Purpose: A meta-analysis is the review of several qualifying studies where the findings of
each study is analyzed and is then pooled as to determine if an intervention is effective or …

This article examines aspects of the marital relationship and its assessment relevant to
scholars of child development. The case for attending to marriage in child research is …

Catastrophes are known to have an impact on relationships as well as on mental health.
This study evaluated differences in several mental health and well-being measures …

Psychological resilience has become a popular concept. Owing to that popularity, the word
resilience has taken on myriad and often overlapping meanings. To be a useful framework …

The purpose of the present meta‐analysis was to empirically test the widely held assumption
that women experience lower marital satisfaction than men. A total of 226 independent …

The present study took a critical look at a central construct in couples research: relationship
satisfaction. Eight well-validated self-report measures of relationship satisfaction, including …

This research tested three models of how the relationship evaluation components of
satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, trust, passion, and love are structured and cognitively …

Several prominent models of relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction imply
directional relationships between these constructs (eg, attachment theory, social exchange …

Using a randomized wait-list controlled design, this study evaluated the effects of a novel
intervention, mindfulness-based relationship enhancement, designed to enrich the …

Theories of how initially satisfied marriages deteriorate or remain stable over time have
been limited by a failure to distinguish between key facets of change. The present study …