The effects of discrimination and psychological distress on U.S. Latino/a young adults' relational uncertainty and relationship instability.

Objectives: Racial/ethnic discrimination is a common and salient stressor for many individuals. Although discrimination can impair personal and relational well-being, little is known about its influences on the process of considering dissolution (i.e.

The intergenerational transmission of relationship instability: A focus on emerging adult on-off relationships.

This study extends prior research on the intergenerational transmission of relationship instability by examining parents' history of on-off relationships as a predictor of emerging adults' own cycling (i.e., breaking up and renewing with the same romantic partner).

"This Is Not the Hill to Die on. Even if We Literally Could Die on This Hill": Examining Communication Ecologies of Uncertainty and Family Communication About COVID-19.

As information about the public health risks surrounding COVID-19 continues to shift over time, families communicate to navigate this ongoing uncertainty. For example, families must interpret inconsistent media and public health messages about COVID-19, which may in turn have implications for health risk behavior. Adding to this complexity, household structures and routines are adapting in response to COVID-19.

Is a dyadic stressor experienced as equally distressing by both partners? The case of perceived fertility problems.

Using data from a population survey, this article explores whether perceptions of having a fertility problem among 926 U.S. couples in heterosexual relationships (women aged 25-45 and male partners) are associated with distress.