Objective The importance of recovery from stress is evident in times of high prevalence of
stress-related diseases. Intimacy has been found to buffer psychobiological stress reactivity …

Exposure to chronic stress is a reliable predictor of depressive disorders, and social stress is
a common ethologically relevant stressor in both animals and humans. However, many …

Partners' ability to cope together in the face of stress—commonly known as dyadic coping
(DC)—can promote individual and couple well‐being. However, little is known about the …

Ample work stresses the interdependence of spouses' psychological distress and that
women are more influenced by their spouse's distress than men. Yet previous studies have …

This paper explores the complex interplay between stressors and marital functioning,
beginning with a discussion of how key concepts from the stress and coping literature can …

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

Stress-related disorders (SRD) disproportionately affect women. Cortisol blunting, a failure
to demonstrate a typical rise and fall of cortisol in response to stress, is associated with …

Objective: The impact of relationships within the family-of-origin on the development of
physiological stress responses has significant consequences for long-term vulnerability to …

Maternal mood disorders such as depression and chronic anxiety can negatively affect the
lives of both mothers and their adult offspring. An active focus of maternal depression and …

ABSTRACT A growing body of literature on romantic relationships demonstrates
associations between daily stress and relationship quality; however, this research has …