That depressive symptoms predicted subse-
quent relationship adjustment is consistent with the tenets of the stress generation theory of depression, which posits that depressed individuals inadvertently contribute to the occurrence of stress in their lives, including stress in their intimate relationships, which increases the probability for theonset and maintenance of depression (Davila et al., 1997).That anxiety symptoms were not associated with subsequent relationship adjustment in the lagged analysis when controlling for depressive symptoms suggests that anxiety may not be uniquely predictive of changes in relationship quality over time.