Social desirability (specifically, impression management) scales are widely used by
researchers and practitioners to screen individuals who bias self-reports in a self-favoring …

Relationship education is widely available to couples and is intended to reduce the
prevalence of relationship distress, divorce, and the associated personal and social costs …

The purpose of the present meta‐analysis was to empirically test the widely held assumption
that women experience lower marital satisfaction than men. A total of 226 independent …

In this widely used course text and practitioner resource, Froma Walsh provides a state-of-
the-art framework for understanding resilience in families and how to foster it. Illuminating …

From an evolutionary standpoint, a default presumption is that true beliefs are adaptive and
misbeliefs maladaptive. But if humans are biologically engineered to appraise the world …

In the 20th century, the practice of psychology has usually been based on a scientific or
objective theory of human behavior. Today, an influential countermovement, often called …

Intimates typically are positively biased in their relationship evaluations. Given this fact, how
can intimates regulate their esteem needs about their relationships and still function …

Soziale Beziehungen spielen für das psychische und physische Befinden eine wichtige
Rolle. Innerhalb dieser Beziehungen kommt der Partnerschaft und der Familie die wichtigste …

Although countering denial, minimization, and externalization of blame is a key component
of most interventions for individuals who have been abusive in their intimate relationships …

Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this indispensable book addresses
the" whats,"" whys," and" how-tos" of conducting effective marriage and relationship …