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RELACIONES DE PAREJA Y HABILIDADES SOCIALES: EL RESPETO INTERPERSONAL
, C. Dolores Sosa 11 Universidad de La Laguna, España
*Correspondencia: Juan I. Capafóns, Dpto. Psicología Clínica, Psicobiología y Metodología, Universidad de La Laguna, Islas Canarias (España).
E-mail: juancapafons@gmail.com
Abstract
Couple relationships and social skills are closely related. Love components (intimacy, desire and commitment) have nuclear issues in the area of interpersonal relationships. A key aspect in relationships and in the social skills area is Interpersonal Respect, the ability to harmonize personal rights with the other’s rights. Respect is related with submissive, dominant, passive-aggressive and fair response styles. This study compared three groups of people (one with a tendency to submission, a second with a tendency to dominance, and a third of balanced people) to check perceptions of couple relationship. The results indicate that submissive and dominant people attach a more negative value to their relationship (and their partners) than balanced people.
Keywords
- social skills
- couple relationships
- assertiveness
- interpersonal respect