Thoughts and emotions following marital conflict have received little attention but almost
certainly contribute to marriage's long-term health effects. Consistent with emotion theories …

The quality of one's familial life, for better or worse, has been linked to physical health. Such
associations are evident across a number of acute and chronic conditions and highlight the …

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 …

The objective of this study was to use the Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) to delineate
which psychophysiological variables link romantic and family relationship satisfaction …

Marital relationships are strongly related to many aspects of physical health (Bur-man and
Margolin 1992; Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton 2001). Not only are married individuals healthier …

Objective This study tested longitudinal associations between absolute levels of perceived
partner responsiveness (PPR; how much people perceive that their romantic partners …

Close relationships play a vital role in human health, but much remains to be learned about
specific mechanisms of action and potential avenues for intervention. This article provides …

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

Highlights•Risk for marital distress is significantly greater for lower income couples.•Lower
income marriages develop in a context filled with negative stressors.•Stressful events …

Emotional characteristics and processes are robust predictors of the development and
course of major medical illnesses and premature mortality, as are a variety of indicators of …