Examining Dyadic Stress Appraisal Processes Within Romantic Relationships from a Challenge and Threat Perspective.

ABSTRACT: The biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat emphasizes how individuals appraise stress. Close relationship theories emphasize the interpersonal context, communication, and outcomes that arise from stress. We integrate these approaches by examining the individual variability surrounding appraisals of sufficient (more challenge, less threat) or insufficient (more threat, less challenge) resources to cope with demands and examining how these appraisals are associated with couples' behavior and feelings toward each other. Across three studies, 459 romantic couples (N = 918), and various potentially stressful in-lab conversations (extra-dyadic problem, dislikes about each other, dependability, and relationship conflict), we found evidence that stress appraisals indicative of more c

SUBMITTER: Peters BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264650 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature