Ashley K Randall
Biographic Data
| ID | 651790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley K Randall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley K |
| FAMILY NAME | Randall |
| SIGNATURE | RANDALL A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3794-4163 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 45 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 125 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 45 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Predicting individual well-being: Navigating Covid-19, chronic illness, and quality of intimate relationships
Chronic physical illness is a major stressor that can affect emotional health in couples. When combined with other stressors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, well-being may be further compromised. This study examined predictors of well-being among individuals in couple relationships, considering perceived COVID-19 threat, positive dyadic coping and relationship quality. A retrospective cross-sectional design was used with 956 Portuguese partners (…
Benefits and burdens of daily sacrifices and commitment in same‐ and different‐gender couples: Explorations of proximity and direction of effects
Research and theory document links between sacrifices and commitment in couples, yet the direction of effects remains unclear. Whereas interdependence theorists suggest that sacrifices help couples to build commitment, other scholars have suggested that being committed leads partners to sacrifice for each other. Nearly all research in this area has focused on men and women in different‐gender relationships with each other. We contribute to this l…
Association Between Masculine Contest Culture and Turnover Intentions for Women STEM Faculty: The Moderating Role of Positive Dyadic Coping
Women in historically male‐dominated careers such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) contend with masculine contest cultures (MCCs). MCCs are work environments that encourage competition to achieve dominance, promotions, and other rewards. Such workplaces induce stress, particularly for those in the numerical minority, who experience pressure to adhere to masculine norms. Although support from one's romantic partner can b…
Service Provider Perspectives on the Well‐Being and Mental Health of Karen With Refugee Backgrounds Resettled in Australia
People with refugee backgrounds resettled in Western countries often experience high rates of psychological disorders and significant challenges to their mental health and well‐being, even after resettlement. This qualitative, cross‐sectional study examines (1) key issues that Karen with refugee background face in relation to mental health and well‐being, from the perspective of service providers in the Australian context; and (2) key barriers an…
Bisexual Women in a Romantic Relationship: Coming out and Internalized Binegativity in Same/Different Gender Couples
The coming out process represents an essential milestone for bisexual identity formation. Bisexual people may face challenges in navigating relationships due to internalized binegativity, i.e., they may struggle with disclosing their sexual orientation to partners or fear being stereotyped or fetishized based on their bisexuality. To our knowledge, no studies deepen the association between the coming out process and internalized binegativity, con…
Measuring positive LGBTQ + identity: Psychometric properties of the Turkish Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Positive Identity Measure
Previous research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and various sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) people has largely highlighted how experiences of discrimination and marginalization, and mental health outcomes are related. However, it is important that researchers operate from a strength‐based approach to identify how aspects of one's identity may foster resilience. It is crucial that people working with LGBTQ+ individuals have…
Correlates of Latina college students' dyadic coping with sisters
Perceived discrimination and Latina college students' depressive symptoms: The roles of dyadic coping with sisters and familism values
Latinx young adults' experiences of discrimination are associated with high levels of depressive symptoms and examining protective factors that buffer the negative consequences of discrimination is important. In a sample of 195 Latina college students, predominately of Mexican origin, we examined associations between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms, and how sisters' dyadic coping behaviors and familism values moderated this assoc…
A scoping review on couples’ stress and coping literature: Recognizing the need for inclusivity
The study of romantic partners’ experiences of stress and coping has exploded with nearly 11,000 empirical studies on this topic within the past two decades alone. Despite its prevalence, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers alike are questioning how inclusive is our current knowledge base on partners’ stress and coping? The purpose of this review is to examine literature on this topic from the past two decades to offer perspectives on whos…
Dyadic Coping Inventory—Sexual Minority Stress: A scale validation with lesbian, gay, and bi+ men and women in same- and different-gender couples
Examining Associations Between Distress Tolerance, Perceived Covid-19 Threat, and Psychological Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant psychological distress worldwide. It is important to enhance our understanding of the interpersonal and intrapersonal processes that can be addressed to promote psychological well-being after experiencing an adverse event like a pandemic. Therefore, to understand the direct and indirect associations between distress tolerance and diverse psychological outcomes following the onset of the COVID-19 pandem…
A Dynamic Dyadic Systems Perspective on Communication of Real-Time Support Between Graduate Women in STEM and Their Mentor
Women of Color (WoC) in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) leave doctoral programs at disproportionately high rates. Supportive mentorship is key to increasing belonging and rates of retention, yet little is known about how conversations between mentees and their mentors on academic and personal stress topics unfold in real-time. Applying the lens of Social Cognitive Career Theory to communication dynamics between mentees and mento…
Perceived ex-husband rejection and psychological distress among pakistani remarried women following divorce: Does emotional intelligence moderate
Factor structure and validity of the dyadic coping inventory–Bahasa Indonesia
In a country with collective cultural values like Indonesia, marriage is considered desirable. Despite the perceived importance of marriage, the divorce rate increases due to couple's experiencing stress from both outside and inside the relationship. This creates the urgency of a valid dyadic coping (DC) measurement for research and intervention. Current study aims to evaluate factor structure and validity of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI)–Bah…
Validation of the Italian Version of the Chronic and Acute Stress Index (Casi): A Self-Report Measure Designed to Assess Stress for Individuals in a Romantic Relationship
According to the Italian Health Ministry in 2017, more than 850,000 individuals in Italy have requested mental health services for various symptoms associated with psychological distress. Moreover, stress can affect not only individuals, but also their romantic relationships. To date, there is a lack of empirically validated measures that assess individuals’ perceptions of chronic and acute stressors. As such, the goal of the present study was to…
Partners' internal stress and well‐being: The role of dyadic coping and problem resolution
Couples' experiences of daily stress can be detrimental for partners' individual and relational well‐being, specifically their identity as a couple, their relational satisfaction, and their life satisfaction. Grounded in the Systemic Transactional Model, this study aimed at analyzing factors that may safeguard partners and their relationship from detrimental effects of internal stress (i.e., stress that originates inside the relationship). We exa…
I can't push off my own Mental Health”: Chilly STEM Climates, Mental Health, and STEM Persistence among Black, Latina, and White Graduate Women
Daily stress and relationship quality: A two-decade scoping review from an intersectional lens
Within relationship research, a great deal of attention is given to emphasizing the interpersonal context related to daily stress and its association with relationship well-being. However, apart from the interpersonal context in which stress may occur, one must consider individual, sociocultural, and systemic factors associated with these daily experiences. Taking an intersectional focus, this systematic review aimed to critically examine the ext…
Partners’ Dyadic Coping in India: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Tamil Version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory
Research outside of India suggests that romantic partners can help one another cope with these stressors by engaging in dyadic coping; however, to date, there lacks an empirically validated self-report measure to assess perceptions of one’s own and their partner’s behaviors in the Indian cultural context. While the Dyadic Coping Inventory has been translated into 24 languages, it has not yet been validated for use with individuals in India. The p…
Feeling the Absence of Touch: Distancing, Distress, Regulation, and Relationships in the Context of Covid-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing guidelines were implemented to reduce viral spread, altering typical social interactions and reducing the amount of physical contact and affectionate touch many individuals experienced. The pandemic also caused psychological distress, perhaps in part related to reductions in affectionate touch with close others. We theorized that this would be particularly problematic for individuals reliant on af…
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of Covid-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the "new normal"-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator betwee…
Emotional Linkage as a Moderator of Emotional Reactivity Effect on Partners' Depressive Symptoms
Introduction: Romantic partners’ emotions show a degree of interdependence, a process that is often described as emotional linkage. The current study sought to test the effects of emotional linkage in emotionally reactive individuals (i.e., those who easily become emotionally aroused and find it hard to regulate their emotions) and their partners. Specifically, we examined the interplay between emotional linkage and reactivity in predicting partn…
Associations Between Marital Discord and Depressive Symptoms: A Cross‐Cultural Analysis
The objectives of this study were to investigate actor and partner effects of the association between marital discord and depressive symptoms in a sample of 4,779 couples from 11 European countries that were divided into three groups (i.e., Northern, Central, Southern Europe), and evaluate the potential gender and cross‐cultural invariance of this association. Actor–partner interdependence models were used to analyze the cross‐sectional associati…
Buffering against Depressive Symptoms: Associations between Self-Compassion, Perceived Family Support and Age for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals
Transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) individuals often report higher levels of depression compared to cisgender individuals. Higher levels of depression in TGNB populations may be partially attributed to a lack of family support, which may be particularly salient for younger individuals. However, two possible protective factors that may mitigate depressive symptoms are self-compassion, defined as an attitude of kindness and understanding towar…
Daily dyadic coping during Covid-19 among Israeli couples
Declared a global pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 is unequivocally changing individuals' daily lives. Research suggests that for many people, the current pandemic is stressogenic, propelling myriads of disturbing affective experiences resulting in greater symptoms of depression and anxiety. Little is known, however, about how this ecologically grounded stress is experienced and managed within people's romantic relationships. Guided by the system…
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of Covid-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the "new normal"-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator betwee…
Living Through Covid-19: Social Distancing, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Well-Being in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults
COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on people's lives, with evidence of a disproportionate impact on marginalized groups. Given existing health disparities and research on minority stress, COVID-19 may have uniquely impacted psychological well-being among sexual minorities. In an online survey of adults in the U.S. (N = 1,007) conducted in April 2020, we examined differences between sexual minority and heterosexual participants in psychological…
"You're going to eat that?" Relationship processes and conflict among mixed-weight couples
This study examines conflict among heterosexual mixed-weight (i.e., one overweight and one healthy weight partner) and matched-weight couples ( N = 43 couples). Participant sex, eating together, partner health support, and negative partner influence were examined as moderators of the association between weight status and conflict. Using dyadic models, we found that mixed-weight couples, specifically couples including overweight women and healthy …
I can't push off my own Mental Health”: Chilly STEM Climates, Mental Health, and STEM Persistence among Black, Latina, and White Graduate Women
Cooperating with your romantic partner: Associations with interpersonal emotion coordination
Romantic partners' emotions become coordinated in various ways and this may have implications for well-being (Butler (2011) Temporal interpersonal emotion systems: The "TIES" that form relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15, 367-393.). The present study uses a community sample of 44 committed heterosexual couples to examine whether cooperation, a generally beneficial relational process, is associated with emotional coordinati…
Feeling the Absence of Touch: Distancing, Distress, Regulation, and Relationships in the Context of Covid-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing guidelines were implemented to reduce viral spread, altering typical social interactions and reducing the amount of physical contact and affectionate touch many individuals experienced. The pandemic also caused psychological distress, perhaps in part related to reductions in affectionate touch with close others. We theorized that this would be particularly problematic for individuals reliant on af…
Daily stress spillover and crossover: Moderating effects of difficulties in emotion regulation in same-sex couples
Using daily diary data from 81 same-sex couples, we examined the link between stress experienced outside the relationship (external) and within the relationship (internal) for individuals (stress spillover) and their partners (stress crossover). Extending prior literature, we examined spillover and crossover of both common external (e.g., work stress) and sexual minority stress (e.g., discrimination based on sexual orientation) and the extent to …
Partners’ Dyadic Coping in India: Psychometric Properties and Validity of the Tamil Version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory
Research outside of India suggests that romantic partners can help one another cope with these stressors by engaging in dyadic coping; however, to date, there lacks an empirically validated self-report measure to assess perceptions of one’s own and their partner’s behaviors in the Indian cultural context. While the Dyadic Coping Inventory has been translated into 24 languages, it has not yet been validated for use with individuals in India. The p…
Father–Daughter Communication About Sex Moderates the Association Between Exposure to MTV’s 16 and Pregnant/Teen Mom and Female Students’ Pregnancy-Risk Behavior
Daily stress and relationship quality: A two-decade scoping review from an intersectional lens
Within relationship research, a great deal of attention is given to emphasizing the interpersonal context related to daily stress and its association with relationship well-being. However, apart from the interpersonal context in which stress may occur, one must consider individual, sociocultural, and systemic factors associated with these daily experiences. Taking an intersectional focus, this systematic review aimed to critically examine the ext…
Initial examination of social compensation and honing frameworks for sexual minority social life and well-being
The present study used an ecologically-valid approach to address the lack of understanding of similarities and differences in social network size and social interaction quality, and links to affect, among same- and different-gender couples. People in couples who self-identified as a woman with a woman ( n = 48), man with a man ( n = 40), woman with a man ( n = 33), and man with a woman ( n = 33) completed a single measure of social network size, …
Connected while apart: Associations between social distancing, computer-mediated communication frequency, and positive affect during the early phases of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered life for individuals worldwide. Specifically, at the time of data collection (late April 2020), most forms of face-to-face interactions were limited and, in some cases, prohibited, as close contact with others increases the rate of transmitting the virus. As social beings, engaging in social distancing may have negative consequences on well-being. However, many individuals maintained their social co…
Hold my hand: Associations between minority stress, commitment, and PDA for same-gender couples
For those who are in a same-gender relationship, there is likely a negative association between experiences of minority stress and willingness to engage in public displays of affection (PDA). One's willingness to engage in PDA when experiencing sexual minority stress may, however, depend on perceived relationship commitment with one's partner; wherein people who are more committed may be more willing to engage in PDA. Data from 95 same-gender cou…
Psychometric Properties and Validity of Dyadic Coping Inventory-Urdu Version for Use in Pakistan
For married individuals living in Pakistan, stress within their relationship has emerged as a major source of marital conflicts and even relationship dissolution. However, research based on the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping (DC) suggests partners' use of coping strategies may help in buffering these devastating effects of stress. The original German version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) is a widely used self-report measure …
Coping with workplace minority stress: Associations between dyadic coping and anxiety among women in same-sex relationships
Sexual minorities are exposed to stressors in the workplace (workplace minority stress), which can be detrimental for well-being (e.g., levels of anxiety). The present study examined whether a particular set of relationship processes, dyadic coping, served to moderate the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Using a dyadic sample of 64 female same-sex couples, we found that partner problem-focused supportive dyad…
Service Provider Perspectives on the Well‐Being and Mental Health of Karen With Refugee Backgrounds Resettled in Australia
People with refugee backgrounds resettled in Western countries often experience high rates of psychological disorders and significant challenges to their mental health and well‐being, even after resettlement. This qualitative, cross‐sectional study examines (1) key issues that Karen with refugee background face in relation to mental health and well‐being, from the perspective of service providers in the Australian context; and (2) key barriers an…
Bisexual Women in a Romantic Relationship: Coming out and Internalized Binegativity in Same/Different Gender Couples
The coming out process represents an essential milestone for bisexual identity formation. Bisexual people may face challenges in navigating relationships due to internalized binegativity, i.e., they may struggle with disclosing their sexual orientation to partners or fear being stereotyped or fetishized based on their bisexuality. To our knowledge, no studies deepen the association between the coming out process and internalized binegativity, con…
Measuring positive LGBTQ + identity: Psychometric properties of the Turkish Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Positive Identity Measure
Previous research with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and various sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) people has largely highlighted how experiences of discrimination and marginalization, and mental health outcomes are related. However, it is important that researchers operate from a strength‐based approach to identify how aspects of one's identity may foster resilience. It is crucial that people working with LGBTQ+ individuals have…
A Dynamic Dyadic Systems Perspective on Communication of Real-Time Support Between Graduate Women in STEM and Their Mentor
Women of Color (WoC) in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) leave doctoral programs at disproportionately high rates. Supportive mentorship is key to increasing belonging and rates of retention, yet little is known about how conversations between mentees and their mentors on academic and personal stress topics unfold in real-time. Applying the lens of Social Cognitive Career Theory to communication dynamics between mentees and mento…
Partners' internal stress and well‐being: The role of dyadic coping and problem resolution
Couples' experiences of daily stress can be detrimental for partners' individual and relational well‐being, specifically their identity as a couple, their relational satisfaction, and their life satisfaction. Grounded in the Systemic Transactional Model, this study aimed at analyzing factors that may safeguard partners and their relationship from detrimental effects of internal stress (i.e., stress that originates inside the relationship). We exa…
Understanding the impact of personal challenges and advisor support on stem persistence among graduate women of color
The role of stress on close relationships and marital satisfaction
Stress is a concept that has received increased attention in marital research during the last decade, showing that it plays an important role in understanding the quality and stability of close relationships. Evidence suggests that stress is a threat to marital satisfaction and its longevity. Research has been based upon theoretical models of stress in close relationships, specifically family stress models [e.g., Hill, R. (1958). Generic features…
Internet pornography exposure and risky sexual behavior among adult males in the United States
Predicting the Condom Assertiveness of Collegiate Females in the United States From the Expanded Health Belief Model
Collegiate females in the United States are susceptible to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to their propensity for sexual exploration, multiple sexual partnerships, and inconsistent safe-sex practices. Despite the potential for safe-sex communication to contribute to safer sex, little is known about the predictors of this form of sexual communication. Research on condom assertiveness—the unambiguous messaging that sex without a condom …
Father–Daughter Communication About Sex Moderates the Association Between Exposure to MTV’s 16 and Pregnant/Teen Mom and Female Students’ Pregnancy-Risk Behavior
"You're going to eat that?" Relationship processes and conflict among mixed-weight couples
This study examines conflict among heterosexual mixed-weight (i.e., one overweight and one healthy weight partner) and matched-weight couples ( N = 43 couples). Participant sex, eating together, partner health support, and negative partner influence were examined as moderators of the association between weight status and conflict. Using dyadic models, we found that mixed-weight couples, specifically couples including overweight women and healthy …
Emotional Coregulation in Close Relationships
Coregulation refers to the process by which relationship partners form a dyadic emotional system involving an oscillating pattern of affective arousal and dampening that dynamically maintains an optimal emotional state. Coregulation may represent an important form of interpersonal emotion regulation, but confusion exists in the literature due to a lack of precision in the usage of the term. We propose an operational definition for coregulation as…
Cooperating with your romantic partner: Associations with interpersonal emotion coordination
Romantic partners' emotions become coordinated in various ways and this may have implications for well-being (Butler (2011) Temporal interpersonal emotion systems: The "TIES" that form relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 15, 367-393.). The present study uses a community sample of 44 committed heterosexual couples to examine whether cooperation, a generally beneficial relational process, is associated with emotional coordinati…
Lean on me: Susceptibility to partner affect attenuates psychological distress over a 12-month period
Symptoms of psychological distress are associated with the experience of heightened negative affect, and the inability to successfully regulate one's emotions. Romantic partners can, however, influence and regulate each other's emotional experiences, especially during times of distress. Using daily diary measures taken 4 times per day over a 10-day period, we examined whether susceptibility to partner affect was associated with levels and traject…
Love styles, coping, and relationship satisfaction: A dyadic approach
Romantic partners have different attitudes on what love is and what it means to be in a romantic relationship. These attitudes are conceptualized as love styles that relate to relationship‐maintenance behaviors and relationship satisfaction. Specifically, love styles could be associated with how partners cope with stress (dyadic coping), which in turn may be associated with relationship satisfaction. Using self‐report data from 92 heterosexual co…
Coping with workplace minority stress: Associations between dyadic coping and anxiety among women in same-sex relationships
Sexual minorities are exposed to stressors in the workplace (workplace minority stress), which can be detrimental for well-being (e.g., levels of anxiety). The present study examined whether a particular set of relationship processes, dyadic coping, served to moderate the association between workplace minority stress and symptoms of anxiety. Using a dyadic sample of 64 female same-sex couples, we found that partner problem-focused supportive dyad…
Stress and its associations with relationship satisfaction
Stress Spillover and Crossover in Same-Sex Couples: Concurrent and Lagged Daily Effects
A growing body of literature on romantic relationships demonstrates associations between daily stress and relationship quality; however, this research has largely focused on heterosexual couples. Whereas all couples may experience common external stressors originating outside the relationship (e.g., work and finances), sexual-minority couples may also experience unique stressors due to their sexual orientation (e.g., discrimination or harassment)…
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Online Stress Inoculation for Adult Children of Divorce
Interventions for helping young adults cope with the stress produced by their parents’ divorce are rarely described or evaluated. Transitions, derived from a stress inoculation framework, was designed to foster stress-coping and parent–young adult relationship skills via the Internet. Participants (95 young adult college students who had experienced parental separation or divorce within the past year) were randomly assigned to experimental and de…
Psychometric Properties and Validity of Dyadic Coping Inventory-Urdu Version for Use in Pakistan
For married individuals living in Pakistan, stress within their relationship has emerged as a major source of marital conflicts and even relationship dissolution. However, research based on the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping (DC) suggests partners' use of coping strategies may help in buffering these devastating effects of stress. The original German version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) is a widely used self-report measure …
Daily stress spillover and crossover: Moderating effects of difficulties in emotion regulation in same-sex couples
Using daily diary data from 81 same-sex couples, we examined the link between stress experienced outside the relationship (external) and within the relationship (internal) for individuals (stress spillover) and their partners (stress crossover). Extending prior literature, we examined spillover and crossover of both common external (e.g., work stress) and sexual minority stress (e.g., discrimination based on sexual orientation) and the extent to …
Emotional Linkage as a Moderator of Emotional Reactivity Effect on Partners' Depressive Symptoms
Introduction: Romantic partners’ emotions show a degree of interdependence, a process that is often described as emotional linkage. The current study sought to test the effects of emotional linkage in emotionally reactive individuals (i.e., those who easily become emotionally aroused and find it hard to regulate their emotions) and their partners. Specifically, we examined the interplay between emotional linkage and reactivity in predicting partn…
Associations Between Marital Discord and Depressive Symptoms: A Cross‐Cultural Analysis
The objectives of this study were to investigate actor and partner effects of the association between marital discord and depressive symptoms in a sample of 4,779 couples from 11 European countries that were divided into three groups (i.e., Northern, Central, Southern Europe), and evaluate the potential gender and cross‐cultural invariance of this association. Actor–partner interdependence models were used to analyze the cross‐sectional associati…
Buffering against Depressive Symptoms: Associations between Self-Compassion, Perceived Family Support and Age for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals
Transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) individuals often report higher levels of depression compared to cisgender individuals. Higher levels of depression in TGNB populations may be partially attributed to a lack of family support, which may be particularly salient for younger individuals. However, two possible protective factors that may mitigate depressive symptoms are self-compassion, defined as an attitude of kindness and understanding towar…
Daily dyadic coping during Covid-19 among Israeli couples
Declared a global pandemic in March 2020, COVID-19 is unequivocally changing individuals' daily lives. Research suggests that for many people, the current pandemic is stressogenic, propelling myriads of disturbing affective experiences resulting in greater symptoms of depression and anxiety. Little is known, however, about how this ecologically grounded stress is experienced and managed within people's romantic relationships. Guided by the system…
Understanding the impact of personal challenges and advisor support on stem persistence among graduate women of color
Living Through Covid-19: Social Distancing, Computer-Mediated Communication, and Well-Being in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults
COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on people's lives, with evidence of a disproportionate impact on marginalized groups. Given existing health disparities and research on minority stress, COVID-19 may have uniquely impacted psychological well-being among sexual minorities. In an online survey of adults in the U.S. (N = 1,007) conducted in April 2020, we examined differences between sexual minority and heterosexual participants in psychological…
Connected while apart: Associations between social distancing, computer-mediated communication frequency, and positive affect during the early phases of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered life for individuals worldwide. Specifically, at the time of data collection (late April 2020), most forms of face-to-face interactions were limited and, in some cases, prohibited, as close contact with others increases the rate of transmitting the virus. As social beings, engaging in social distancing may have negative consequences on well-being. However, many individuals maintained their social co…
Initial examination of social compensation and honing frameworks for sexual minority social life and well-being
The present study used an ecologically-valid approach to address the lack of understanding of similarities and differences in social network size and social interaction quality, and links to affect, among same- and different-gender couples. People in couples who self-identified as a woman with a woman ( n = 48), man with a man ( n = 40), woman with a man ( n = 33), and man with a woman ( n = 33) completed a single measure of social network size, …
Hold my hand: Associations between minority stress, commitment, and PDA for same-gender couples
For those who are in a same-gender relationship, there is likely a negative association between experiences of minority stress and willingness to engage in public displays of affection (PDA). One's willingness to engage in PDA when experiencing sexual minority stress may, however, depend on perceived relationship commitment with one's partner; wherein people who are more committed may be more willing to engage in PDA. Data from 95 same-gender cou…
Perceived ex-husband rejection and psychological distress among pakistani remarried women following divorce: Does emotional intelligence moderate
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