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April 1, 2026Communication Research

Using the Theory of Resilience and Relational Load to Examine the Impact of Couples’ Financial Conflict on Relational Load and (Hair and Salivary) Cortisol

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TATamara D. AfifiUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraVW veronica WilsonUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraCGChloe GonzalesUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

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Implication

Examines how couples' financial conflict affects their relational load and stress levels, suggesting key dynamics in relationships.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how relationship maintenance and communal orientation influence financial conflict and its effects on relational load and stress.
  • 82 heterosexual couples participated in discussions about financial stress.
  • Surveys were completed to assess relationship dynamics and perceptions.
  • Cortisol levels were measured through saliva and hair samples.
  • Greater communal orientation and relationship maintenance led to less financial conflict.
  • Women with higher communal orientation reported lower relational load.
  • Men's physiological stress levels were not significantly affected, while women's cortisol levels were influenced by perceived conflict.

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Afifi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb78416edfba7beb898e2https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502261428553
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