Informal caregiving is a rewarding but demanding role. The present theoretical framework
proposes to adapt the tridimensional concept of burnout to informal caregiving as a way to …

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) …

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 …

Objectives Breast cancer (BC) can be a traumatic and stressful experience for women, but
there are wide‐ranging differences in the ways in which women respond and adapt to bc …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coping with stress has historically been viewed as an individual phenomenon. Specifically,
psychodynamic theories focusing on the regulation of intrapsychic conflicts, stimulus …

Uncertainty is a common psychological reaction to the experience of cancer. It is defined as
“the inability to determine the meaning of illness-related events” and accurately anticipate or …

The aims of the present study are to analyze the associations of different forms of dyadic
coping (ie, own supportive dyadic coping= OSDC; perceived supportive dyadic coping …