Alexithymia is associated with increased depressive symptoms in both clinical and
community samples. One way that alexithymia may lead to depression is through its impact …

A substantial amount of research has examined the role of individual differences in the
regulation of emotion and the impact of emotion regulation on mental health; however, few …

Functional theories of emotion argue for the adaptive function of negative emotions in
response to specific contextual or environmental demands. However, data supporting these …

Current literature yields mixed results about the effectiveness of relationship education (RE)
with low‐income participants and those who experience a high level of individual or …

The current study examines associations among support recipients' personality traits, social
support behavior in marital interactions, and perceptions of partner social support provided …

Background: Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders among older people.
Consistent with the Marital Discord Model of Depression (MDMD), research in Western …

Extending research based on different-sex (ie, heterosexual) couples, the authors explored
associations between romantic relationship quality and depressive symptoms in a …

Prior research finds internalized homonegativity to be associated with reduced relationship
quality in same-sex relationships. Yet, few studies on internalized homonegativity have …

T he marital discord model was proposed in 1990 by Beach, Sandeen, and O'Leary (1990)
as a broad integration of available social and clinical research highlighting the role of …

While the regulation of stress is usually thought of as an intrapersonal process, research
suggests that relational factors such as attachment anxiety and avoidance play an influential …