Individuals suffering from depressive symptoms tend to be dissatisfied with their romantic relationships, but information is lacking about the mechanisms that link depressive symptoms to relationship

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• It's Not Me, It's You: Self- and Partner-Schemas, Depressive Symptoms, and Relationship Quality (2018) · doi

  Although a significant body of literature has supported the presence of a highly consolidated negative self-representation or self-schema, no studies have examined whether depression is also associated with a highly organized negative “partner-schema”, and whether this represents a risk factor for relationship distress.

  Keywords: highly negative self schema whether significant body literature supported presence consolidated representation examined depression associated
• The role of relational uncertainty in depressive symptoms and relationship quality (2010) · doi

  Individuals suffering from depressive symptoms tend to be dissatisfied with their romantic relationships, but information is lacking about the mechanisms that link depressive symptoms to relationship quality.

  Keywords: depressive symptoms individuals suffering tend dissatisfied romantic relationships information lacking mechanisms link relationship quality
• Marital Attributions as Moderators of the Marital Discord–Depression Link (2005) · doi

  Past research has indicated that attributions play a role in the development and maintenance of both depression and marital discord separately; however, few studies have examined how this construct may play a role in the robust relation between depression and marital discord.

  Keywords: play role depression marital discord past attributions development maintenance separately examined construct robust relation