The present review on dyadic coping (DC) aims at providing a critical integration of both the
conceptual and empirical DC literature and overcoming the limitations of past reviews by (a) …

Abstract Purpose of Review Research and clinical services addressing psychosocial
aspects of coronary heart disease (CHD) typically emphasize individuals, focusing less on …

Objectives: Health psychology has contributed significantly to understanding the link
between psychological factors and health and well-being, but it has not often incorporated …

In this study, we examined estimates of internal consistency reliability, measurement
invariance, and differential correlates of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social …

Little is known about how couples' social support facilitates the pursuit of important goals in
daily life. Using an interpersonal perspective, we examined the effects of support provision …

Morbidity and mortality are reliably lower for the married compared with the unmarried
across a variety of illnesses. What is less well understood is how a couple uses their …

The aim of this study was to examine the importance of psychosocial factors, such as
emotional and instrumental social support, distress, and assumptions about appearance …

Several theoretical models have described the ways that patients and partners respond to a
health problem. Most of these models are faced with limitations regarding the role of …

Objective: There is a growing public health interest in the aging human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)–infected (HIV+) population, although there is a dearth of research on successful …

BACKGROUND Social support is a relational transaction between individuals. 5 Three
primary properties of social support include social embeddedness, perceived social support …