Maintenance of satisfaction in romantic relationships: Empathy and relational competence.

Mark H. Davis, H. Alan Oathout·1987·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0022-3514.53.2.397

Abstract

Dans une population de couples heterosexuels romantiques (n=264) les auteurs ont verifie la validite d'un modele de satisfaction relationnelle base sur l'idee que l'empathie affecte cette satisfaction par son influence sur des comportements specifiques

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Davis, M. H., & Oathout, H. A. (1987). Maintenance of satisfaction in romantic relationships: Empathy and relational competence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.53.2.397

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