We investigate the dynamic links between couple relationship quality and financial well-being to better understand how couples navigate money management and how relational skill-building may promote stronger financial outcomes.
Our work examines:
How individual characteristics and behaviors shape financial attitudes and management.
The influence of couple-level factors (e.g., communication, satisfaction, support) on shared financial decision-making.
The role of relational and financial self-efficacy in predicting both financial and relationship well-being.
The impact of couples relationship education, when supplemented with financial education, on improving financial security and relationship health.
Couples and Money
Funding Sources
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (2015-2020, 2020-2025, 2025-2030)
Select Publications
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Dai, Y., Futris, T. G., Stanford, W., Richardson, E. W., & Koss, K. (2022). The association between financial distress, conflict management, and co-parenting support for couples receiving child welfare. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(11), 3329–3350. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221096783
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Stanford, W. D., Futris, T. G., Richardson, E. W., Koss, K. J., & Brown, G. L. (2022). Social integration buffers the impact of financial distress on coparenting. Journal of Family Psychology, 36, 919-931. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000995
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Palmer, L., Richardson, E. W., Goetz, J., Futris, T. G., Gale, J., & DeMeester, K. (2021). Financial self-efficacy: Mediating the association between self-regulation and financial management behaviors. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 32(3), 535-549. https://doi.org/10.1891/JFCP-19-00092