Forgiveness in marriage: putting the benefits into context.

JK McNulty - Journal of Family Psychology, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
The current longitudinal study examined the consequences of spouses' tendencies to
forgive their partners over the first 2 years of 72 new marriages. Though positive main effects …

Emotion regulation and intimate partner violence in newlyweds.

JK McNulty, JC Hellmuth - Journal of family psychology, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
Is the inability to regulate negative emotions a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV)?
To address this question, the authors asked 72 newlywed couples to report their levels of …

Benevolent cognitions as a strategy of relationship maintenance:" don't sweat the small stuff".... But it is not all small stuff.

JK McNulty, EM O'Mara, BR Karney - Journal of personality and …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
To maintain intimate relationships in the face of negative experiences, many recommend
cognitive strategies that minimize the implications of those experiences for global …

Neuroticism and interpersonal negativity: The independent contributions of perceptions and behaviors

JK McNulty - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Why are neurotic intimates likely to have troubled relationships? Do they create greater
negativity through their own negative behavior, or do they perceive greater negativity …

Breaking singles up: Sexual satisfaction among men and women

MN Warehime, LE Bass - International Journal of Sexual Health, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Using the National Health and Social Life Survey, we investigate sexual
satisfaction by marital status and gender. We disaggregate the “single” category into “never …