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 …

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 …

This chapter expands on the concept of dyadic stress and coping with an innovative and
dynamic theory of the dyadic coping process. The author presents a typology of dyadic …

This volume addresses the construct of dyadic coping between people in intimate
relationships. By strict definition, dyadic coping involves both partners and is the interplay …

In this chapter, the authors use longitudinal data on newly married couples to investigate the
differential effects of acute and chronic stress on marital outcomes. Often the role of the …

Studies of stress and marital quality often assess stress as an intrapersonal phenomenon,
examining how spouses' stress may influence their own relationship well‐being. Yet …

Marital conflict has deleterious effects on mental, physical, and family health, and three
decades of research have yielded a detailed picture of the behaviors that differentiate …

This is the first book that reviews both empirical and clinical applications of how couples
jointly cope with stress-dyadic coping-around the globe. The Systemic-Transactional Stress …

Expressions of support between partners may be more commonplace than heroic, but their
cumulative effects on the growth of trust, enduring love, and commitment can be …

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 …