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 …

Highlights•Stress is a dyadic phenomenon that affects both partners in a romantic
relationship.•Stress can originate both outside (external) and inside (internal) the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the past thirty years, stimulating scientific research conducted in the field of stress and
coping has appeared in numerous theoretical and empirical publications. Along side the …

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 …

As all couples experience stressful life events, addressing how couples adapt to stress is
imperative for understanding marital development. Drawing from theories of stress …

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 …

In intimate relationships, spousal support (or dyadic coping) can directly benefit
relationships (ie, direct effect) and protect the relationship against the negative spillover …