The predominant view in both the research literature and practice is that marital quality
declines over time. Although the majority of research using variable‐centered approaches …

The field of couple and relationship education is dominated by a focus on helping committed
couples strengthen their relationship. This article reviews several lines of research to argue …

Objective We examined how relationship satisfaction changed during the coronavirus
(COVID‐19) pandemic, as well as how relationship satisfaction related to public policy …

Currently, 10 states have enacted policies to promote premarital education and counseling.
However, no research has documented whether these policies have actually decreased …

This study investigated the mediating role of perceived partner responsiveness in the
relationship between emotional reactivity and marital quality among Chinese couples. The …

This study employed interpretive phenomenological analysis to examine the lived
experience of 10 middle‐aged, married couples in mature relationships who self‐identified …

Couple relationship education (RE) teaches skills and principles associated with a stable,
healthy relationship and marriage with the aim of improving or enhancing relationships and …

Most research has shown that sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships tends to decline
over time. Studies showing the average trajectory, however, are limited by only assessing …

В статье представлены результаты исследования качества отношений между
супругами, намерений расстаться и их реализации в краткосрочной (3 года) и …

Our field of couple and family therapy focuses on change, different ways people change,
and how therapists can facilitate change. Change can be modeled as an average trajectory …