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Relationship quality profiles and well-being among married adultsKira S Birditt
Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi 48104 2321, USA
J Fam Psychol 21:595-604. 2007..Although family relationships (e.g., spouse) are important for well-being, interventions should consider the composition and quality of social networks to determine which relationships may need improvement...- Enacted support during stressful life events in middle and older adulthood: an examination of the interpersonal contextKira S Birditt
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Psychol Aging 27:728-41. 2012..Findings are consistent with the support provision process model and highlight the importance of considering relationship context and the stress continuum in studies of enacted support among older adults... 
Age and gender differences in adults' descriptions of emotional reactions to interpersonal problemsKira S Birditt
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58:P237-45. 2003..Findings are interpreted in terms of theories regarding age and gender differences in emotion regulation and interpersonal tensions...- Do we get better at picking our battles? Age group differences in descriptions of behavioral reactions to interpersonal tensionsKira S Birditt
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60:P121-8. 2005..It appears that individuals are better able to regulate their behavioral responses to interpersonal problems as they age... - Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: a daily diary studyKira S Birditt
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, Mi 48104 2321, USA
Psychol Aging 20:330-40. 2005..The discussion centers on why older people may be better able to regulate their reactions to problems than younger people... 
Life sustaining irritations? Relationship quality and mortality in the context of chronic illnessKira Birditt
Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Soc Sci Med 67:1291-9. 2008..We conclude that the social relations-mortality link is more complex than previously understood and is influenced by the context...- Tensions in the parent and adult child relationship: Links to solidarity and ambivalenceKira S Birditt
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi 48104 2321, USA
Psychol Aging 24:287-95. 2009..Findings are consistent with the developmental schism hypothesis, which indicates that parent-child tensions are common and are the result of discrepancies in developmental needs that vary by generation, gender, and age... - "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all": coping with interpersonal tensions in the parent-child relationship during adulthoodKira S Birditt
Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 2321, USA
J Fam Psychol 23:769-78. 2009..Parents may be more likely to use constructive strategies, which are meant to maintain the relationship because of their greater investment in the tie. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)... - Adult children's problems and successes: implications for intergenerational ambivalenceKira S Birditt
Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, Mi 48104 2321, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 65:145-53. 2010....