One woman was propping her ill husband's pillow, serving him lunch, adjusting his oxygen,
giving him his medication, reminding him of our appointment, and casually straightening the …

This volume addresses the construct of dyadic coping between people in intimate
relationships. By strict definition, dyadic coping involves both partners and is the interplay …

This chapter expands on the concept of dyadic stress and coping with an innovative and
dynamic theory of the dyadic coping process. The author presents a typology of dyadic …

Since its origins most of the stress and coping literature has focused primarily on the
individual's efforts to manage stressful encounters, conceptualizing both stress and coping …

Stress is a concept that has received increased attention in marital research during the last
decade, showing that it plays an important role in understanding the quality and stability of …

In the past thirty years, stimulating scientific research conducted in the field of stress and
coping has appeared in numerous theoretical and empirical publications. Along side the …

Whether chronic stress stems from persistent relationship difficulties, shared adversities, or
personal problems, the hardships associated with it rarely stop at one person's doorstep …

In intimate relationships, spousal support (or dyadic coping) can directly benefit
relationships (ie, direct effect) and protect the relationship against the negative spillover …

Good theories are needed for explaining and predicting psychological mechanisms in the
domain of stress and coping. Likewise, theories are needed for designing and evaluating …

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) …