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View article: Dyadic Coping and Communication as Predictors of 10-Year Relationship Satisfaction Subgroup Trajectories in Stable Romantic Couples
Dyadic Coping and Communication as Predictors of 10-Year Relationship Satisfaction Subgroup Trajectories in Stable Romantic Couples Open
Given the importance of relationship satisfaction and the detrimental effects of its decline in romantic couples, it is crucial to understand how relationship satisfaction develops over time in long-term stable relationships and to identif…
View article: Can Generative AI Chatbots Emulate Human Connection? A Relationship Science Perspective
Can Generative AI Chatbots Emulate Human Connection? A Relationship Science Perspective Open
The development of generative AI capable of sustaining complex conversations has created a burgeoning market for companion chatbots promising social and emotional connection. The appeal of these products raises questions about whether chat…
View article: Predicting relationship quality with itself? A single general factor captures most of the variance across 34 common relationship measures
Predicting relationship quality with itself? A single general factor captures most of the variance across 34 common relationship measures Open
In relationship science, researchers have generated a wide array of constructs and corresponding self-report measures to characterize, explain, and predict relationship quality – the foremost studied outcome in the field. Collectively, how…
View article: Did the COVID-19 pandemic increase intimate partner aggression among married couples?
Did the COVID-19 pandemic increase intimate partner aggression among married couples? Open
Discrepant theoretical perspectives assert that challenges brought on by COVID-19 could either increase or decrease intimate partner aggression (IPA) between spouses. As reliance on retrospective or post-COVID-19 data cannot resolve these …
View article: Can Generative AI Chatbots Emulate Human Connection? A Relationship Science Perspective
Can Generative AI Chatbots Emulate Human Connection? A Relationship Science Perspective Open
The development of generative AI capable of sustaining complex conversations has created a burgeoning market for companion chatbots promising social and emotional connection. The appeal of these products raises questions about whether chat…
View article: (Title withdrawn - for peer review)
(Title withdrawn - for peer review) Open
In relationship science, researchers have generated a wide array of constructs and corresponding self-report measures to characterize, explain, and predict relationship quality – the foremost studied outcome in the field. Collectively, how…
View article: (Title withdrawn - for peer review)
(Title withdrawn - for peer review) Open
Despite the development of numerous constructs to characterize, explain, and predict relationship quality – the foremost studied outcome in relationship science – the boundaries of these constructs remain poorly defined. As a consequence, …
View article: Acceptability and feasibility of an intervention for Alaska Native and American Indian couples
Acceptability and feasibility of an intervention for Alaska Native and American Indian couples Open
Objective This acceptability and feasibility study assessed a previously tested movie discussion intervention culturally adapted for a tribal health setting. Background Despite family and relationships being important in Alaska Native and …
View article: INTERGENERATIONAL BONDS ACROSS THE EARLY YEARS OF MARRIAGE
INTERGENERATIONAL BONDS ACROSS THE EARLY YEARS OF MARRIAGE Open
As adults embark upon marriage, forming their own new nuclear families, they often remain connected to their families of origin. Nevertheless, spouses’ relationships with their parents and in-laws are likely to change across the early year…
View article: Are changes in marital satisfaction sustained and steady, or sporadic and dramatic?
Are changes in marital satisfaction sustained and steady, or sporadic and dramatic? Open
Although prominent theories of intimate relationships, and couples themselves, often conceive of relationships as fluctuating widely in their degree of closeness, longitudinal studies generally describe partners' satisfaction as stable and…
View article: Lasting Declines in Couples’ Social Network Interactions in the First Years of COVID
Lasting Declines in Couples’ Social Network Interactions in the First Years of COVID Open
Since the onset of COVID-19, a rise in loneliness has raised concerns about the social impact of lockdowns and distancing mandates. Yet, to date, the effects of the pandemic on social networks have been studied only indirectly. To evaluate…
View article: Three tests of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model: Independent prediction, mediation, and generalizability
Three tests of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model: Independent prediction, mediation, and generalizability Open
Objective Efforts to understand why some marriages thrive while others falter are (a) not well integrated conceptually and (b) rely heavily on data collected from White middle-class samples. The Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model (VSA; …
View article: Stability and change in newlyweds’ social networks over the first years of marriage.
Stability and change in newlyweds’ social networks over the first years of marriage. Open
Marriage sanctifies the relationship between two spouses, but what happens to their relationships with family, friends, and others who comprise their social networks? Scholarly accounts disagree about whether couples' networks strengthen, …
View article: Stress Crossover in Intimate Relationships: A New Framework for Studying Dynamic Co-Regulation Patterns in Dyadic Interactions
Stress Crossover in Intimate Relationships: A New Framework for Studying Dynamic Co-Regulation Patterns in Dyadic Interactions Open
It has been demonstrated that stress, experienced outside of a relationship, can spill into a relationship and cross over during interactions from one partner to the other. However, the mechanism of how stress cross over in real-time betwe…
View article: Effects of hurricane harvey on trajectories of hostile conflict among newlywed couples.
Effects of hurricane harvey on trajectories of hostile conflict among newlywed couples. Open
Natural disasters have been purported to increase, and decrease, hostile conflict in intimate relationships, but heavy reliance on retrospective designs prohibits strong tests of these contrasting perspectives. The present study aims to re…
View article: State minimum wage increases delay marriage and reduce divorce among low‐wage households
State minimum wage increases delay marriage and reduce divorce among low‐wage households Open
Objective To estimate the effects of state‐level changes in the minimum wage on marriage and divorce among low‐wage earners. Background Proponents of raising the minimum wage highlight the potential benefits of increased earnings for low‐i…
View article: Experiencing a Natural Disaster Temporarily Boosts Relationship Satisfaction in Newlywed Couples
Experiencing a Natural Disaster Temporarily Boosts Relationship Satisfaction in Newlywed Couples Open
How do natural disasters affect intimate relationships? Some research suggests that couples are brought closer together after a disaster, whereas other research suggests that relationships become more strained in the aftermath. Yet all of …
View article: Friendship Network Satisfaction: A multifaceted construct scored as a unidimensional scale
Friendship Network Satisfaction: A multifaceted construct scored as a unidimensional scale Open
Although satisfying friendships are crucial for well-being throughout adulthood, measures of friendship satisfaction have been limited by: (1) item content relevant to children only, (2) a focus on single relationships rather than the frie…
View article: The disconnected couple: intimate relationships in the context of social isolation
The disconnected couple: intimate relationships in the context of social isolation Open
View article: A Bayesian Latent Variable Selection Model for Nonignorable Missingness
A Bayesian Latent Variable Selection Model for Nonignorable Missingness Open
Missing data are exceedingly common across a variety of disciplines, such as educational, social, and behavioral science areas. Missing not at random (MNAR) mechanism where missingness is related to unobserved data is widespread in real da…
View article: Couples’ Diminished Social and Financial Capital Exacerbate the Association Between Maladaptive Attributions and Relationship Satisfaction
Couples’ Diminished Social and Financial Capital Exacerbate the Association Between Maladaptive Attributions and Relationship Satisfaction Open
View article: Cumulative risk and intimate partner aggression.
Cumulative risk and intimate partner aggression. Open
Even after adjusting for potential distal influences, individual and dyadic variables emerge as clear risk factors of IPA. Although there were no significant associations between contextual variables and IPA intercepts and slopes in LGCM, …
View article: When does verbal aggression in relationships covary with physical violence?
When does verbal aggression in relationships covary with physical violence? Open
Specific communication skills and broad indices of socioeconomic vulnerability make independent contributions to acts of physical aggression among psychologically aggressive couples. Conceptual frameworks are needed to integrate these two …
View article: When poor communication does and does not matter: The moderating role of stress.
When poor communication does and does not matter: The moderating role of stress. Open
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 34(6) of Journal of Family Psychology (see record 2020-62946-001). There are two errors in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph (Model 4: Fluctuations in Cumula…
View article: Adverse childhood experiences, stress, and intimate partner violence among newlywed couples living with low incomes.
Adverse childhood experiences, stress, and intimate partner violence among newlywed couples living with low incomes. Open
The stress-generation model, commonly applied in studies of psychopathology, purports that vulnerabilities to depression (e.g., rumination, doubt, self-blame, social withdrawal) increase the likelihood that stressful events will later occu…
View article: Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom
Research on Marital Satisfaction and Stability in the 2010s: Challenging Conventional Wisdom Open
Although getting married is no longer a requirement for social acceptance, most people do marry in their lifetimes, and couples across the socioeconomic spectrum wish their marriages to be satisfying and long lasting. This review evaluates…
View article: Premarital parenthood and newlyweds’ marital trajectories.
Premarital parenthood and newlyweds’ marital trajectories. Open
An increasing number of couples in the United States are entering their first marriage having already had a child together, raising important questions about whether and how these couples' marriages differ from newlywed couples who enter m…
View article: Barriers and facilitators of relationship help-seeking among low-income couples.
Barriers and facilitators of relationship help-seeking among low-income couples. Open
Despite being at elevated risk for relationship distress and dissolution, couples living with low incomes are less likely than their middle-class counterparts to participate in couple therapy. To increase treatment use among economically d…
View article: Communication that is maladaptive for middle-class couples is adaptive for socioeconomically disadvantaged couples.
Communication that is maladaptive for middle-class couples is adaptive for socioeconomically disadvantaged couples. Open
Demands for change in a relationship, particularly when met by behavioral withdrawal, foreshadow declines in relationship satisfaction. Yet demands can give partners opportunities to voice concerns, and withdrawal can serve to de-escalate …
View article: Issue Information
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