Difficulty managing the stress of conflict in close relationships can lead to mental and
physical health problems, possibly through dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary …

This research investigated how spouses' attachment styles jointly contributed to their stress
responses. Newlywed couples discussed relationship conflicts. Salivary cortisol indexed …

Although many studies have indicated that people in low-quality relationships are less
healthy, precisely how relationships influence health remains unclear. We focus on one …

Stress in close relationships can have significant negative consequences for mental health,
physical health, and long-term relationship functioning. Dysregulated physiological …

Over the past 20 years, our understanding of emotional processes has grown rapidly. Within
the study of emotion, a key area of interest has been how individuals succeed or fail in …

This study examines the effects of actor and partner attachment security on cortisol
responses to discussions of personal and relationship concerns with a romantic partner …

INTRODUCTION: Couple conflict in unhappy marriages is suggested to impair individual
health via chronic psychophysiological stress reactions in couples' everyday lives. As a …

Early-stage romantic love involves reorganization of neurohormonal systems and behavioral
patterns marked by mutual influences between the partners' physiology and behavior …

Abstract Romantic couples (N= 127) engaged in a relationship conflict interaction during
which their autonomic physiology, emotional experience, and emotional behavior were …

Objective There is a well‐established link in the literature between secure romantic
attachment orientation and psychological well‐being. The underlying processes of this link …