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

Highlights•Stress is a dyadic phenomenon that affects both partners in a romantic
relationship.•Stress can originate both outside (external) and inside (internal) the …

Background To limit the rapid spread of COVID‐19, countries have asked their citizens to
stay at home. As a result, demographic and cultural factors related to home life have become …

Objectives Cancer not only affects the patient but also the partner. In fact, couples may react
as a unit rather than as individuals while co** with cancer (ie, dyadic co**). We …

Drawing from 2 largely isolated approaches to the study of social stress—stress proliferation
and minority stress—the authors theorize about stress and mental health among same‐sex …

Research has demonstrated associations between experiences of discrimination,
relationship quality, and mental health. However, critical questions remain unanswered with …

Stress is a concept that has received increased attention in marital research during the last
decade, showing that it plays an important role in understanding the quality and stability of …

A developmental-contextual model of couples co** with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

This article reports four longitudinal field studies and one experimental study designed to
shed light on the functional roles of social support within the stress and co** context. First …

Background Evidence continues to build for the impact of the marital relationship on health
as well as the negative impact of illness on the partner. Targeting both patient and partner …