Angela B Bradford
Biographic Data
| ID | 1562945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela B Bradford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela B |
| FAMILY NAME | Bradford |
| SIGNATURE | BRADFORD A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8385-7824 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Dyadic Coping Inventory and Mental Health Across Various Stress Contexts: A Decade in Review
This scoping review examined covariates, antecedents, and outcomes of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) related to anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in couples from 2014–2024. Twenty-three peer-reviewed studies met inclusion criteria and were grouped by stress context (e.g., pregnancy, infertility, chronic illness; and others). Overall, positive dyadic coping was associated with reduced psychological distress across contexts.…
Emotion Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction in Couple Therapy: What Happens Across Sessions
While previous studies have demonstrated significant associations between partners' emotion regulation (ER) and overall well-being, very few studies provide knowledge on ER in clinical couples, especially across couple therapy sessions. The sample consisted of 174 mixed-sex couples, predominantly white and from the western region of the United States, who attended at least the initial eight sessions of couple therapy. The current study examined t…
Past to Present: The Role of ACEs in Emotion Regulation and Emotion Regulation's Subsequent Association With Relationship Satisfaction in Couple Therapy
This study examines the longitudinal associations between relationship satisfaction and emotion regulation (ER) difficulties across 8 sessions of couple therapy. It further tests adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a predictor of these constructs and therapeutic alliance as a moderator of the effects of ACEs. A cross‐lagged panel model was used to test actor and partner effects in a sample of 972 different‐sex couples at intake, session four,…
Gain Spirals in Couples: Empathy, Attachment Behaviors and the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted daily life and strained couple relationships, requiring adaptation to widespread resource loss. Empathy, particularly cognitive empathy, plays a vital role in social support during stress and may help foster adaptive relationship behaviors. This study was designed to explore whether a self‐sustaining gain spiral—a theoretical process wherein resources reinforce one another described in the Conservation of Resources…
Autism in romantic relationships: A content analysis of challenges and strengths (2013–2024)
Since the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version 5 reconceptualized autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2013, ASD research has broadened. To summarize what the field has identified regarding challenges and strengths in autistic romantic relationships, we conducted a content analysis review of peer‐reviewed articles published from 2013 to 2024 using a systematic lens. Of the total possible relevant articles identified, 42 articles met our inclus…
Eye of the Beholder: Self- and Spouse-Perceived Attachment Behaviors and Relationship Quality
Emotion Regulation in Parent–Child Relationships: A Decade (2013–2023) Review
A Physio-Relational Model of Couple Therapy
Lost in translation: Therapeutic Alliance as a mediator in the relationship between teletherapy and marital satisfaction
The global impact of the SARS‐COV‐2 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to online/teletherapy psychotherapy services. While research suggests the feasibility and efficacy of teletherapy, there is limited investigation into couple teletherapy's impact on satisfaction and therapeutic alliance. This study aimed to address this gap by examining changes in couple satisfaction during tele‐ and in‐person therapy sessions over 12 sessions and exploring w…
Dyadic Alliance Development Over the First Six Couple Therapy Sessions: The Roleof Relationship Adjustment, Symptom Distress, and Attachment
Emotion dysregulation and couple relationship satisfaction of clinical couples: An actor‐partner interdependence model
Despite the pivotal role that emotion regulation is thought to occupy for individual and relational wellbeing, emotion regulation in couples has been surprisingly understudied. With a clinical sample consisting of 275 couples starting therapy from 2017 to 2022, this study sought to clarify the actor and partner effects of clinical couples' emotion dysregulation on relationship satisfaction. Our results showed that, for partners' emotion dysregula…
Gender differences in couple attachment behaviors as predictors of dietary habits and physical activity levels
This study used an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to examine the relationship between attachment behaviors and health practices, as measured by physical activity levels and dietary habits. The sample included 1031 married couples, the majority of which is Caucasian (83.8%). Results suggest that women's attachment behaviors significantly influenced their own health practices ( p = .038), such that for every unit increase in poor attachment be…
Gender differences in couple attachment behaviors as predictors of dietary habits and physical activity levels
This study used an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to examine the relationship between attachment behaviors and health practices, as measured by physical activity levels and dietary habits. The sample included 1031 married couples, the majority of which is Caucasian (83.8%). Results suggest that women's attachment behaviors significantly influenced their own health practices ( p = .038), such that for every unit increase in poor attachment be…
Gender differences in couple attachment behaviors as predictors of dietary habits and physical activity levels
This study used an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to examine the relationship between attachment behaviors and health practices, as measured by physical activity levels and dietary habits. The sample included 1031 married couples, the majority of which is Caucasian (83.8%). Results suggest that women's attachment behaviors significantly influenced their own health practices ( p = .038), such that for every unit increase in poor attachment be…
Emotion dysregulation and couple relationship satisfaction of clinical couples: An actor‐partner interdependence model
Despite the pivotal role that emotion regulation is thought to occupy for individual and relational wellbeing, emotion regulation in couples has been surprisingly understudied. With a clinical sample consisting of 275 couples starting therapy from 2017 to 2022, this study sought to clarify the actor and partner effects of clinical couples' emotion dysregulation on relationship satisfaction. Our results showed that, for partners' emotion dysregula…
Lost in translation: Therapeutic Alliance as a mediator in the relationship between teletherapy and marital satisfaction
The global impact of the SARS‐COV‐2 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to online/teletherapy psychotherapy services. While research suggests the feasibility and efficacy of teletherapy, there is limited investigation into couple teletherapy's impact on satisfaction and therapeutic alliance. This study aimed to address this gap by examining changes in couple satisfaction during tele‐ and in‐person therapy sessions over 12 sessions and exploring w…
Dyadic Alliance Development Over the First Six Couple Therapy Sessions: The Roleof Relationship Adjustment, Symptom Distress, and Attachment
Past to Present: The Role of ACEs in Emotion Regulation and Emotion Regulation's Subsequent Association With Relationship Satisfaction in Couple Therapy
This study examines the longitudinal associations between relationship satisfaction and emotion regulation (ER) difficulties across 8 sessions of couple therapy. It further tests adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a predictor of these constructs and therapeutic alliance as a moderator of the effects of ACEs. A cross‐lagged panel model was used to test actor and partner effects in a sample of 972 different‐sex couples at intake, session four,…
Gain Spirals in Couples: Empathy, Attachment Behaviors and the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted daily life and strained couple relationships, requiring adaptation to widespread resource loss. Empathy, particularly cognitive empathy, plays a vital role in social support during stress and may help foster adaptive relationship behaviors. This study was designed to explore whether a self‐sustaining gain spiral—a theoretical process wherein resources reinforce one another described in the Conservation of Resources…
Autism in romantic relationships: A content analysis of challenges and strengths (2013–2024)
Since the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version 5 reconceptualized autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2013, ASD research has broadened. To summarize what the field has identified regarding challenges and strengths in autistic romantic relationships, we conducted a content analysis review of peer‐reviewed articles published from 2013 to 2024 using a systematic lens. Of the total possible relevant articles identified, 42 articles met our inclus…
Eye of the Beholder: Self- and Spouse-Perceived Attachment Behaviors and Relationship Quality
Emotion Regulation in Parent–Child Relationships: A Decade (2013–2023) Review
A Physio-Relational Model of Couple Therapy
The Dyadic Coping Inventory and Mental Health Across Various Stress Contexts: A Decade in Review
This scoping review examined covariates, antecedents, and outcomes of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) related to anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in couples from 2014–2024. Twenty-three peer-reviewed studies met inclusion criteria and were grouped by stress context (e.g., pregnancy, infertility, chronic illness; and others). Overall, positive dyadic coping was associated with reduced psychological distress across contexts.…
Emotion Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction in Couple Therapy: What Happens Across Sessions
While previous studies have demonstrated significant associations between partners' emotion regulation (ER) and overall well-being, very few studies provide knowledge on ER in clinical couples, especially across couple therapy sessions. The sample consisted of 174 mixed-sex couples, predominantly white and from the western region of the United States, who attended at least the initial eight sessions of couple therapy. The current study examined t…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychotherapist (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Alliance (2 works) · Association (psychology) (2 works)