This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships
and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have …

Evidence suggests that self-efficacy can play an essential role as a protective factor as well
as a mediator in the relationship between pain and disability in people suffering from chronic …

Transactive goal dynamics (TGD) theory conceptualizes 2 or more interdependent people
as 1 single self-regulating system. Six tenets describe the nature of goal interdependence …

There is need for closer examination of how counselors' efficacy beliefs develop and
function within actual counseling or supervisory relationships. We adapted Lent and Lopez's …

Work disability due to low back pain is a significant global health concern. Current policy
and practice aimed at tackling this problem is largely informed by the biopsychosocial …

Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory offers a remarkably flexible framework for
understanding many issues of practical concern to counseling and vocational psychology. In …

Caregivers support heart failure (HF) self-care with little HF education. The purpose of this
study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a caregiver-only educational intervention aimed at …

We investigated whether partners in newly developing romantic relationships adjust their
goals when they experience conflict with the goals of their partner, and the consequences of …

Romantic relationships are a key health determinant. Partners influence each other's
psychological, behavioral, and biological trajectories in ways that can foster health and …

Most social support research has examined support from an individual patient perspective
and does not model the broader social context of support felt by caregivers. Understanding …