The Nature and Correlates of Relationship Quality in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Cohabiting Couples: A Test of the Individual Difference, Interdependence, and Discrepancy Models
- 1 January 1994
- book chapter
- Published by SAGE Publications
- p. 133-155
- https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483326757.n8
Abstract
Relationship status is linked to well-being. Compared with persons not in relationships, those in relationships report enhanced positive well-being (Bell & Weinberg, 1978; Wood, Rhodes, & Whelan, 1989). Furthermore, the dissolution of a relationship is perceived as one of the most stressful life events (Dohrenwend, Krasnoff, Askenasy, & Dohrenwend, 1978; Kurdek, 1991a). The documented salience of relationship status for psychological functioning provides one justification for developing models of relationship functioning. Currently, most of ...Keywords
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