Maladaptive emotional reactivity and dysfunctional communication during couple conflict are
both destructive to couple functioning, and observational research has elucidated how …

In a two-year study of 190 newlywed couples, multi-level contemporaneous and time-lagged
models indicated that marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms covaried over time, but …

Perhaps not surprisingly, romantic couples experience stress. Stress can originate both
within the relationship, such as differing viewpoints between partners, or outside the …

Spousal interactions are key predictors of relationship satisfaction in couples, but it is not yet
sufficiently clear as to which aspect of spousal interactions matters most. In this study, three …

The associations between couple members' personality and their relationship satisfaction
can be conceptualized as reciprocal transactions. To better understand these transactions …

Interpersonal theories of depression suggest that how couples communicate helps to
explain bidirectional links between depressive symptoms and relationship distress …

Research with clinically depressed and maritally discordant couples suggests that women's
distressed behaviors function to suppress their partners' subsequent aggressive responses …

In spite of research connecting the demand/withdraw pattern of marital interaction to marital
dissatisfaction, questions remain about its association with marital satisfaction when it is …

Based on growing evidence that negative-direct behavior that addresses important
contextual and situational demands is less harmful than negative-direct behavior that occurs …

Research into self‐regulation and partner regulation strategies has largely involved parallel
lines of research, thus, it is difficult to determine the relative contribution of both forms of …