Meta-analytic methods were used to empirically determine the association between dyadic
coping and relationship satisfaction. Dyadic coping is a systemic conceptualization of the …

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) …

Highlights•Stress is a dyadic phenomenon that affects both partners in a romantic
relationship.•Stress can originate both outside (external) and inside (internal) the …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

We present a theory of communal coping that describes an optimal pathway to patient
adjustment among couples in which one person faces a chronic illness. Communal 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 …

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 …

A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

According to the systemic‐transactional stress model (STM; G. Bodenmann, European
Review of Applied Psychology, 1997; 47: 137), extradyadic stress from daily hassles can …

In animal studies, positive social interaction and physical contact play a preeminent role in
the control of behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to stress. The aim of this study was …