Marital Satisfaction and Perception of Partner’s Communication Style Among Polish Married Adults

• Authors: Wysota Monika

Title variants

PL

Satysfakcja małżeńska i percepcja stylu komunikacji partnera wśród polskich dorosłych będących w związku małżeńskim

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the study was to investigate the association between marital satisfaction and theperception of partner’s communication style. It was hypothesized, on the basis of literature,that the perception of the partner’s communication behaviours; such as supportive,engaged, and depreciated, is related to marital satisfaction. The study design comprisedof a correlational study in which participants were asked to fill in the questionnaires. The results indicated a significant correlation between marital satisfaction and the perception of partner communication style as supportive, engaged, and depreciated. The higher levelof marital satisfaction was found in the married adults who perceived their partner’scommunication style as highly supportive and engaged, but the least depreciated. The results confirmed the importance of communication between partners for their perceived satisfaction with the relationship.

Keywords

EN

communication style; communication behaviors; marital satisfaction

PL

styl komunikacji; zachowania komunikacyjne; satysfakcja małżeńska

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 163-167

Contributors

author

Wysota Monika

• Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland