The actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) has been widely successful and has
become the default method for analyses of dyadic data in which both members of the pair …

Researchers interested in studying change over time are often faced with an analytical
conundrum: Whether a residualized change model versus a difference score model should …

This study aimed to investigate which instruments have been used in marital quality
research since 2005, and the concepts underlying each measure. We conducted a literature …

Conducting research on human relationships entails special challenges of design and
analysis. Many important questions benefit from the study of dyads and families, and studies …

Objective We provide details on how relationship researchers can use Monte Carlo
simulation for power estimation and sample size determination for the simple and the …

Many questions within the relationship literature are concerned with the similarity between
individuals or the agreement of perceptions. There are a number of different methods used …

Research in communication and other social science disciplines that relies on measuring
each member of a dyad on putative causes and effects can require complex analyses to …

Individuals with high levels of narcissism often ascend to leadership positions. Whereas
there is evidence that narcissism is linked to unethical behavior and negative social …

Ambient audio sampling methods such as the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) have
become increasingly prominent in clinical and social sciences research. These methods …

Objectives Breast cancer (BC) can be understood as a we‐disease, which affects a couple
as a unit and requires coping as a unit (eg, common dyadic coping, CDC). However …