“…In addition, satisfaction has been documented as a consistent predictor of relationship stability (Karney & Bradbury, ; Le, Dove, Agnew, Korn, & Mutso, ), suggesting its importance for relationship outcomes. Observable relationship behavior, including problem‐solving behavior, has been consistently associated with relationship satisfaction for married couples (Eldridge & Christensen, ; Karney & Bradbury, ; Lavner, Karney, & Bradbury, ). Therefore, we expected more competent RC behavior to be associated with greater relationship satisfaction.…”