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I would like to extend my thanks to my supervisor, Dr Joseph Ciarrochi for his expertise foresigh... more I would like to extend my thanks to my supervisor, Dr Joseph Ciarrochi for his expertise foresight, support, guidance, enthusiasm and patience. Thank you for being so generous with your time and for your thorough back up plans. I consider myself very lucky to have had such a wonderful supervisor. Thanks to Mum who has always shown me unconditional love. Without your support, completing my degree would not have been possible. I will never forget the sacrifices you have made to help me achieve my goals. To Dad, although you are no longer with me I hope I have made you proud. Thank you to Mark McDonald, you are such a beautiful person. You have encouraged me, supported me and made me laugh. Thanks are also due to: Chantal Nagib, for allowing me to share my innermost feelings with you, Judy Harris, for your endless faith, love and encouragement. Thanks to Sharon Jonathan, Patty Malak, Elizabeth Morcos for encouraging me to persevere and reminding me that I can accomplish my goals. To Tania Mirosevich, Cherry Valleja and Loretta Nichols, thank you for your faith in me. Finally, but certainly not least, thanks are due to Suzy Green Lisa Parker and Tanya Cartmill, this journey would not have been the same without you guys. You have helped me to achieve this goal with your support and endless encouragement.

What emotional skills do people need to have a satisfying, close personal relationship? Two studi... more What emotional skills do people need to have a satisfying, close personal relationship? Two studies examined the relationship between measures of emotional competence and relationship satisfaction. The four aspects of emotional competence examined were effective social and emotional problem solving, accurate identification and describing of emotions, adaptive expression of emotions and effective management of emotions. 421 university students participated in study 1 (322 females; 99 males). 232 of these participants were in a relationship and 71 partners responded. 409 university students participated in study 2 (327 females; 82 males). 209 of these participants were in a relationship and 93 partners responded. Correlational and regression analyses revealed that the best predictors of close relationship satisfaction were ambivalence over the expression of intimacy emotions and difficulty identifying emotions. These effects held even after controlling for social desirability and a wi...