Research linking childhood emotional abuse (CEA) and adult marital satisfaction has focused on individuals without sufficient attention to couple processes. Less attention has also been paid to the effects of CEA on the ability to read other's emotions, and how this may be related to satisfaction in intimate relationships. In this study, 156 couples reported on histories of CEA, marital satisfa...

Recently, infertility treatment-related psychological effects are receiving increased attention. However, whether sexual satisfaction is reduced amongst infertile couples remains to be elucidated. In this study, sexual satisfaction of Japanese infertile couples was assessed using a validated questionnaire designed to assess the male and female partner individually, and the couple as a whole for...

Abstract We examined adult attachment styles, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction in a sample 298 Italian lesbians (48%) gay men (52%), all whom were ages 19–71 years ( M = 36.1; SD 11.8) couple for at least six months. Participants recruited via the Internet completed web-based survey. tested hypotheses that insecurity self would predict satisfaction, as well mediate between...

Available data suggest that individual and family well-being are linked to the quality of women's and men's couple relationships, but few tools exist to assess couple relationship functioning in low- and middle-income countries. In response to this gap, Catholic Relief Services has developed a Couple Functionality Assessment Tool (CFAT) to capture valid and reliable data on various domains of r...

The article is devoted to the problem of attitude appearance spouse, depending on satisfaction with marriage and interpersonal communication in a married couple. question which psychological parameters marital relationship are most important process constructing visual image partner remains open today. At same time, there studies indicating that relationships within couple can have significant ...