The association between dyadic coping and adjustment to cancer has been well-
established. However, a significant gap in the literature is the understanding of how the life …

Objective: The way couples deal with stressors is likely to influence their adjustment after
breast cancer diagnosis. Based on the systemic-transactional model, this study examined …

Objective: Couples facing metastatic breast cancer (MBC) must learn to cope with stressors
that can affect both partners' quality of life as well as the quality of their relationship …

Objectives To examine the dyadic relationships of dyadic coping, marital satisfaction, and
posttraumatic growth and to confirm the mediating effect of marital satisfaction between …

Objectives Cancer not only affects the patient but also the partner. In fact, couples may react
as a unit rather than as individuals while coping with cancer (ie, dyadic coping). We …

This study explored interdependence on quality-of-life factors for women with breast cancer
and their partners. Multiple theoretical perspectives predict that the emotional distress …

Objective: The study examined how a couple's capacity for mutuality as conceptualized by
the Relational-Cultural Theory plays a role in their managing the stresses accompanying …

Objectives Breast cancer (BC) can be understood as a we‐disease, which affects a couple
as a unit and requires coping as a unit (eg, common dyadic coping, CDC). However …

Objective: This study is a meta-analysis that considers the association between dyadic
coping and emotional functioning, and between dyadic coping and the quality of the …

Purpose Couples are usually affected by cancer as patient-partner dyads, and they may
react as a unit rather than as individuals, ie, dyadic coping. This paper aims to …