Objective: Despite the importance for understanding mechanisms of change, little is known
about the order of change in daily life emotions, cognitions, and behaviors during treatment …

As rare diseases often have an onset of symptoms in childhood, the burden of the disease
and associated challenges commonly fall to the individual's family members. Managing this …

A wealth of research suggests that as stress increases, so does conflict in close
relationships. But is this always the case? Specifically, how does the trajectory of conflict …

Recent years have seen a shift in the number of bereavement studies examining daily grief
processes, but our knowledge is still limited due to the lack of dyadic research. In this paper …

Stressful events can disrupt couples' emotional connection, yet prior research is mixed
regarding whether stress also disrupts couples' physical intimacy. This study considered …

Reports demonstrating modest but significant correlations between heavy social media use
(SMU) and poorer mental health in youth have led many to suggest that heavy SMU is …

When secrets come to mind, do people try to suppress them or do they engage with them?
Whereas earlier research suggested that people try to suppress secrets, recent work …

Self-report data are essential in health psychology research where an individual's
perception is critical to understanding one's health and psychological status. Intensive data …

Measurement reactivity has implications for behavioral science, as it is crucial to determine
whether changes in constructs of interest represent true change or are an artifact of …

Research shows that people's self-reports may be biased by an initial elevation
phenomenon in which ratings are higher the first time that people take a survey as …