Two studies examined whether forgiveness in married couples is associated with better
conflict resolution. Study 1 examined couples in their 3rd year of marriage and identified 2 …

This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief
but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science. It emphasizes the …

Both partners from gay and lesbian cohabiting couples without children were compared
longitudinally with both partners from heterosexual married couples with children (N at first …

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 …

We examined the interplay between husbands' and wives' positive and negative nonsexual
interpersonal behaviors, frequency of sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction, and feelings of …

The main purpose of the current research was to develop an abbreviated form of the Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS) with nonparametric item response theory. The authors conducted 5 …

Drawing on a uniquely large number of items on marital quality, this study explores the
determinants of marital quality in Chitwan Valley, Nepal. Marital quality is measured with five …

We use data from two national surveys of married individuals—one from 1980 and the other
from 2000—to understand how three dimensions of marital quality changed during this …

Religious studies are a vital branch of social science that seeks to explain the beliefs of
human society and deals with the practices and beliefs of individuals. This distinctive study …

We used data from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Survey of Families and Households to
study high‐and low‐distress marriages that end in divorce. A cluster analysis of 509 couples …