Companionship goals and marital goal concordance contribute to relationship satisfaction partly through dyadic coping in dating couples.

Background: Marital goals reflect individuals' understanding of the purpose of marriage and could influence the dyadic interactions and satisfaction in intimate relationships. The current study examines how each partner's marital goals and the concordance of marital goals between the partners influence dating couples' relationship satisfaction through dyadic coping.

Method: The sample consisted of 200 heterosexual dating couples from Hong Kong.