With the majority of adults involved in intimate relationships and chronic illness on the rise,
the impact of illness on couples has become a significant area of psychological research …

Abstract focuses on the effects of chronic illness on the marital relationship, and ways in
which well partners affect their spouses' adjustment to the illness/describe theoretical …

This article reviews a number of issues related to married couples' coping with and
adjustment to chronic physical illness. Spouses occupy a dual role in the coping process, as …

The past quarter century of stress and coping research has produced a wealth of studies
examining how individuals cope with stressful events, the predictors and correlates of …

The authors contend that how couples cope with chronic illness may depend on who is the
ill spouse--the husband or wife. Whether spouses perceive the illness as my illness or our …

Background: Recruitment of participants for studies focusing on couples facing illness is a
challenging task and participation decline may be associated with nonrandom factors …

Marital interaction and health issues exert reciprocal influences upon each other, often
differing along gender lines. Research shows that couple dynamics influence the immune …

Dramatic changes in the patterns of morbidity and mortality in the United States over the past
century have resulted in longer life expectancy and longer periods of time during which …

The theme of this book is an investigation of the ways in which families are affected by and
affect health and illness. Health psychology has had a strong individualistic orientation. The …

Our relationships with other people are complex, but they matter a great deal. In this edited
volume, we review recent perspectives on the connections between social relationships and …