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Arshad M, Bibi B. An Exploration of Common Dyadic Coping Strategies: A Perspective from Pakistani Couples Living with Chronic Conditions. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024:10.1007/s10943-024-02037-0. [PMID: 38691261 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02037-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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This qualitative study was conducted to explore the common dyadic coping (DC) efforts of married couples, with a chronically ill partner. The sample for the study consisted of twelve couples chosen from Gujrat, Pakistan. The semi-structured interviews were conducted with the help of an interview guide and analyzed using thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2006). The following four major themes were emerged: "common problem-focused DC," "common emotion-focused DC," "common religious DC," and "combined pattern of intimate relationships." The findings indicated that partners are not preferring relational coping resources for problem- and emotion-focused DC. However, the majority of couples participate in religious DC process in a complementary way to cope with stressful situation in the result of chronic illness. The study also indicated various indigenous factors, for example, socioeconomic status, family culture, lack of physical resource, and religious standpoints contributing in the lack of connectivity and sexual intimacy. To conclude, the results revealed that future research is required to investigate the patient and partner's relationship in greater depth, focusing on above-mentioned contextual factors.
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- Misbah Arshad
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gujrat, Ibn-e-Khaldun Block (R212), Gujrat, Pakistan.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gujrat, Ibn-e-Khaldun Block (R212), Gujrat, Pakistan
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Hoppen NHF, Vanz SADS. The development of Brazilian women's and gender studies: a bibliometric diagnosis. Scientometrics 2023; 128:227-261. [PMID: 36467331 PMCID: PMC9684813 DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04545-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study analyzes the characteristics and development of Brazilian research on women's and gender studies using a new comprehensive data source that is still hardly explored in bibliometric studies called 1Findr. The search expression forms a part of a methodological proposition for similar studies, based on the literature review of other analogous studies and on the historical and current characteristics of Brazil. We analyzed 31,609 Brazilian articles on women's and gender studies based on bibliometric indicators including activity, collaboration, and thematic association, with excerpts from the 1970s to 2019. Our results show that, initially, research was linked to the health sciences and was carried out in institutions in the Southeast and South of the country; however, this trend started changing since the 1990s, when two journals specialized in the area were first developed in Brazil and when researchers in the human and social sciences started working with this subject. Since then, the volume of articles, collaboration, and research has grown throughout the country, although production is still concentrated in the Southeast and South. Federal public universities are the main research actors, and researchers prioritize national journals and the Portuguese language. However, the main characteristic, which increases over time, is plurality: in relation to science in general and to other areas of Brazilian research, women's and gender studies present a greater plurality in terms of its publication characteristics, for example, in relation to the amount and percentage of languages. Plurality is also observed in the fact that, over the years, researchers from new disciplines have started to publish on gender studies, making the area more and more inter- and multidisciplinary, and also consolidating it scientifically, in the sense that it has become a subject of interest for all areas of research. Its presence in journals with the best ratings in the Brazilian research system supports the understanding that this is a scientifically consolidated area. In contrast, despite its continuous growth, collaboration is a rare phenomenon, and specific characteristics of studies carried out with foreign partners can be observed. Collaboration clusters among national institutions are characterized, among other factors, by their geographic proximity and the central role of major universities, such as Universidade de São Paulo, and others associated with the history of the area in the country, such as Universidade de Campinas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The dataset obtained, prepared, and used in the present research is available for new studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-022-04545-w.
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Meskó N, Őry F, Happ Z, Zsidó AN. Sex differences in predictors of relationship satisfaction: The effects of dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation and having children. INTERPERSONA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 2022. [DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.7217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The present study explored sex differences in the predictors of relationship satisfaction (dyadic coping, love, sexual motivation, having children). A total of 465 Hungarian participants (319 women and 146 men) with a mean age of 33.6 years completed an online test battery comprising four self-report measures. The results revealed that women’s relationship satisfaction had more significant predictors than men’s, and half of the common predictors showed significant sex differences. Men’s satisfaction was positively predicted by the Intimacy and Passion components of love, while it was negatively predicted by Negative Dyadic Coping and by having at least one child. Besides Intimacy and Passion, two common predictors across sexes, women’s satisfaction was also positively predicted by the Commitment component of love, and also by successful coping with dyadic stress. By contrast, negative predictors were having sex as a means of coping with emotional problems (Sex as Coping), the individual aspect of dyadic coping (One’s Own Dyadic Coping), and Negative Dyadic coping. The findings are discussed in both bio-psychological and social constructionist approaches.
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Barden SM, Carlson RG, Dillman Taylor D, Dickenson T, Gao R. A randomized trial of relationship education using Within Our Reach for economically vulnerable couples. FAMILY PROCESS 2022; 61:1005-1020. [PMID: 35545431 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Couples relationship education is grounded in teaching couples' skills and strategies to form and sustain healthy relationships. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of a relationship education intervention on emotion regulation, individual distress, dyadic coping, and relationship adjustment utilizing a randomized control trial for economically vulnerable couples. The analysis sample included 1418 couples (2836 individuals) who were randomly assigned to receive the 12-h Within Our Reach curriculum immediately, or to a wait-list control group. We estimated multilevel growth curve models over time among outcomes between treatment and wait-list control conditions. Treatment group couples demonstrated statistically significant improvements over the 6-month study period on emotional regulation and dyadic coping when compared to their wait-list group counterparts. Although models showed improvements in individual distress and relationship adjustments, these improvements did not amount to statistically significant group differences. Implications and limitations are also noted.
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- Sejal M Barden
- Department of Counselor Education, Marriage and Family Research Institute, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Counselor Education, Marriage and Family Research Institute, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Educational Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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Rapelli G, Donato S, Parise M, Pagani AF, Castelnuovo G, Pietrabissa G, Giusti E, Bertoni A. Yes, I can (with you)! Dyadic coping and self-management outcomes in cardiovascular disease: The mediating role of health self-efficacy. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:e2604-e2617. [PMID: 34985787 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cardiac patients show alarming levels of nonadherence to medications. It is important to consider also patient activation levels. Furthermore, the partner could have a supporting role in these processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of patient health self-efficacy (HSE) in the link between dyadic coping (DC) and two self-management outcomes (i.e. medication adherence and patient activation) across the first 6 months of cardiac disease. One hundred couples completed two self-report questionnaires during the hospitalisation for cardiac disease and 6 months after discharge. A longitudinal and dyadic research design was adopted. Cross-sectional analyses at T0 revealed that patient-provided and perceived positive DC and common DC are positively associated with HSE, which in turn is positively associated with medication adherence. HSE mediated the association between patient positive and common DC styles, with the only exception of Patient-provided positive DC, and patient activation. Conversely, patient-provided and perceived negative DC are negatively associated with HSE, which in turns is positively associated with medication adherence and patient activation. Prospective analyses showed that only patient-perceived negative DC at discharge is negatively associated with HSE at T1, which in turns is positively associated with patient activation over time. These results suggest to consider patient perceived and provided DC as antecedents of self-management outcomes via patient HSE. Furthermore, our results recommend to pay particular attention to negative DC, whose negative consequences are manifested also over time, planning interventions targeting partners' awareness of their own DC style.
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- Giada Rapelli
- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore -Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore -Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Urbino, Via Saffi, 15 - 61019 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Milan, Italy
- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore -Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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Falconier MK, Wojda-Burlij AK, Conway CA, Kim J. The role of emotion regulation in couples' stress communication and dyadic coping responses. Stress Health 2022; 39:309-322. [PMID: 35938781 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Partners' ability to cope together in the face of stress-commonly known as dyadic coping (DC)-can promote individual and couple well-being. However, little is known about the predictors of DC, including partners' emotion regulation. This study examined (a) whether emotion regulation abilities are associated with partners' DC responses, and (b) whether these associations are mediated by partners' engagement in stress communication in a community sample of different-gender couples (N = 239). Couples completed self-report measures to assess their stress communication and DC responses (supportive, negative, and common DC) and six dimensions of emotion regulation (emotional awareness, acceptance, clarity, goal-orientation, regulation strategies, and impulse control). Results from structural equation modelling analysis confirmed expected associations between stress communication and partners' supportive and common DC responses. Additionally, only associations with women's emotion regulation emerged significant. First, women's emotional awareness was associated with more supportive DC from men and common DC through increases in women's stress communication. Second, women who endorsed emotional acceptance engaged in less supportive DC towards their partner. Third, women's goal-orientation was associated with less supportive DC from each partner and common DC through decreases in men's stress communication. There were no associations with men's emotion regulation. Collectively, findings suggest that although women may manage their negative emotions in ways that are adaptive for their individual well-being, these benefits may not always affect relationship functioning in the same way. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.
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- Mariana K Falconier
- Department of Family Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Family Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Family Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Supportive, Delegated, and Common Dyadic Coping Mediates the Association between Adult Attachment Representation and Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19138026. [PMID: 35805682 PMCID: PMC9266237 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine intrapersonal (actor) and interpersonal (partner) associations between attachment, assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview, and satisfaction with the relationship, as well as to establish the possibility of the mediatory effect of supportive, delegated, and common dyadic coping on the aforementioned associations. A dyadic approach has been introduced, using the actor–partner interdependence mediation model and data from 114 heterosexual couples, aged 26 to 60. It has been shown that one’s own secure attachment can be perceived as the predictor of one’s own relationship satisfaction in women and men and the predictor of a partner’s relationship satisfaction in men. The findings support the partially mediating role of dyadic coping in the association between attachment and relationship satisfaction and are a significant contribution to the issue of dyadic coping in general. Adults’ secure representations of their childhood experiences may be effective in using their partners as a secure base and also in serving as a secure base themselves, but it is not the sole influence on the quality of the couple’s experience together. The we-ness phenomenon and resulting clinical implications were discussed.
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AbstractIn this study, we interpret codependency as a dysfunctional pattern of relating to others, and based on this approach, we hypothesized an association with negative forms of dyadic coping, relationship problems and life satisfaction. A total of 246 Hungarian participants (167 females, 79 males), aged 18–72 years (M = 35.3, SD = 11.6) completed our online survey including measures of codependency, dyadic coping, perceptions of relationship, and life satisfaction. In our cross-sectional research, the Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale (SF-CDS), the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI), the Shortened Marital Stress Scale (MSS-R), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) were used. Correlational and pathway analyzes were applied to confirm our hypotheses. Codependency was associated with negative dyadic coping, while we found no measurable influence on positive dyadic coping. Individuals with higher codependency rated both their own and their partner’s negative dyadic coping more pronounced, while at the same time they characterized their relationships as more problematic. Structural Equation Modelling proved that codependent attitudes, along with the emergence of negative dyadic coping forms and perception of relationship problems, reduce a person’s life satisfaction. Overall, it can be stated that the more codependent the participants were, the more negative their own and partner’s behaviour was perceived in stressful situations and the more problematic their intimate relationship was found to be. Our results support the idea that codependency is a specific, largely stable attitude that determines a person’s perception and behaviour relating to others.
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Dyadic Coping, Dyadic Coping Based Gratitude (DC-G), and Relationship Satisfaction in Pakistani Couples. THE SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 25:e31. [DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2022.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Dyadic coping-based gratitude (DC-G) refers to the reaction of appreciation and thankfulness in response to received problem-focused and emotion-focused positive dyadic coping (DC) behaviors by the partner. The actor-partner interdependent mediation model was used to test the mediating role of DC-G between DC and relationship satisfaction in a purposive sample of 300 Pakistani married couples, which were treated as indistinguishable following the use of a test for distinguishability. Mediation analysis demonstrated that DC-G partially mediated the couples’ DC and relationship satisfaction implying that the association between DC and relationship satisfaction strengthened as the DC-G intervenes in the path model. Additionally, the actor-actor or partner-partner indirect effects were stronger compared to the cross-partner effect suggesting that husbands or wives’ DC more strongly predicted corresponding relationship satisfaction via DC-G compared to husbands-wives’ DC. Implications are discussed within collectivistic cultural orientation and Islamic religious obligations regarding marital relationships in Pakistani couples.
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Aman J, Abbas J, Lela U, Shi G. Religious Affiliation, Daily Spirituals, and Private Religious Factors Promote Marital Commitment Among Married Couples: Does Religiosity Help People Amid the COVID-19 Crisis? Front Psychol 2021; 12:657400. [PMID: 34421712 PMCID: PMC8377757 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Religious studies are a vital branch of social science that seeks to explain the beliefs of human society and deals with the practices and beliefs of individuals. This distinctive study focuses on such influential aspects of a healthy life, which could play a vital role in the marital quality and matrimonial commitment of individuals. The study principally focused on inspecting the role of religiosity in healthy marital commitment among individuals. It is a distinctive and central value in regulating a healthy social life. This research designed a conceptual model for assessing marital commitment, and the study model comprised two primary variables. The study received datasets through a survey questionnaire based on participants from five private and public sectors. The research study conducted an empirical analysis to test the proposed conceptual framework. The findings exhibited that the value of the R 2 model was 0.484, meaning the level of religiosity had a substantial impression on healthy and lasting marital commitment. According to the final outline of the model factors associated with building religious support factors (β = 0.491), the marital commitment had a better and healthier impact. The goodness-of-fit of the measurement of the conceptual model showed a value of 0.51, which indicated that the theoretical model had sufficient consistency and rationality, and accurately fitted the data. Such an advanced statistical model is missing from the previous literature. The study results provide helpful insight to elucidate the social dynamics of marital commitment. The findings designate that religious practices strengthen and promote nuptial commitment. The study is novel in the context of religiosity impact on martial commitment with a cultural background of Pakistan. The generalizability of the study does not apply to the entire population or other regions. Future studies can investigate other religious variables to explore further research findings. The findings are helpful for decision-makers and policymakers to concentrate on marital issues and challenges confronted by couples worldwide.
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- Jaffar Aman
- Postdoctoral Station, School of Public Administration and Sociology, Hohai University Nanjing, Nanjing, China
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- Antai College of Economics and Management (ACEM), School of Media and Communication (SMC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China
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- Head of Department, Humanities and Social Sciences, Gift University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
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- School of Public Administration, Hohai University Nanjing, Nanjing, China
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Distinct dyadic coping profiles in Chinese couples with breast cancer. Support Care Cancer 2021; 29:6459-6468. [PMID: 33900457 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06237-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Conceptualizing cancer as a dyadic stress provides new insight into how stress impacts couples with breast cancer. The present study aimed to identify subgroups with distinct dyadic coping profiles in a sample of Chinese couples with breast cancer and to determine how these subgroups differed in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics in addition to marital adjustment outcomes. METHODS Using convenience sampling, a cross-sectional survey was conducted. Couples with breast cancer completed the general information questionnaire, the Dyadic Coping Inventory, and the Locke-Wollance Marital Adjustment Test. The modeling was performed using a latent profile analysis to identify the dyadic coping subgroups. Parametric and nonparametric tests were applied to examine between-group differences across the identified classes. RESULTS The analytical results supported a three-class solution of dyadic coping groups: high (27.4%), medium (32.2%), and low (40.4%). Between-group differences were found in educational background, number of children, postoperative time, and type of surgery. CONCLUSION Most couples reported low levels of dyadic coping. The couples with an educational level of primary school or below, with one child or who were childless, and who had undergone breast preservation surgery within the past year were more likely to belong to the low dyadic coping group. When supporting couples with breast cancer, it is essential to assess several demographic and clinical risk factors in addition to the marital adjustment level to identify high-risk subgroups that warrant intervention.
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Kowal M, Groyecka-Bernard A, Kochan-Wójcik M, Sorokowski P. When and how does the number of children affect marital satisfaction? An international survey. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249516. [PMID: 33886597 PMCID: PMC8062063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The present global study attempts to verify the links between marital satisfaction and the number of children as well as its moderators in an international sample. Data for the study was obtained from our published dataset and included 7178 married individuals from 33 countries and territories. We found that the number of children was a significant negative predictor of marital satisfaction; also sex, education, and religiosity were interacting with the number of children and marital satisfaction, while there were no interactions with economic status and individual level of individualistic values. The main contribution of the present research is extending our knowledge on the relationship between marital satisfaction and the number of children in several, non-Western countries and territories.
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- Marta Kowal
- Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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AbstractResearch on adoptive parents of anonymously born children is still scarce. Open issues are (1) examining how much biographical information is available to adoptive parents, (2) considering differences between adoptive mothers and fathers, and (3) understanding what affects their dyadic coping. Hence, this study set out to compare adoptive mothers’ and fathers’ mental health, attachment styles, dyadic coping, and biographical knowledge, and to identify predictors of dyadic coping. 62 mothers and 40 fathers (mean age: 46 years) raising an anonymously born adoptee answered online or paper-pencil versions of the Brief Symptom Inventory, Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire, Dyadic Coping Inventory, Child Behavior Checklist, and a checklist of biographical data. Descriptive analyses showed that biographical knowledge was generally low in adoptive parents. More information was available on the birth mother than the birth father, with letters being the most common memorial. Furthermore, student t-tests revealed few differences: adoptive mothers reported to be more anxious and rated their ability to communicate stress and common dyadic coping as higher than did adoptive fathers. Finally, a hierarchical linear regression identified knowledge of more biographical data, parents’ older age as well as child’s younger age and higher psychopathology scores as predictors of better adoptive parents’ dyadic coping. These findings highlight the difficult task of gathering biographical information whilst maintaining the birth mother’s anonymity. They also stress the need of further research which may inform policies tailored to the specific needs of adoptive parents in the context of anonymous birth.
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Rapelli G, Donato S, Pagani AF, Parise M, Iafrate R, Pietrabissa G, Giusti EM, Castelnuovo G, Bertoni A. The Association Between Cardiac Illness-Related Distress and Partner Support: The Moderating Role of Dyadic Coping. Front Psychol 2021; 12:624095. [PMID: 33679540 PMCID: PMC7925924 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Managing cardiac illness is not easy because it dramatically disrupts people's daily life and both the patient and his/her spouse are at risk for experiencing distress, which, in turn, may affect the support provided by the partner as caregiver. The partner, in fact, is the main source of support, but his/her support may sometimes be inadequate. In addition, dyadic coping (i.e., the way partners cope together against stress and support each other in times of difficulty) could likely be a moderating factor. The main aim of the present study was to examine the role that dyadic coping (DC, in terms of positive, negative, and common dyadic coping responses) plays in moderating the link between patient and partner cardiac illness-related distress (in terms of anxiety and depression) and partner support (in terms of overprotection, hostility, and partner support for patient engagement). The study included 100 married couples faced with cardiac illness who completed a self-report questionnaire. We analyzed our data in PROCESS using multiple regressions in order to assess the moderating effects of DC responses in the relationship between the couple's cardiac illness-related distress and partner support. With regard to patient distress, results showed that higher levels of patient anxiety and depression were linked with ineffective partner support (i.e., overprotection and hostility). With regard to partner distress, higher levels of partner depression were linked with hostility; higher levels of partner depression and anxiety were associated with less partner support for patient engagement. Moreover, the association between distress and partner support was moderated by the quality of DC. In particular, low positive DC represented a risk factor for both the patient and the partner during a cardiac illness, as low positive DC exacerbated the link between patient and partner distress and less effective partner support styles. Also, higher levels of negative DC were risky for couples: The association between distress and less adequate partner supportive behaviors was stronger in the case of higher negative DC. These results imply a need for psychosocial interventions for couples in cardiac illness, especially for couples lacking relational competences, such as positive dyadic coping.
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- Giada Rapelli
- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.,Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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Donato S, Parise M, Pagani AF, Lanz M, Regalia C, Rosnati R, Iafrate R. Together Against COVID-19 Concerns: The Role of the Dyadic Coping Process for Partners' Psychological Well-Being During the Pandemic. Front Psychol 2021; 11:578395. [PMID: 33488449 PMCID: PMC7817770 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The situation caused by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been representing a great source of concern and a challenge to the psychological well-being of many individuals around the world. For couples in particular, this extraordinary rise in concern, combined with the stress posed by the virus containment measures, such as prolonged cohabitation and lack of support networks, may have increased the likelihood of couple problems. At the same time, however, COVID-19 concerns may have been a stimulus to activate couples’ stress management processes. A couple’s resource, which may have an important role in dealing with COVID-19 concerns and stress, is dyadic coping, i.e., the process through which partners face stress together. Drawing on a sample of 1,823 Italian individuals involved in a couple relationship, the current study tested a serial mediation model in which concerns about COVID-19 predicted psychological well-being, through both explicit stress communication and perceived partner dyadic coping responses. In addition, the study explored whether this dyadic coping process functioned the same way in satisfied and dissatisfied couples. Results showed that concerns about the situation related to COVID-19 significantly threatened individuals’ psychological well-being. However, these concerns positively predicted explicit stress communication, which in turn positively predicted perceived partner’s dyadic coping responses, which finally positively predicted psychological well-being. In addition, in the group of dissatisfied individuals, the association between explicit stress communication and perceived partners’ dyadic coping responses was not significant. The present study adds to the research on couples’ coping by testing for the first time the whole theoretical model of dyadic coping and does so during a global emergency situation. The study also suggests key components of preventive interventions for individuals in couples.
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- Silvia Donato
- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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Shujja S, Adil A, Randall AK, Bodenmann G, Malik F. Psychometric properties and validity of dyadic coping inventory-urdu version for use in Pakistan. INTERPERSONA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 2020. [DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v14i2.4069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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For married individuals living in Pakistan, stress within their relationship has emerged as a major source of marital conflicts and even relationship dissolution. However, research based on the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping (DC) suggests partners’ use of coping strategies may help in buffering these devastating effects of stress. The original German version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) is a widely used self-report measure that has been translated in various languages, however, has not been validated for use with individuals living in Pakistan who speak Urdu. The purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the DCI into Urdu for use with married individuals living in Pakistan. Data were collected from 538 Pakistani married adults. Findings supported the original factor structure of the German and English version of the DCI. As such, results supported the 33-items DCI-Urdu as a valid and reliable measure to assess DC behaviors in Pakistani married individuals. Further, convergent and discriminant validity and measurement invariance (MI) across gender for the DCI-Urdu were consistent with that of DCI-English. A validated measure of the DCI in Urdu provides new directions for researchers and clinicians working with couples in Pakistan.
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Rapelli G, Lopez G, Donato S, Pagani AF, Parise M, Bertoni A, Iafrate R. A Postcard From Italy: Challenges and Psychosocial Resources of Partners Living With and Without a Chronic Disease During COVID-19 Epidemic. Front Psychol 2020; 11:567522. [PMID: 33362633 PMCID: PMC7759477 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The sudden outbreak of this new virus and the measure of lockdown adopted to contain the epidemic have profoundly changed the lifestyles of the Italian population, with an impact on people's quality of life and on their social relationships. In particular, due to forced and prolonged cohabitation, couples may be subject to specific stressors during the epidemic. In addition, living with a chronic health condition may add specific challenges to the ones posed by the epidemic itself. The present cross-sectional study aimed to provide a picture of the challenges as well as the resources for both individual and relational well-being of Italian individuals in a couple relationship (N = 1921), with a specific attention to the comparison between individuals living with and without a chronic disease. Results showed that people with a chronic disease had lower psychological well-being and more fears and worries about the COVID-19. People with a chronic disease perceived fewer resources than healthy people. Moreover, the challenges are shown to be associated with less psychological well-being and high pessimism about the future. Instead individual, relational, and social resources play a protective role during the pandemic for both healthy and chronically ill people.
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- Giada Rapelli
- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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Nina-Estrella R, Marrero-Centeno JJ. Estilos de comunicación como predictores del estrés y el afrontamiento diádico en matrimonios puertorriqueños. PENSAMIENTO PSICOLÓGICO 2020. [DOI: 10.11144/javerianacali.ppsi18-1.ecpe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Objetivo. Evaluar la posible relación de los estilos de comunicación (positivo, negativo y reservado) con elestrés y el afrontamiento diádico en las relaciones de pareja. Método. Se empleó un estudio cuantitativono experimental en el que participaron 121 personas casadas, seleccionadas por disponibilidad. La mayoríade los participantes estaban en su primer matrimonio, y tenían una edad promedio de 42 años. Aceptaroncontestar los siguientes instrumentos: (a) inventario de estilo de comunicación marital (ECOM) y (b) escala de estrés en la relación marital. Resultados. El análisis mediante regresión múltiple evidenció que los estilos de comunicación positivo y reservado son predictores del afrontamiento diádico. Se observó también que el estilo de comunicación negativo es un predictor significativo del estrés en las relaciones de pareja. Conclusión. Se sustenta la importancia de la comunicación en las relaciones de pareja y de desarrollar estilos de comunicación positivos para afrontar las situaciones estresantes.
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Meier F, Milek A, Rauch-Anderegg V, Benz-Fragnière C, Nieuwenboom JW, Schmid H, Halford WK, Bodenmann G. Fair enough? Decreased equity of dyadic coping across the transition to parenthood associated with depression of first-time parents. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0227342. [PMID: 32074100 PMCID: PMC7029854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The transition to parenthood (TTP) is a stressful life event for most couples. Therefore, the way both partners jointly cope with stress (i.e., dyadic coping) is important for the prevention of individual adjustment problems (e.g., depression). For dyadic coping to be effective in reducing depressive symptoms, efforts of both partners should be equal. However, many couples experience a decrease of equity in task division within the domestic sphere across the TTP. The current study investigates the equity of a specific skill within the ‘relationship sphere’, because similarly to a decreased equity in household and childcare, a decreased equity of dyadic coping is likely to be associated with poorer individual adjustment. We collected longitudinal self-report data on dyadic coping and depressive symptoms from 104 mixed-gender first-time parents (n = 208 individuals) from pregnancy until 40 weeks postpartum. We created an equity score for men and women that measured their perceived difference between received and provided dyadic coping. On average, women reported providing more and receiving less dyadic coping than men. While both genders agreed on this distribution, men did perceive a higher equity of dyadic coping than women. Furthermore, the decrease of equity perceived by women across TTP was not visible in men. In line with our assumptions based on the equity theory, perceived equity of dyadic coping was associated with depressive symptoms in a curvilinear manner: Decreases in women’s perceived equity in either direction (over- or underbenefit) were associated with more depressive symptoms in women and their male partners. This association was found above and beyond the beneficial effect of dyadic coping itself. This implies that not only how well partners support each other in times of stress, but also how equal both partners’ efforts are, is important for their individual adjustment across TTP.
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- Fabienne Meier
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Institute of Social Work and Health, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social Work and Health, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social Work and Health, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Sorokowski P, Kowal M, Sorokowska A. Religious Affiliation and Marital Satisfaction: Commonalities Among Christians, Muslims, and Atheists. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2798. [PMID: 31920841 PMCID: PMC6923244 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Scientists have long been interested in the relationship between religion and numerous aspects of people’s lives, such as marriage. This is because religion may differently influence one’s level of happiness. Some studies have suggested that Christians have greater marital satisfaction, while others have found evidence that Muslims are more satisfied. Additionally, less-religious people have shown the least marital satisfaction. In the present study, we examined marital satisfaction among both sexes, and among Muslims, Christians, and atheists, using a large, cross-cultural sample from the dataset in Sorokowski et al. (2017). Our results show that men have higher marital satisfaction ratings than women, and that levels of satisfaction do not differ notably among Muslims, Christians, and atheists. We discuss our findings in the context of previous research on the association between marriage and religion.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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Bodenmann G, Falconier MK, Randall AK. Editorial: Dyadic Coping. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1498. [PMID: 31316443 PMCID: PMC6610537 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Guy Bodenmann
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Public Health, University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Fallahchai R, Fallahi M, Randall AK. A Dyadic Approach to Understanding Associations Between Job Stress, Marital Quality, and Dyadic Coping for Dual-Career Couples in Iran. Front Psychol 2019; 10:487. [PMID: 31057447 PMCID: PMC6482167 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In Iran, dual-career couples face many stressors due to their demands of balancing work and family. Moreover, the experience of this stress can negatively affect partners' martial quality. Recent studies have shown the positive impact of dyadic coping on well-being; however, a majority of this research has been conducted with Western cultures. As such, there is a dearth of literature on understanding how supportive and common dyadic coping may have a positive association with work-family stress for couples in Iran. Using a sample of 206 heterosexual dual-career couples from Iran, this study examines the associations between job stress and marital quality, and possible moderating effects of common and perceived partner supportive dyadic coping. As predicted, job stress was negatively associated with marital quality, and this association with further moderated by gender, such that women who experienced greater job stress also reported lower marital quality. Additionally, dyadic coping moderated the association between job stress and marital quality. Common dyadic coping attenuated the negative association between job stress and marital quality. The findings shed light on the possible beneficial effects of teaching supportive and common dyadic coping techniques to dual-career couples in Iran.
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- Reza Fallahchai
- Department of Psychology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Falconier MK, Kuhn R. Dyadic Coping in Couples: A Conceptual Integration and a Review of the Empirical Literature. Front Psychol 2019; 10:571. [PMID: 30971968 PMCID: PMC6443825 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present review on dyadic coping (DC) aims at providing a critical integration of both the conceptual and empirical DC literature and overcoming the limitations of past reviews by (a) describing, comparing, and integrating all the DC models, (b) presenting and integrating findings from studies based on DC models, and (c) suggesting directions for further research. The DC models identified and compared include: The congruence model (Revenson, 1994), the relationship-focused model (Coyne and Smith, 1991; O'Brien and DeLongis, 1996), the communal coping model (Lyons et al., 1998), the systemic-transactional model (Bodenmann, 1995, 1997), the relational-cultural model (Kayser et al., 2007), and the developmental-contextual coping model (Berg and Upchurch, 2007). After discussing each DC model, we advance a conceptual integration of all models, which serves as the framework to organize the review of the empirical literature. This integration includes the following DC dimensions: (a) Stress Communication, (b) Positive DC by One Partner (supportive DC, empathic responding, delegated DC, active engagement), (c) Positive Conjoint DC (common, collaborative, communal, mutual responsiveness); (d) Negative DC by One Partner (protective buffering, overprotection, and hostility/ambivalence), and (e) Negative Conjoint DC (common negative DC, disengaged avoidance). Developmental, relational, and contextual variables are included as factors shaping DC. To be included in the empirical review, articles had to be published in or a peer-reviewed journal in English and/or German before 2017 and include an original empirical study guided by one of the DC models. The review included 139 studies and, with the exception of the congruence model whose findings were discussed separately, findings were presented for overall DC and each of the dimensions identified in the conceptual integration. Findings were grouped also according to whether the stressor related or not to a medical or mental health condition. Demographic and cultural factors affecting DC were discussed. Overall, the empirical review suggests that in Western couples, positive individual, and conjoint DC forms, taken together or separately, have individual and relational benefits for couples coping with stress in general and/or mental health or medical stressors. Research on DC can be expanded to include other populations and stressors and use improved designs.
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- Mariana Karin Falconier
- Department of Family Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Dyadic coping in personal projects of romantic partners: assessment and associations with relationship satisfaction. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-019-00222-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AbstractIn the present study we describe a context-sensitive, personal-projects-based approach to dyadic coping with stress which adapted the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) for the assessment of dyadic coping strategies in stressful personal projects. In a cross-sectional study, 149 heterosexual Hungarian couples provided evaluations pertaining to their dyadic coping experiences in a stressful everyday project. Explorative factor analyses of personal project-related DCI items provided theoretically meaningful factor structures and the resulting subscales showed excellent reliability. The subscales’ predictive validity was tested in two dyadic analyses using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) whereby positive and negative dyadic coping experiences served as predictors of satisfaction with the dyadic coping process in particular, and with the relationship in general as outcomes. Our results showed that satisfaction with dyadic coping in personal projects is predicted only by the dyadic coping experiences of the respondents (the actor effect), while actor and partner effects proved to be predictive of relationship satisfaction. Negative partner experiences related to dyadic coping predicted lower relationship satisfaction of the female partner, while for males the positive experiences of the partner were found to be more predictive. These results confirm that the contextualized assessment of dyadic coping experiences in specific stressful personal projects is a reliable and valid method. Further methodological and theoretical conclusions are discussed.
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Molgora S, Fenaroli V, Acquati C, De Donno A, Baldini MP, Saita E. Examining the Role of Dyadic Coping on the Marital Adjustment of Couples Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Front Psychol 2019; 10:415. [PMID: 30906270 PMCID: PMC6418016 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A couple is considered to be infertile if unable to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. An extended body of literature supports that infertility and infertility treatments contribute to emotional, social, sexual, and relational issues that can have a negative impact on each partner's well-being and on the couple relationship. Recent findings suggest that a dyadic approach should be used when working with couples coping with these stressors. However, most research to date has focused on the association between infertility and individual's psychological outcomes, rather than on the experience of infertility-related stress and coping from a relational perspective. Consequently, assuming that infertility is a dyadic stressor and that the ability of the partners to cope with this experience is the result of both individual and relational coping strategies, this study aimed to investigate dyadic coping and marital adjustment among couples at the beginning of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment. A sample of 167 heterosexual couples (N = 334) undergoing ART treatment at the fertility clinic of a large hospital in Milan from January to December 2017 was recruited. Each participant completed self-reported questionnaires examining marital adjustment (Dyadic Adjustment Scale) and dyadic coping (Dyadic Coping Questionnaire). Demographics and clinical variables were also collected. Data were analyzed using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM), testing the effect of each partner's dyadic coping style on their own and their partner's marital adjustment. Results revealed that both women and partners' scores on positive dyadic coping styles (common, emotion-focused, problem-focused, and delegated dyadic coping) contributed to higher marital adjustment. This result suggests that couples unable to engage in this type of reciprocal supportive behaviors and those unsatisfied with their coping efforts may be more vulnerable while undergoing ART treatments. Furthermore, findings highlighted some gender differences for stress communication and negative dyadic coping suggesting the presence of specific dynamics within couples facing an ART treatment. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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- Sara Molgora
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, Milan, Italy
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- Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Ca 'Granda Foundation Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, Milan, Italy
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Pagani AF, Donato S, Parise M, Bertoni A, Iafrate R, Schoebi D. Explicit Stress Communication Facilitates Perceived Responsiveness in Dyadic Coping. Front Psychol 2019; 10:401. [PMID: 30873090 PMCID: PMC6400868 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present study was aimed at examining the role of explicit stress communication in the context of dyadic coping. The general aim of the present study was to test (a) whether explicit communication of daily stressful events predicted relationship satisfaction and (b) whether the perception of responsiveness in dyadic coping mediated the association between explicit stress communication and partners' satisfaction. We analyzed daily diary data from 55 married couples and multilevel analyses suggested that, although explicit stress communication was not associated with relationship satisfaction, it predicted both partners' responsiveness in dyadic coping behaviors. Finally, responsive dyadic coping behaviors mediated the relationship between explicit stress communication and relationship satisfaction. On the whole, our findings showed that perceived responsiveness in dyadic coping with daily stressors was facilitated by explicit stress communication and that this contributed to the effectiveness of dyadic coping behaviors in fostering partners' relationship satisfaction. We discussed how the current study contributes to the understanding of the dyadic coping process and its contribution to partners' satisfaction, underscoring the importance of communication skills.
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- Ariela Francesca Pagani
- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Parise M, Gatti F, Iafrate R. Religiosity, Marital Quality and Couple Generativity in Italian Couples Belonging to a Catholic Spiritual Association: A Quali-Quantitative Study. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2017; 56:1856-1869. [PMID: 28032319 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0346-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The current studies aimed, firstly, at exploring the relationship between the level of religiosity and marital outcomes, in terms of relationship quality and couple generativity; secondly, at gaining insight into which strategies the couples use to ensure their marital quality/couple generativity, and understanding if religious practices have a positive influence on the development of such strategies. The studies focused on a specific aspect of religiosity, that is the active involvement in a Catholic association, and compared couples with a high level of religious involvement (HRI) belonging to a Catholic international association (New Families) and couples with a low level of religious involvement (LRI). Study 1 (N = 194) adopted a quantitative approach and analyzed data from questionnaires administered in two phases. Study 2 (N = 32) adopted a qualitative approach (grounded theory) and analyzed data from semi-structured interviews. Results of Study 1 showed that HRI men scored higher in relationship quality and couple generativity than LRI men, while HRI women scored higher in couple generativity than LRI women. In Study 2, no differences were found between HRI and LRI couples with respect to the factors that ensure marital quality and generativity (care of the relationship, dialogue, sharing, maintenance of the centrality of the relationship), but HRI and LRI couples used different strategies to achieve these goals.
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- Miriam Parise
- Family Studies and Research University Centre, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy
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Sorokowski P, Randall AK, Groyecka A, Frackowiak T, Cantarero K, Hilpert P, Ahmadi K, Alghraibeh AM, Aryeetey R, Bertoni A, Bettache K, Błażejewska M, Bodenmann G, Bortolini TS, Bosc C, Butovskaya M, Castro FN, Cetinkaya H, Cunha D, David D, David OA, Espinosa ACD, Donato S, Dronova D, Dural S, Fisher M, Akkaya AH, Hamamura T, Hansen K, Hattori WT, Hromatko I, Gulbetekin E, Iafrate R, James B, Jiang F, Kimamo CO, Koç F, Krasnodębska A, Laar A, Lopes FA, Martinez R, Mesko N, Molodovskaya N, Qezeli KM, Motahari Z, Natividade JC, Ntayi J, Ojedokun O, Omar-Fauzee MSB, Onyishi IE, Özener B, Paluszak A, Portugal A, Realo A, Relvas AP, Rizwan M, Sabiniewicz AL, Salkičević S, Sarmány-Schuller I, Stamkou E, Stoyanova S, Šukolová D, Sutresna N, Tadinac M, Teras A, Ponciano ELT, Tripathi R, Tripathi N, Tripathi M, Yamamoto ME, Yoo G, Sorokowska A. Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1199. [PMID: 28785230 PMCID: PMC5519603 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ, United States
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- Institute of Psychology, University of WroclawWroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty in Sopot, SWPS University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesSopot, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of WashingtonSeattle, DC, United States
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
| | | | | | - Anna Bertoni
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of MilanMilan, Italy
| | - Karim Bettache
- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong
| | | | - Guy Bodenmann
- Department of Psychology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
| | - Tiago S Bortolini
- Graduate Program in Morphological Sciences, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit, D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Carla Bosc
- Institute of Psychology, University of WroclawWroclaw, Poland
| | - Marina Butovskaya
- Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia.,Russian State University for the HumanitiesMoscow, Russia
| | - Felipe N Castro
- Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteNatal, Brazil
| | - Hakan Cetinkaya
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Languages History and Geography, Ankara UniversityAnkara, Turkey
| | - Diana Cunha
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of CoimbraCoimbra, Portugal
| | - Daniel David
- International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babes-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Oana A David
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca, Romania
| | | | - Silvia Donato
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of MilanMilan, Italy
| | - Daria Dronova
- Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
| | - Seda Dural
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Izmir University of EconomicsIzmir, Turkey
| | - Maryanne Fisher
- Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's UniversityHalifax, Canada
| | | | - Takeshi Hamamura
- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong
| | | | | | - Ivana Hromatko
- Department of Psychology, University of ZagrebZagreb, Croatia
| | | | | | - Bawo James
- Department of Clinical Services, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric HospitalBenin-City, Nigeria
| | - Feng Jiang
- Central University of Finance and EconomicsBeijing, China
| | | | - Fırat Koç
- Department of Anthropology, Cumhuriyet UniversitySivas, Turkey
| | | | - Amos Laar
- School of Public Health, University of GhanaLegon, Ghana
| | - Fívia A Lopes
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Languages History and Geography, Ankara UniversityAnkara, Turkey
| | - Rocio Martinez
- Department of Social Psychology, University of GranadaGranada, Spain
| | - Norbert Mesko
- Institute of Psychology, University of PécsPécs, Hungary
| | | | | | | | - Jean C Natividade
- Institute of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Joseph Ntayi
- Faculty of Computing and Management Science, Makerere University Business SchoolKampala, Uganda
| | - Oluyinka Ojedokun
- Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin UniversityAkungba-Akoko, Nigeria
| | - Mohd S B Omar-Fauzee
- School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara MalaysiaSintok, Malaysia
| | - Ike E Onyishi
- Department of Psychology, University of NigeriaNsukka, Nigeria
| | - Barış Özener
- Department of Anthropology, Istanbul UniversityIstanbul, Turkey
| | - Anna Paluszak
- Institute of Psychology, University of WroclawWroclaw, Poland
| | - Alda Portugal
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of CoimbraCoimbra, Portugal
| | - Anu Realo
- Department of Psychology, University of WarwickCoventry, United Kingdom.,Department of Psychology, University of TartuTartu, Estonia
| | - Ana P Relvas
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of CoimbraCoimbra, Portugal
| | - Muhammad Rizwan
- University of Karachi, Institute of Clinical PsychologyKarachi, Pakistan
| | | | | | - Ivan Sarmány-Schuller
- Center of Social and Psychological Sciences, Institute of Experimental Psychology SASBratislava, Slovakia
| | - Eftychia Stamkou
- Department of Social Psychology, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
| | - Stanislava Stoyanova
- Department of Psychology, South-West University "Neofit Rilski"Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
| | - Denisa Šukolová
- Educational Research Center, Matej Bel UniversityBanská Bystrica, Slovakia
| | - Nina Sutresna
- Coaching Department, Universitas Pendidikan IndonesiaBandung, Indonesia
| | - Meri Tadinac
- Department of Psychology, University of ZagrebZagreb, Croatia
| | | | - Edna L T Ponciano
- Institute of Psychology, University of the State of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Ritu Tripathi
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource ManagementBangalore, India
| | | | | | - Maria E Yamamoto
- Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do NorteNatal, Brazil
| | - Gyesook Yoo
- Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyung Hee UniversitySeoul, South Korea
| | - Agnieszka Sorokowska
- Institute of Psychology, University of WroclawWroclaw, Poland.,Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic medicine, Technische Universität DresdenDresden, Germany
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Psychometric Properties and Factorial Validity of the Dyadic Coping Inventory –the Persian Version. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-017-9624-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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