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Jeffry A. Simpson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Effects of Relationship Functioning on the biological experience of stress and physical health
Current opinion in psychology, 2016Co-Authors: Allison K. Farrell, Jeffry A. SimpsonAbstract:In this paper, we outline how Relationship Functioning affects the biological experience of stress and its consequences for physical health. Negative Relationship perceptions and processes, such as attachment insecurity, hostility, and frequent conflict, tend to heighten stress responses and generate worse health over time, whereas positive Relationship perceptions and processes, such as responsiveness, support, and intimacy, are generally associated with reduced or buffered stress responses and improved health (with some caveats). Future research should focus on the mechanisms behind these effects, the extent to which they can be changed or reversed, incorporating developmental perspectives, and effects of individual differences on these processes.
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The Impact of Early Interpersonal Experience on Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2011Co-Authors: Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Andrew Collins, Jessica E. SalvatoreAbstract:Adopting an organizational view on social development, we have investigated how interpersonal experiences early in life predict how well individuals will resolve Relationship conflicts, recover from conflicts, and have stable, satisfying Relationships with their romantic partners in early adulthood. We have also identified specific interpersonal experiences during middle childhood and adolescence that mediate the connection between how individuals regulated their emotions with their parents very early in life and how they do so as young adults in their romantic Relationships. We discuss the many advantages of adopting an organizational view on social development.
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the impact of early interpersonal experience on adult romantic Relationship Functioning recent findings from the minnesota longitudinal study of risk and adaptation
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2011Co-Authors: Jeffry A. Simpson, Andrew W Collins, Jessica E. SalvatoreAbstract:Adopting an organizational view on social development, we have investigated how interpersonal experiences early in life predict how well individuals will resolve Relationship conflicts, recover from conflicts, and have stable, satisfying Relationships with their romantic partners in early adulthood. We have also identified specific interpersonal experiences during middle childhood and adolescence that mediate the connection between how individuals regulated their emotions with their parents very early in life and how they do so as young adults in their romantic Relationships. We discuss the many advantages of adopting an organizational view on social development.
Jessica E. Salvatore - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Impact of Early Interpersonal Experience on Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2011Co-Authors: Jeffry A. Simpson, W. Andrew Collins, Jessica E. SalvatoreAbstract:Adopting an organizational view on social development, we have investigated how interpersonal experiences early in life predict how well individuals will resolve Relationship conflicts, recover from conflicts, and have stable, satisfying Relationships with their romantic partners in early adulthood. We have also identified specific interpersonal experiences during middle childhood and adolescence that mediate the connection between how individuals regulated their emotions with their parents very early in life and how they do so as young adults in their romantic Relationships. We discuss the many advantages of adopting an organizational view on social development.
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the impact of early interpersonal experience on adult romantic Relationship Functioning recent findings from the minnesota longitudinal study of risk and adaptation
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2011Co-Authors: Jeffry A. Simpson, Andrew W Collins, Jessica E. SalvatoreAbstract:Adopting an organizational view on social development, we have investigated how interpersonal experiences early in life predict how well individuals will resolve Relationship conflicts, recover from conflicts, and have stable, satisfying Relationships with their romantic partners in early adulthood. We have also identified specific interpersonal experiences during middle childhood and adolescence that mediate the connection between how individuals regulated their emotions with their parents very early in life and how they do so as young adults in their romantic Relationships. We discuss the many advantages of adopting an organizational view on social development.
J. Curtis Nickel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES' SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION: Predictors of Sexual and Relationship Functioning in Couples with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2007Co-Authors: Kelly B. Smith, Caroline F. Pukall, Dean A. Tripp, J. Curtis NickelAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction Both partners in a Relationship are typically affected when one experiences sexual dysfunction and/or pain. However, couple Functioning has rarely been investigated in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS), a common condition in men involving pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction. Aim To identify potential predictors of sexual and Relationship function among couples with CP/CPPS, and to examine associations among pain, sexual, and Relationship variables in patients and their women partners. Methods Thirty-eight patients with CP/CPPS and their women partners completed questionnaires assessing sexual and Relationship function via mail. Main Outcome Measures Patients completed a subscale from the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and the International Index of Erectile Function. Partners completed the Female Sexual Function Index. All participants completed the Golombok–Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Results Couples' sexual function, sexual satisfaction, and Relationship adjustment were all significantly associated. Pain severity significantly predicted sexual and Relationship Functioning among couples. However, multiple regression models revealed that sexual and Relationship variables were the strongest predictors of patient and partner Functioning, over and above pain severity. Patient sexual function was predicted by patient sexual satisfaction and female sexual function, whereas female sexual function was predicted by female sexual satisfaction and patient Relationship adjustment. With regard to sexual satisfaction, patient sexual function and Relationship adjustment and female Relationship adjustment predicted patient sexual satisfaction. Female sexual function predicted female sexual satisfaction. Among both patients and partners, Relationship adjustment was significantly predicted by that of one's partner. The only partner variable that was significantly predicted by patient pain severity was female sexual function. Conclusions Significant links exist among the sexual and Relationship Functioning of patients with CP/CPPS and their partners. These results emphasize the importance of the interpersonal context on couples' Functioning, and highlight the need to adopt a biopsychosocial approach when investigating CP/CPPS. Smith KB, Tripp D, Pukall C, and Nickel JC. Predictors of sexual and Relationship Functioning in couples with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.
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Sexual and Relationship Functioning in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Their Partners
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly B. Smith, Caroline F. Pukall, Dean A. Tripp, J. Curtis NickelAbstract:This study compared the sexual and Relationship Functioning of 38 male patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) to that of their female partners, and of both the men and women in these couples to those in 37 control couples. Male sexual function was also examined as a predictor of partner sexual function. In comparison to control males, the men with CP/CPPS reported significantly more sexual dysfunction and symptoms of depression. Furthermore, symptoms of depression mediated the Relationship between some aspects of sexual function and male participant status as a patient or control. However, men with CP/CPPS did not report significantly decreased sexual satisfaction or Relationship Functioning compared to controls. Partners of men with CP/CPPS reported significantly more pain upon intercourse, vaginismus, and depressive symptoms when compared to control females. In addition, patients with CP/CPPS and their partners did not differ significantly from each other with regard to sexual Functioning and satisfaction, Relationship Functioning, and symptoms of depression. Patient sexual Functioning significantly predicted female partner sexual Functioning. This study was the first to evaluate partners of men with CP/CPPS. Patients and partners in this study reported lower levels of sexual Functioning in some domains, yet were comparable to control couples on measures of satisfaction and Relationship Functioning. Furthermore, the sexual and Relationship Functioning of patients and partners was significantly associated. The results of this study have implications for the assessment and management of CP/CPPS and for future research in this area.
Kelly B. Smith - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH—COUPLES' SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION: Predictors of Sexual and Relationship Functioning in Couples with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2007Co-Authors: Kelly B. Smith, Caroline F. Pukall, Dean A. Tripp, J. Curtis NickelAbstract:ABSTRACT Introduction Both partners in a Relationship are typically affected when one experiences sexual dysfunction and/or pain. However, couple Functioning has rarely been investigated in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS), a common condition in men involving pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction. Aim To identify potential predictors of sexual and Relationship function among couples with CP/CPPS, and to examine associations among pain, sexual, and Relationship variables in patients and their women partners. Methods Thirty-eight patients with CP/CPPS and their women partners completed questionnaires assessing sexual and Relationship function via mail. Main Outcome Measures Patients completed a subscale from the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and the International Index of Erectile Function. Partners completed the Female Sexual Function Index. All participants completed the Golombok–Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Results Couples' sexual function, sexual satisfaction, and Relationship adjustment were all significantly associated. Pain severity significantly predicted sexual and Relationship Functioning among couples. However, multiple regression models revealed that sexual and Relationship variables were the strongest predictors of patient and partner Functioning, over and above pain severity. Patient sexual function was predicted by patient sexual satisfaction and female sexual function, whereas female sexual function was predicted by female sexual satisfaction and patient Relationship adjustment. With regard to sexual satisfaction, patient sexual function and Relationship adjustment and female Relationship adjustment predicted patient sexual satisfaction. Female sexual function predicted female sexual satisfaction. Among both patients and partners, Relationship adjustment was significantly predicted by that of one's partner. The only partner variable that was significantly predicted by patient pain severity was female sexual function. Conclusions Significant links exist among the sexual and Relationship Functioning of patients with CP/CPPS and their partners. These results emphasize the importance of the interpersonal context on couples' Functioning, and highlight the need to adopt a biopsychosocial approach when investigating CP/CPPS. Smith KB, Tripp D, Pukall C, and Nickel JC. Predictors of sexual and Relationship Functioning in couples with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.
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Sexual and Relationship Functioning in Men with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Their Partners
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2006Co-Authors: Kelly B. Smith, Caroline F. Pukall, Dean A. Tripp, J. Curtis NickelAbstract:This study compared the sexual and Relationship Functioning of 38 male patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) to that of their female partners, and of both the men and women in these couples to those in 37 control couples. Male sexual function was also examined as a predictor of partner sexual function. In comparison to control males, the men with CP/CPPS reported significantly more sexual dysfunction and symptoms of depression. Furthermore, symptoms of depression mediated the Relationship between some aspects of sexual function and male participant status as a patient or control. However, men with CP/CPPS did not report significantly decreased sexual satisfaction or Relationship Functioning compared to controls. Partners of men with CP/CPPS reported significantly more pain upon intercourse, vaginismus, and depressive symptoms when compared to control females. In addition, patients with CP/CPPS and their partners did not differ significantly from each other with regard to sexual Functioning and satisfaction, Relationship Functioning, and symptoms of depression. Patient sexual Functioning significantly predicted female partner sexual Functioning. This study was the first to evaluate partners of men with CP/CPPS. Patients and partners in this study reported lower levels of sexual Functioning in some domains, yet were comparable to control couples on measures of satisfaction and Relationship Functioning. Furthermore, the sexual and Relationship Functioning of patients and partners was significantly associated. The results of this study have implications for the assessment and management of CP/CPPS and for future research in this area.
Brenda Den L Oudsten - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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dyadic coping and Relationship Functioning in couples coping with cancer a systematic review
British Journal of Health Psychology, 2015Co-Authors: M J Traa, Jolanda De Vries, Guy Bodenmann, Brenda Den L OudstenAbstract:Objectives Cancer not only affects the patient but also the partner. In fact, couples may react as a unit rather than as individuals while coping with cancer (i.e., dyadic coping). We assessed (1) the Relationship between dyadic coping and Relationship Functioning in couples coping with cancer and (2) whether intervention studies aimed at improving dyadic coping were able to enhance the Relationship Functioning of these couples. Recommendations for future studies are provided. Method A systematic search was conducted to identify all eligible papers between January 1990 and September 2012. The databases PubMed, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were screened. Results Most studies (n = 33) used an appropriate study design, adequate measurements, adequate analytical techniques, and a sufficient number of included participants to answer addressed research questions. However, the definition and assessment of dyadic coping strategies differed, which hampered comparison. Coping styles characterized by open and constructive (cancer-related) communication, supportive behaviours, positive dyadic coping, and joint problem solving were related to higher Relationship Functioning, whereas dysfunctional communication patterns (e.g., protective buffering, demand–withdraw communication), unsupportive behaviours, and negative dyadic coping were related to lower Relationship Functioning. The results of the intervention studies were inconsistent: while some studies reported a beneficial effect on Relationship Functioning, other studies report no such effect, or only found a positive effect in couples with fewer personal Relationship resources. Conclusions This review showed that adequate dyadic coping may improve Relationship Functioning, while dysfunctional dyadic coping may impede Relationship Functioning. In order to increase the comparability of the reported findings, a more uniformly conceptualized perspective on dyadic coping is needed. A better understanding of the dyadic challenges couples coping with cancer may face and more insight on how to expand the dyadic coping of these coupes might facilitate improvements in the quality of cancer care. Couple-based intervention studies may increase the couples’ Relationship Functioning. However, future research is needed to examine more specifically which couples may benefit from such interventions. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Dyadic coping may influence the distress experienced by both members of the couple and their Relationship Functioning. Several reviews already reported on the potential of couple-based interventions to improve the dyadic coping of couples coping with cancer and on the beneficial effects of this coping on the psychosocial adjustment and Relationship Functioning of patients and partners (e.g., Badr & Krebs, 2012; Martire, Shulz, Helgeson, Small, & Saghafi, 2010; Regan et al., 2012). However, even though we now know that couple-based intervention might be useful, no systematic review has been conducted that focuses specifically on the mechanisms of dyadic coping itself. What does this study add? This review showed the importance of stress communication, supportive behaviours, and positive dyadic coping for the maintenance or enhancement of Relationship Functioning in couples coping with cancer. In addition, the dyadic intervention studies send an important message that encourages to further examine the potential benefit of such interventions in future. However, more consensus in the conceptualization and assessment of the dyadic coping styles is needed in order to increase the comparability of the reported findings.