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| Galena K RhoadesSummaryAffiliation: University of Denver Country: USA Publications
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The impact of the transition to cohabitation on relationship functioning: cross-sectional and longitudinal findingsGalena K Rhoades
University of Denver, Department of Psychology, 2155 South Race Street, Denver, CO 80208 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 26:348-58. 2012..Constraints to stay together substantially increased with cohabitation and over time. Implications of these findings for future research are 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...- 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... - 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 effects of marriage education for army couples with a history of infidelityElizabeth S Allen
Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO 80217, USA
J Fam Psychol 26:26-35. 2012..Implications of these findings for relationship education with couples with a history of infidelity are discussed... - Examining changes in relationship adjustment and life satisfaction in marriageScott M Stanley
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA
J Fam Psychol 26:165-70. 2012.... - 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... - 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... - Demand and withdraw behaviors in couples with a history of infidelityChristina M Balderrama-Durbin
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, USA
J Fam Psychol 26:11-7. 2012..Withdraw behaviors demonstrated a less pronounced and less consistent pattern of elevation by EDI group, and role within EDI, compared with demand behaviors. Clinical and relational implications for these findings 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.... - 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... - 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...- 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... - 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... - 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... - A randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of premarital intervention: moderators of divorce outcomesHoward J Markman
Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208 3500, USA
J Fam Psychol 27:165-72. 2013..Implications for defining risk, considering divorce as a positive versus negative outcome, the practice of premarital relationship education, and social policy are discussed... - 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...