The stability and change of trait emotional intelligence, conflict communication patterns, and relationship satisfaction: A one-year longitudinal study

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 738-743

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication patterns; Emotional intelligence; Longitudinal; Relationship satisfaction; Trait EI

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249098383     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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