“…In the domain of alcohol use, increased partner drinking and perceiving one’s partner to have a drinking problem are associated with poorer relationship functioning (e.g., satisfaction, trust), and these associations are mediated by punishing strategies, not rewarding ones (Rodriguez, DiBello, & Neighbors, 2013; Rodriguez, DiBello, & Wickham, 2016). Further, Philpott and Christie (2008) found that when husbands of alcoholic wives emphasized the positive consequences of sobriety, the wives experienced less emotional, psychological, and marital distress. However, when husbands used confrontational coping techniques, wives reported greater distress.…”