Social relationships are one of the most important facets of well-being and one of the
strongest links with both physical and psychological health. Romantic relationships …

Highlights•Greater mental health predicts entry into romantic relationships.•Healthy
relationships covary with better mental health, beyond selection effects.•More committed …

This article examines the possibility that romantic love (with intensity, engagement, and
sexual interest) can exist in long-term relationships. A review of taxonomies, theory, and …

Close relationships are significant to human well-being throughout life (Reis, Collins, &
Berscheid, 2000). In the early part of the life span, involuntary relationships with family …

A meta-analysis of 20 manuscripts reporting on 21 unique studies (N= 19,623) was
conducted to investigate the magnitude of the association between adolescent romantic …

With trends in delayed marriage, scholars have begun to explore how a wide range of
romantic relationships contribute to health. Although a welcome shift, this largely cross …

" In conducting research on the quality of life of the American population, time and again we
came to the conclusion that for most adults the cornerstone of a solidly constructed satisfying …

Lifecourse theory scholars focus on how individuals traverse social roles, such as marriage,
parenthood, and employment, in similar and different ways across their lives. This study …

Research on mindfulness, defined as paying conscious and non-judgmental attention to
present-moment experiences, has increased rapidly in the past decade but has focused …

Drawing from epidemiological, laboratory, and natural environment (eg, daily diary) studies,
this chapter begins with discussion of the impact romantic relationship status (eg, married vs …