Diathesis-stress models of depression suggest that low self-esteem and stressful events
jointly influence the development of depressive affect. More specifically, the self-esteem …

The literature on social support within dyadic intimate relationships raises a seeming
paradox: The availability of support tends to reduce distress, but its actual receipt is often …

This study uses a new measure to examine how different types of reasons for cohabitation
are associated with individual well-being and relationship quality in a sample of 120 …

Participants included 202 newlywed couples who reported retrospectively about child
maltreatment experiences (sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, and …

This study examined whether a transactional interpersonal life stress model helps to explain
the continuity in depression over time in girls. Youth (86 girls, 81 boys; M age= 12.41, SD …

These analyses examined the longitudinal relationships between depressive symptoms and
marital satisfaction over a 2-year period as experienced by 315 patients with end-stage …

Hammen (1991) provided evidence for a stress generation process in which individuals with
a history of depression contributed to the occurrence of stressors, especially interpersonal …

As authors of other chapters in this book also attest, depression is associated with significant
interpersonal impairment, both as a cause and as a consequence of the disorder (see …

Recent estimates suggest that up to 20% of adults report significant depressive symptoms in
the past 1 week to 6 months (Kessler, Avenevoli, & Merikangas, 2001). Given its incidence …

This study examined the moderating roles of marital warmth and recent life events in the
association between observed marital hostility and changes in spouses' depressive …