Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Economic distress and the relationship stability of remarried couples has been subject to some exploration, but less emphasis has been placed on how economic distress among remarried couples impacts other relationship domains, particularly sexual intimacy. Methods Through the lens of multidimensional family development theory (MFDT), t...
Published in Couple & family psychology
Alcohol use can operate as a chronic relationship stressor with adverse influences on individual and relationship functioning, including negative conflict behaviors; however, it remains unclear what modifiable individual-level factors may moderate this association. The current study examined the effects of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation s...
Published in Family process
在南非, 基于伴侣的干预措施 (CBI) 被用来增加HIV艾滋病毒检测, 减少HIV艾滋病毒传播, 并改变关系动态。为了了解当地对健康关系的定义, 本研究试图在南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的一个半农村地区收集关于健康关系模式的定性数据。我们对HIV阳性的女性 (n = 15) 和混合HIV状态的男性 (n = 15) 进行了半结构化的定性访谈, 他们处于异性恋、一夫一妻制的关系中 (彼此之间没有关系) 。本研究采用主题分析来指导了编码工作, 归纳出以下三个主要的健康关系行为主题, 分别是: 开放性沟通、伴侣层面的问题解决和积极的关系建立, 它们与各种关系的各个方面 (信任、支持、尊重、承诺和联系) 有关。我们有目的地探索了背景主题, 即HIV的作用、积极的社区参与和权力动态, 以更好地定位健康关系行...
Published in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Individuals all across the world experienced significant disruptions in their personal and family life with the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current study investigated dynamic associations between stress and relationship functioning over time in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Perceived stress, relationship satisf...
Published in Family process
低收入少数族裔在建立稳定和健康的关系方面面临许多复杂的障碍。AVANCE 休斯顿是德克萨斯州休斯敦的一个非营利性社区组织，它制定了“强大家庭、强大社区”(SFSC)计划，通过向低收入的说英语和西班牙语的西班牙裔和说英语的非裔美国人提供互动式的健康婚姻和关系技巧讲习班，来解决这些障碍。研究采的是用随机对照试验(RCT)设计，随机分配到7周治疗组(n=649)或12个月等待名单对照组(n=600)。我们研究了该项目对关系功能四个维度的影响: 关系满意度、连接度和质量; 以及在测试后，6个月和12个月后的该项目对冲突调解的影响。研究使用具有差异中差异影响预测元素的重复测量多层次模型，我们发现所有四个方面的关系功能都得到了改善，其影响大小比以前针对低收入者的关系教育项目中发现的要大 (关系满意度的C...
Published in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Introduction: COVID-19 has had a profound impact on relationship functioning, though effects have been heterogeneous. Reasons for divergent effects on relationship functioning remain unclear. Theoretical models suggest that it is not just stress exposure that leads to adverse relationships outcomes, but also subjective response to these stressors. ...
Published in Clinical psychology & psychotherapy
Increases in positive emotions may not only be indicators of progress in therapy but also precursors to that improvement. Conducted in a psychology training clinic, this naturalistic, repeated-measures study tracked changes over the course of therapy in 34 clients' emotional experience and two of the primary targets of clinical interventions, sympt...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Breast cancer treatments have multiple adverse effects, including concerns about body appearance and function that are experienced by most patients. Altered body image negatively affects mental health, social, and relationship functioning. While the relationship with a partner is critical for patients’ psychological wellbeing and partners can promo...
Published in Journal of interpersonal violence
The current study sought to examine immediate and long-term consequences of college sexual assault (C-SA) among women with no prior sexual assault history. While much is known regarding the short-term negative impact of C-SA, the current study examines whether C-SA is associated with immediate academic and psychosocial consequences as well as long-...
Published in Contemporary family therapy
Current models of relationship functioning often emphasize conflict with a particular focus on the behaviors that occur in that context. Much less is known about the impact of time spent interacting in the absence of conflict. The primary aim of this study is to test associations between time spent in various forms of daily interaction (engaging in...
