APS

30th APS Annual Convention

Understanding Couple Communication in Context of Vulnerabilities and Stressors

Saturday, May 26, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Social

Communication is a defining feature of close relationships that is best understood when considered in the context of couple members’ vulnerabilities and stressors. This symposium aims to demonstrate how couples’ varying individual features and life circumstances combine with interpersonal processes to determine the quality and stability of intimate relationships.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Jaclyn RossChair
    University of California, Los Angeles
  • Thomas BradburyDiscussant
    University of California, Los Angeles

Presentations

  1. Daily Emotional Support Congruence and Well‐Being in Couples Coping with Breast CancerLaurenceau Jean-Philippe
  2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Relationship Distress, and the Interpersonal Behavior of CouplesLynne Knobloch-Fedders
  3. Oppositional Behavior and Testosterone Reactivity in Romantic PartnersJames McNulty
  4. Communication That Is Maladaptive for Middle-Class Couples Is Adaptive for Lower-Income Couples Jaclyn Ross