Emotional intelligence (EI), conflict resolution patterns, and relationship satisfaction: Actor and partner effects revisited

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 278-283

  Zeidner, Moshe ^a   Kloda, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Close personal relationship; Conflict resolution pattern; Emotional intelligence; Marital satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868575976     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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