Self-Talk and its Functions Within the Realm of Relationship Management and Satisfaction

Abstract

The different styles of self-talk were explored in terms of aspects that make up relationship management and satisfaction. Participants were 252 individuals who were currently in a romantic relationship and were recruited through social media sites. They completed a survey which contained measures on how frequently they engaged in self-talk styles, their self-reported attachment style, aspects of personality traits, their level of couples satisfaction, and overall relational rumination. Results provided moderate support for most hypotheses. While there was one hypothesis that was not supported, the remaining hypotheses ranged from indirect support to strong support. The hypothesis looking at personality traits and self-talk was not supported in this study, but the hypothesis looking at relational rumination and self-talk was strongly supported. Now, future research can expand further in this field of self-talk in romantic relationships.