Research on divorce during the past decade has focused on a range of topics, including the
predictors of divorce, associations between divorce and the well‐being of children and …

We systematically evaluated the peer-reviewed Rorschach validity literature for the 65 main
variables in the popular Comprehensive System (CS). Across 53 meta-analyses examining …

The purpose of the present meta‐analysis was to empirically test the widely held assumption
that women experience lower marital satisfaction than men. A total of 226 independent …

The ability of personality traits to predict important life outcomes has traditionally been
questioned because of the putative small effects of personality. In this article, we compare …

In this article, we argue that past efforts to distinguish among types of intimate partner
violence in general survey data have committed a critical error—using data on current …

The main purpose of the current research was to develop an abbreviated form of the Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS) with nonparametric item response theory. The authors conducted 5 …

This article reviews the research literature and theory concerned with accuracy of judgments
in romantic relationships. We initially propose a model of cognition in (romantic) …

Relationship education is widely available to couples and is intended to reduce the
prevalence of relationship distress, divorce, and the associated personal and social costs …

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

In surveys and qualitative studies, spouses of service members strongly endorse this view,
describing their belief that the demands of military service, and deployments in particular …