Relational satisfaction and jealousy across marital types
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Reports
- Vol. 5 (1) , 23-31
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08934219209367540
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of an individual's marital type (Traditional, Independent, Separate) on marital satisfaction and jealousy. Three significant findings emerged. First, Traditionals were found to be more satisfied with their marriages than Independents or Separates. Second, marital satisfaction was found to be negatively correlated with cognitive jealousy (r= ‐.64), behavioral jealousy (r = ‐.43) and emotional jealousy (r = ‐.31). Finally, Independents reported significantly more cognitive jealousy than Traditionals. Implications for the study of communication within intimate relationships are discussed.Keywords
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