Sleep is essential for health and daily functioning, and social relationships may be a key social factor influencing sleep, yet sleep has been understudied in the literature on social relationships and health. This study used data from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States to examine associations between troubled sleep and family contact, social support, and strain. Re...

11 This research project reviewed the current literature on how chronic illness affects an individual and the relationships within a family. The research demonstrates that chronic illness can have dramatic effects not only on the individual, but also on the relationships and psychological selves of a chronically ill person's family members. In addition, the research suggests that a person's cul...

This study examined the associations between the quality of adolescents’ peer and family relationships and the quality of their young adult romantic relationships. Adolescents (N = 253) completed self-report measures of their family and peer relationships in grades 10–12; 7 years later, they reported on connectedness, discord, and the confl ict tactics used by both partners in their current rom...