Background: There is evidence showing that marital status (MS) and marital disruption (ie.,
separation, divorce, and being widowed) are associated with poor physical health …

Background Dyadic interventions for health behaviour change involving the romantic partner
are promising. However, it often remains unclear how exactly the partner is involved in …

Individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) often have fewer social support network
resources than those without SUDs. This qualitative study examined the role of social …

This study examined concordant and discrepant alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use
among couples to determine whether they predicted marital separation or divorce over 9 …

Background The association between mental distress and divorce is well established in the
literature. Explanations are commonly classified within two different frameworks; social …

Sexual minority male (SMM) couples tend toward behavioral similarity around cannabis use,
illicit drug use, and sex with casual partners. Similarity in these behaviors may contextualize …

Committed romantic relationships between two individuals with Substance Use Disorder (or
dual-SUD couples) are prevalent. Dual-SUD couples have poor treatment engagement and …

Objectives Research with younger couples indicates that alcohol use has powerful effects
on marital quality, but less work has examined the effects of drinking among older couples …

Research shows that heterosexual spouses are concordant on a variety of health and health
behavior outcomes. Yet, little is known about patterns of concordance between spouses in …

To investigate the influence of partners on alcohol consumption in pregnant women within
the context of other factors. A Dutch nationwide online cross-sectional study among 158 …