Trait emotional intelligence, conflict communication patterns, and relationship satisfaction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1314-1325

  Smith, Lynne ^a   Heaven, Patrick C L ^a   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict communication patterns; Couples; Emotional intelligence; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 39549117577     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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