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 …

In addition to facing stressors that are typical of life course development (eg, marital
struggles, balancing work/family demands), military families face additional stress attributed …

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 …

Prior to the 1990s, the predominant view of stress and coping defined stress as occurring
when an individual perceives a situation as a challenge, threat, or loss and evaluates her …

Close relationships are integral to the health and adaptation of our species. The evidence is
incontestable, and it is the building block upon which future theory, research, and practice …

Objective To examine psychological health as a mechanism linking economic pressure and
marital instability in the early middle years to poor physical health in later life. Background …

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 …

Do parental marital conflict and dissolution influence the risk trajectory of children's physical
health risk? This paper reviews evidence addressing this question in the context of …

Background: The quality of one's marital relationship is gaining recognition as a potential
stressor associated with negative health outcomes. Purpose: In this study, we estimated the …

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 …