Demands for change in a relationship, particularly when met by behavioral withdrawal,
foreshadow declines in relationship satisfaction. Yet demands can give partners …

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

Based on three annual waves of data obtained from 194 Chinese couples during the first
few years of marriage, this study examined how couples' marital conflict resolution styles …

This invited paper is a review of the significance of couple relationships to the practice of all
therapists. The article begins with a summary of the evidence on the centrality of committed …

Having a baby is viewed by most parents as one of the most joyous, anxiety-provoking, life-
changing, and destabilizing events of their lives. This chapter discusses the current statistics …

Objective: We describe changes in depressive symptoms and positive and negative social
support from the spouse/partner in a representative sample of older people in England …

Reviews of Family Therapy and Network Practices) is historically the first international
Frenchlanguage family therapy journal. Created in 1979 in Belgium by Mony Elkaïm, who is …

This study tested a mediation model of the intergenerational transmission process of the
relationship satisfaction of four ethnic groups in the US: Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians …

The aim of the study was to identify whether perceived stress and significant life changes are
related with partnership relation quality in mothers of preterm-born children. The study group …

Although committed partnerships between consenting adults can take many different forms,
they uniformly give structure, meaning, and a sense of purpose to partners' lives. Whether or …