@article{ref1,
title="Stress Crossover in Newlywed Marriage: A Longitudinal and Dyadic Perspective",
journal="Journal of marriage and family",
year="2007",
author="Neff, Lisa A. and Karney, Benjamin R.",
volume="69",
number="3",
pages="594-607",
abstract="Studies of stress and marital quality often assess stress as an intrapersonal phenomenon, examining how spouses’ stress may influence their own relationship well-being. Yet spouses’ stress also may influence partners’ relationship evaluations, a phenomenon referred to as stress crossover. This study examined stress crossover, and conditions that may facilitate crossover, in a sample of 169 newlywed couples over 3.5 years. A significant crossover effect emerged for husbands, which was moderated by couples’ observed conflict resolution skills. For wives, a significant stress interaction emerged, such that the influence of husbands’ stress on wives’ marital satisfaction depended on wives’ own stress levels. These findings highlight the importance of a dyadic approach when examining the role of stress in marriage.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-2445",
doi="10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00394.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00394.x"
}