Objective To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication
behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution. Background Behavioral models of …

Relationship science contends that the quality of couples' communication predicts
relationship satisfaction over time. Most studies testing these links have examined between …

The quality of communication between spouses is widely assumed to affect their subsequent
judgments of relationship satisfaction, yet this assumption is rarely tested against the …

Using data from 210 couples who provided data across the first 5 years of marriage, we
examined how premarital communication quality was related to divorce and later distress …

Communication is an important component of relationship satisfaction. Its longitudinal
relationship may not be as robust as previously thought, leaving open the possibility that …

The key relationship dynamics of communication, conflict, and commitment were
investigated using data from a randomly sampled, nationwide phone survey of adults in …

Based on three annual waves of data obtained from 268 Chinese couples in the early years
of marriage and using a three-wave, cross-lagged approach, the present study examined …

Interpersonal theories of depression suggest that how couples communicate helps to
explain bidirectional links between depressive symptoms and relationship distress …

The transition to parenthood (TTP) often is associated with declines in couple relationship
satisfaction. The current study evaluated changes in three relationship behaviors, namely …

The literature on relationship maintenance has focused primarily on the beneficial outcomes
of maintenance, and, as a result, little is known about relational processes that may interfere …