Background In this paper, we argue for Gender as a Sociocultural Variable (GASV) as a
complement to Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV). Sex (biology) and gender (sociocultural …

The quality of marriage gain the attention of researchers for a long time. Various studies
have been done, by placing the marital quality as an independent variable or dependent …

Poor social support in the aftermath of a traumatic event is a well-established risk factor for
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adult trauma survivors. Yet, a great deal about …

Walster suggested that there are two kinds of love: passionate love, involving a short and
intense relationship; and companionate love, involving a close and enduring relationship …

People with higher social anxiety tend to reveal less information about themselves in
interactions with strangers, and this appears to be part of a self-protective strategy adopted …

Abstract The Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI, Bodenmann, 2008) assesses how couples
support each other when facing individual (eg, workload) and common (eg, parenting) …

The goals of this research program were to develop, implement, and evaluate a mentoring
program for Latino college freshmen and to identify processes that account for the effects of …

We explored gender differences in actual and perceived spousal support in a survey study
involving 458 married Belgian couples and in an observational study involving 32 married …

Purpose To determine the effects of spousal involvement on continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) adherence and response to CPAP problems in male patients with …

Objective. Most parents manage some degree of parenting stress without serious concerns,
but young mothers experience parenting stress at higher levels than adult mothers; high …