“EMOTIONAL SATISFACTION IN THE COUPLE, IN PEOPLE AGED 20 TO 30 WHO ARE IN A COURT RELATIONSHIP”
-I want to present to you a research carried out by two young psychologists who address the problem of dating violence and explores the relationship between emotional regulation and satisfaction in the couple in young people between 20 and 30 years old. I consider this topic relevant in these times. enriched by the researchers who are the same age as the young people interviewed.
Emerging adulthood or youth is a stage where it is not defined by specific social or physical indicators as in adolescence; the life events that occur at this age are constantly changing according to the development of the social and historical context. It is a moment where there are strong personal and vital changes that test personal stability, decisions must be made about what career to study, what job to do, and social relationships crystallize by assuming adult commitments. They begin to consolidate their own vision of the world, analyzing adopted family beliefs and taking a personal perspective and consolidating their identity and personal autonomy.
*Canavesio and *Eberle (2023) carried out an investigation where they asked if there was a relationship between emotional regulation and satisfaction in the couple in people between 20 and 30 years old who are in a dating relationship. Regarding the results obtained, they establish an association between emotional regulation and satisfaction in the couple. They hypothetically suggest that if excessive thoughts appear associated with unpleasant situations such as fear, worry, frustration, and disgust, people’s satisfaction in the relationship could possibly be affected. Likewise, people who would have positive thoughts about unpleasant events or think about possibilities to solve the problem would lead to an improvement in satisfaction with their partner.
They comment that this could be due to different explanations, citing Monaco, firstly, a greater ability to self-regulate emotions can lead to greater satisfaction with the relationship; second, a better understanding of both one’s own and one’s partner’s emotions can lead to engaging in relationships with more compatible people; Third, greater emotional intelligence can make it more likely that other types of healthy behaviors will occur in the relationship that increase mutual satisfaction, such as good communication; and finally, more emotionally suitable behavior on the part of one of the members of the couple can make it more likely that the other member will behave in the same way, generating more satisfactory interactions.
They also describe the couple as another world, because they experience and construct ways of being and being different from other relationships. However, young people consider love as a state of fulfillment, stimulating and liberating when connecting with the other person. From the paradigm of positive psychology, they define relationships as social exchanges between two or more subjects that are characterized by reciprocity. Some characteristics of positive relationships are trust, respect, love, understanding, empathy, among others. These ties help promote the well-being of people who influence the perception of themselves, others, their sense of life and purpose, commitment and positive feelings experienced. (Reffey,2012), it is worth emphasizing that this way does not imply the absence of conflicts, but rather that they can be faced intelligently, with concrete tools.
Thus, being well and feeling in love allows subjects to feel alive and wanting to do things, increases tolerance towards mistakes, in addition, one of the greatest sources of happiness is the interaction with others and in this way the Relationships produce an increase in happiness levels due to the effective support, social and emotional support that these ties provide.
-As a corollary, we can affirm that a greater ability to manage emotions, a better understanding of one’s own emotions and that of one’s partner, greater emotional education and healthy behaviors, considerably influence having positive relationships in dating, and how these can influence the satisfaction and well-being of young people in this part of their lives.
Dear readers, until the next installment to continue talking about Emotional Education.
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*Canavesio, Ornella Giuliana *Eberle, María de los Angeles Psychologists who are authors of the research.
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