The relationship between communication and high levels of marital satisfaction : a systematic review

List of Tables, figure and abbreviations…………………………………………………...…70 levels of marital satisfaction.The findings also highlighted that communication plays a significant and intricate role in marital satisfaction, both on a direct and indirect manner.Results emphasize the importance of how married couples communicate rather what they say to be particularly important in this regard.The results of this study possibly implicate the need for future research on aspects of communication which relate to high levels of marital satisfaction.It may further have implications for psychotherapists or those involved in marital therapy to place more emphasis on promoting effective communication within relationships during marital therapy.