamont,
Eva Ceulemans,
Chiara Carlier
et al.
Abstract:Are intimate partners similar in how accurately they infer each other’s feelings and thoughts, and if so, does this similarity predict their relationship well-being? To answer this question, we analyzed data from two laboratory-based studies ( n = 155 and n = 172 couples) in which couples participated in a conflict interaction task and afterwards reported on their own feelings and thoughts and inferred those of their partner. Relationship well-being was measured on both a global (i.e., relationship satisfactio… Show more
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