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| Galena K RhoadesSummaryAffiliation: University of Denver Country: USA Publications
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Should I stay or should I go? Predicting dating relationship stability from four aspects of commitmentGalena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:543-50. 2010..More dedication, more material and perceived constraints and less felt constraint were uniquely associated with a higher likelihood of staying together over an 8-month period...
The pre-engagement cohabitation effect: a replication and extension of previous findingsGalena K Rhoades
University of Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, CO 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:107-11. 2009..There were no significant differences between those who cohabited after engagement and not at all before marriage, supporting a pre-engagement, but not a premarital cohabitation effect...
Breaking up is hard to do: the impact of unmarried relationship dissolution on mental health and life satisfactionGalena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Frontier Hall, 2155 South Race Street, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:366-74. 2011..Existing theories are used to explain the results. Implications for clinical work and future research on unmarried relationships are also discussed...
Physical aggression in unmarried relationships: the roles of commitment and constraintsGalena K Rhoades
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80209 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:678-87. 2010..Clinical implications of these results are discussed, particularly in regard to preventive relationship education programs...
Hitting home: relationships between recent deployment, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couplesElizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80217, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:280-8. 2010..The results provide greater understanding of the relationship of deployment/PTSD symptoms and marital functioning and suggest areas for intervention with military couples...
The premarital communication roots of marital distress and divorce: the first five years of marriageHoward J Markman
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 24:289-98. 2010..Implications for future research on the development of relationship distress and for enhancing research-based couples' intervention programs are provided...
Distress in spouses of service members with symptoms of combat-related PTSD: secondary traumatic stress or general psychological distress?Keith D Renshaw
Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030 4444, USA
J Fam Psychol 25:461-9. 2011..Implications of these findings for intervention and research with this vulnerable population are discussed...
The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: an 8-year prospective studyBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 96:601-19. 2009....
Mechanisms of change in a cognitive behavioral couples prevention program: does being naughty or nice matter?Scott M Stanley
The Center for Marital and Family Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 S Race St, Denver, CO 80208, USA
Prev Sci 8:227-39. 2007..We discuss issues related to replication studies (e.g., failure to reject null hypotheses), challenges in analyzing and interpreting dyadic data, and implications for prevention...
Not all affairs are created equal: emotional involvement with an extradyadic partnerElizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
J Sex Marital Ther 34:48-62. 2008..Emotionally involved affairs are different from casual affairs in terms of precipitants, motivations, development, and outcomes, with implications for prevention, intervention, and understanding the dangers of different types of affairs...
Viewing sexually-explicit materials alone or together: associations with relationship qualityAmanda M Maddox
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 3500, USA
Arch Sex Behav 40:441-8. 2011..Implications for future research in this area as well as for sex therapy and couple therapy are discussed...
On the home front: stress for recently deployed Army couplesElizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217, USA
Fam Process 50:235-47. 2011..The results suggest areas of intervention with military couples to help them cope with the challenges of military life and deployment...
The effects of marriage education for army couples with a history of infidelityElizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology
J Fam Psychol 26:26-35. 2012..Implications of these findings for relationship education with couples with a history of infidelity are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)...
Examining changes in relationship adjustment and life satisfaction in marriageScott M Stanley
Department of Psychology
J Fam Psychol 26:165-70. 2012..PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)...
Differential use of premarital education in first and second marriagesBrian D Doss
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:268-73. 2009..Results suggest that more needs to be done to understand the barriers to the use of premarital education for second marriages...
Demand and withdraw behaviors in couples with a history of infidelityChristina M Balderrama-Durbin
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver
J Fam Psychol 26:11-7. 2012..Clinical and relational implications for these findings are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)...
Relationship education research: current status and future directionsHoward J Markman
University of Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, Colorado 80208 3500, USA
J Marital Fam Ther 38:169-200. 2012..Finally, the coauthors comment on our experiences in both the relationship education field and the couples therapy field as both researchers and interventionists...
