Does Marital Conflict Predict Marital Satisfaction?

Karen Kayser and Jennifer L. Scott’s book Helping Couples Cope with Women's Cancers: An Evidence-Based Approach for Practitioners was positively reviewed by Leslie B. Rosen, who quotes the authors claim that "higher conflict in the relationship was related to a lower mood disturbance. While this seems counterintuitive, conflict was also positively correlated with marital satisfaction. These findings suggest that relationships in which spouses do not withdraw when there are differences, but confront them directly, can be productive."

Does this positive correlation between conflict and marital satisfaction hold up in other studies?

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A Dyadic Approach to Coping With Women's Cancers
By Leslie B. Rosen
      PsycCRITIQUES, 2008 Vol 53(42)