Although previous data indicate that dyadic coping is associated with Hypothalamic-Pituitary-
Adrenal (HPA-axis and C-reactive protein (CRP) separately, no study has reported on the …

Objective: Marital quality impacts inflammatory processes. Dyadic coping, a spousal support
process in which members of a couple work together to cope with the stressors that 1 or both …

Several decades of research have demonstrated that marital relationships have a powerful
influence on physical health. However, surprisingly little is known about how marriage …

Although a majority of adults live with a close relationship partner, little is known about
whether and how partners' momentary affect and physiology covary, or “coregulate.” This …

The current study tested whether positive and negative behaviors exhibited by couples
during conflict interactions assessed in the laboratory are associated with individuals' …

Individuals in stable relationships tend to be healthier than those not in stable relationships.
Despite this general positive influence of relationships on health, the mechanisms for the …

In this study, associations were examined between cortisol levels of wives and husbands in
47 heterosexual married couples. Both partners' salivary cortisol levels were measured at …

The present review on dyadic coping (DC) aims at providing a critical integration of both the
conceptual and empirical DC literature and overcoming the limitations of past reviews by (a) …

Objectives The goal of this study was to investigate associations of the positivity and
negativity of couple communication behaviors during a novel stressor, representative of …

Objective: To determine whether intimacy might be associated with reduced daily salivary
cortisol levels in couples, thereby adding to the epidemiologic literature on reduced health …