In intimate relationships, spousal support (or dyadic coping) can directly benefit
relationships (ie, direct effect) and protect the relationship against the negative spillover …

Previous empirical studies show that stress occurring outside of the relationship (referred to
as external stress) can spill over into couples' relationships, influencing dyads' behaviors …

Growing evidence that social support in times of stress is crucial for well-functioning
relationships raises important questions about how intimate partners elicit specific forms of …

Stress originating within one's relationship (internal stress), such as conflicts between
partners, has been shown to have detrimental effects on relational longevity and well-being …

Stress is a concept that has received increased attention in marital research during the last
decade, showing that it plays an important role in understanding the quality and stability of …

Couples' experiences of daily stress can be detrimental for partners' individual and relational
well‐being, specifically their identity as a couple, their relational satisfaction, and their life …

Guided by theory emphasizing that partner responsiveness underlies well-functioning
romantic relationships, we examined whether partners' responsive behavior buffered the …

Evidence for the stress-buffering effects of social support in intimate relationships raises
important questions about whether partner support promotes recovery in physiological …

Stressful experiences external to a marriage (eg, work stress, finances) are often associated
with poor relationship functioning and lowered marital satisfaction, a phenomenon called …

Background and objectives Perceptions of partners' dyadic coping (DC) behaviors are
associated with lower stress and higher relationship well-being. Albeit well-documented …