This investigation examines the role of negative affectivity and conflict styles on newlywed
couples' marital satisfaction. The vulnerability-stress-adaptation (VSA) model of marital …

We investigated whether (a) short and irregular sleep are related to aggressive behavior in
early adolescence and (b) whether they moderate the relation between interparental conflict …

Although there is strong evidence for the effect of interparental conflict on adolescents'
internalizing and externalizing problems, little is known about the effect on the quality of …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate if frequent cell phone use (phubbing) has a direct
impact in the couple's satisfaction, and an indirect effect on the psychological well-being and …

Numerous studies suggest that marital satisfaction is associated with psychological and
physical health. Using fMRI, the present study explored the neural correlates of marital …

Marital distress is linked to many types of mental disorders; however, no study to date has
examined this link in the context of empirically based hierarchical models of …

Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) posits that emotionally close relationships are
increasingly valued as people perceive constraints on time. Based on SST, this study of …

The demand/withdraw pattern is a detrimental set of communication behaviors in which one
partner nags or pressures while the other partner avoids or withdraws. Past studies …

Relationship problems and depression often influence one another in a bidirectional,
recursive fashion. Results from several clinical trials have demonstrated that couple therapy …

The present study was designed to examine the complex bidirectional associations between
relationship quality and depressive symptoms among African American couples. Informed …