Highlights•The importance of viewing chronic illness in the context of dyadic relationships is
discussed.•Models with implicit interventions to improve couples' coping with chronic illness …

The purpose of the present study was to apply Berg and Upchurch's developmental-
conceptual model toward a better understanding of how couples cope with chronic illness …

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 …

This chapter reviews current theoretical frameworks on dyadic coping processes among
couples coping with the stresses of chronic illness. These frameworks are set in their …

In this chapter, the authors address several issues in the conceptualization and study of
dyadic coping with specific illustrations from the literature on couples coping with illness …

Objective: Chronic physical illness affects not only patients but also their partners. Dyadic
coping (DC)—the ways couples cope in dealing with a stressor such as chronic illness—has …

Dyadic coping (DC), how couples cope together to deal with a stressor like chronic illness,
has received increased attention over the last three decades. The aim of the current study …

Couples managing chronic illnesses—the leading causes of death and disability in the
United States—can experience challenges in their daily lives and relationships. Both couple …

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 …

Research on adjustment to chronic disease is critical in today's world, in which people are
living longer lives, but lives are increasingly likely to be characterized by one or more …