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 …

Highlights•Supportive relationships can protect against disease risk associated with
adversity.•Social relationships can also be a source of stress and physiological …

Dyadic coping (DC), how couples cope together to deal with a stressor like chronic illness,
has received increased attention over the last three decades. The aim of the current study …

This article reviews the burgeoning literature linking greater individual differences in
attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance to poorer health. Extant research indicates …

A large body of literature has documented the health promotive effects of healthy committed
relationships on the health and wellbeing of heterosexual people in different-sex …

The majority of mothers are in a committed romantic relationship during the perinatal period,
either with the child's father or another partner. Despite this fact, parents are surprisingly …

Social interactions regulate our behavior and physiology, and strong social bonds can buffer
us from stress. Coppery titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus) are socially monogamous …

Serving in the military has the capacity to influence military personnel, civilian spouses, and
marriages in unique ways. The purpose of the present study was to provide dyadic insight …

The study of intimate relationships and health is a fast-growing discipline with numerous
well-developed theories, many of which outline specific interpersonal behaviors and …

Marital conflict has been identified as a risk factor for poor health in marriage partners and
their children. However, the mechanisms through which marital conflict influences health …