This article reviews the advances made in the decade of the 1990s in observing marital
interaction. Many technological advances in data collection, including synchronization of …

▪ Abstract The investigation of marital conflict has reached a crossroads. Over 25 years of
research on marital conflict behavior yields a relatively clear picture of its topography, but its …

This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief
but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science. It emphasizes the …

In this article we review the advances made in the 20th century in studying marriages.
Progress moved from a self‐report, personality‐based approach to the study of interaction in …

The present study examined the association among marital satisfaction, marital power, and
sexual desire in a sample of 60 community couples. We predicted that marital satisfaction …

The purpose of this review is to provide a balanced examination of the published research
involving the observation of couples, with special attention toward the use of observation for …

This study examined the relationships among physiological responses during marital
conflict, aggressive behavior, and violence in battering couples. As an index of physiological …

This study explored how daily changes in workday pace and end-of-the-workday mood were
related to nightly variations in withdrawn and angry marital behavior. For 3 days, 82 …

Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships provides a synthesis of research on
nonverbal communication as it applies to interpersonal interaction, focusing on the close …

The family is the crucible of society. In large part, this vital social entity is defined by the way
its members interact. Over the past 30 years, enormous strides have been made in our …