Cognition and Fundamental Complex Relationship Skills
Cognition and Fundamental Complex Relationship Skills
Some Preliminary Quantitative and Qualitative Research
The purpose of our studies as a whole was to explore whether there is some degree of significant positive relationship between postformal thought and relationship quality and satisfaction. We found our hypothesis to be supported by paper-and-pencil test results. But while individuals might state on tests that they use complex thought in a relationship setting and have quality intimate relationships, how do they actually demonstrate these behaviors in a realistic life setting? Does behavior in real life demonstrate that individuals in relationships use complex thought in attaining satisfying relationships? The three studies described in this chapter provide a preliminary step in exploring these questions and provide the first descriptive and empirical evidence for the positive relationship between the ability to use complex reasoning problem-solving skills and relationship satisfaction.
Keywords: quantitative research, qualitative research, problem-solving, satisfaction, relationship quality, intimate relationship
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