This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships
and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have …

The association between the quality of people's close relationships and their physical health
is well established. But from a psychological perspective, how do close relationships impact …

This review focuses on the pathway leading from the marital relationship to physical health.
Evidence from 64 articles published in the past decade, particularly marital interaction …

Marriage–the most important adult relationship in most people's lives–has been theorized to
affect biological processes, physical health, and mortality. This article highlights key findings …

Despite marriage's health benefits, all couples experience stress that can increase morbidity
and mortality risks. Marital stress can alter endocrine, cardiovascular, and immune function …

Highlights•Describes the strength and strain model of marital quality and health.•Partner
responsiveness and affective processes are used to illustrate core aspects of the …

Being in a happy marriage is related to better psychological and physical health. In this
article, I describe current approaches to conceptualizing and measuring marital quality and …

Marriage is a ubiquitous social status that consistently is linked to health. Despite this, there
has been very little theory development or related research on the extent to which couple …

There is a large and expanding literature that links relationship functioning with the onset,
course, and treatment of mental and physical health problems. Examples of these types of …

Marriage is the central relationship for most adults and has beneficial effects for health. At
the same time, troubled marriages have negative health consequences. This review outlines …