Three tests of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model: Independent prediction, mediation, and generalizability

JM Ross, TP Nguyen, BR Karney… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Efforts to understand why some marriages thrive while others falter are (a) not well
integrated conceptually and (b) rely heavily on data collected from White middle-class …

How both partners' individual differences, stress, and behavior predict change in relationship satisfaction: Extending the VSA model

JK McNulty, AL Meltzer, LA Neff… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We pooled data from 10 longitudinal studies of 1,104 married couples to test the
Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation (VSA) model of change in relationship satisfaction. Studies …

[图书][B] Effects of enduring vulnerabilities on change in marital satisfaction: An examination of neuroticism, romantic attachment style, and parental marital quality

ZR Collins - 2008 - search.proquest.com
The vulnerability-stress-adaptation (VSA) model integrates spouses' developmental history
as a distal component of the development of relationship satisfaction. The present studies …

Bidirectional or unidirectional? Longitudinal associations between external stressors, perceived spousal support, and marital instability

Q Li, M Xun, Z Chen, Y Li, C Zhao, X Ju, J Lan… - Family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Based on three annual waves of data from 268 Chinese newlyweds (Mage= 29.59, SD=
3.25 for husbands; Mage= 28.08, SD= 2.51 for wives), the present study examined the …

Examining Dyadic Stress Appraisal Processes Within Romantic Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective

BJ Peters, NC Overall, AM Gresham, A Tudder… - Affective Science, 2024 - Springer
The biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat emphasizes how individuals appraise
stress. Close relationship theories emphasize the interpersonal context, communication, and …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating how external stress does (and does not) impact marital functioning and outcomes: Mechanisms of influence and protective couple processes

AW Barton - 2013 - getd.libs.uga.edu
Why do some marriages flourish, some flounder, and others fail? This question has centrally
informed decades of marital research, yet despite such time and primacy, proven …

[图书][B] Examining moderating and mediating effects of aversive behavior in romantic relationships

AE Rodrigues - 2010 - search.proquest.com
In the current study I examined the impact of enduring vulnerabilities (neuroticism and trait
anger) and maladaptive relationship behaviors (hostile conflict, aggression, dishonesty …

Depressive symptoms, external stress, and marital adjustment: The buffering effect of partner's responsive behavior

PR Pietromonaco, NC Overall… - … and personality science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Guided by theory emphasizing that partner responsiveness underlies well-functioning
romantic relationships, we examined whether partners' responsive behavior buffered the …

Stress resilience in early marriage: Can practice make perfect?

LA Neff, EF Broady - Journal of personality and social psychology, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
As all couples experience stressful life events, addressing how couples adapt to stress is
imperative for understanding marital development. Drawing from theories of stress …

How far is the reach of personality in relationship functioning during COVID-19? Reply to Pfund and Hill (2022).

PR Pietromonaco, NC Overall - 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Pfund and Hill (2022) suggest that individual resilience factors such as agreeableness and
conscientiousness are likely to promote better relationship functioning as couples navigate …