The current study presented the first meta-analytic review on the associations between the
Big Five personality traits and stress measured under different conceptualizations (stressor …

Introduction Psychological, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors play a significant role in
making one vulnerable to develo** a sexual concern, in triggering the onset of a sexual …

Abstract The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly altered people's daily
lives and created multiple societal challenges. One important challenge of this unique …

External stressors can erode relationship quality, though little is known about what can
mitigate these effects. We examined whether COVID-related stressors were associated with …

The pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus (coronavirus) and the associated illness,
COVID‐19, has caused a level of worldwide upheaval unlike any most people now living …

The broad isolation, separation, and loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic raise risks
for couples' relationship quality and stability. Guided by the vulnerability–stress–adaptation …

Rationale The transition to college presents a period of vulnerability to mental illness, and
opportunity for positive psychosocial development. Objective The present study sought to …

Throughout the life span, individuals engage in affectionate touch with close others. Touch
receipt promotes well-being in infancy, but the impacts of touch in adult close relationships …

The ways that couples form and manage their intimate relationships at higher and lower
levels of socioeconomic status (SES) have been diverging steadily over the past several …

Research on mindfulness, defined as paying conscious and non-judgmental attention to
present-moment experiences, has increased rapidly in the past decade but has focused …