Dyadic Coping in an Eastern European Context

Rusu, Petruta P.; Hilpert, Peter; Turliuc, Maria Nicoleta; Bodenmann, Guy

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“…The goal of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the DCI-Urdu. Consistent with other validation studies of the DCI (Fallahchai et al, 2019;Ledermann et al, 2010;Randall et al, 2016;Rusu et al, 2016;Vedes et al, 2013;Wendołowska, et al, 2020;Xu et al, 2016;Yokotani & Kurosawa, 2015), all reliability estimates for DCI-Urdu appeared to be high except few inconsistencies; specifically, stress communication by self (α women = .41), problem-focused supportive DC by self (α men = .50 and α women = .43), and delegated DC by self (α women = .53). These results may be attributed to cultural variations in Pakistan, which is a patriarchal society where women may perceive their partners as less likely to communicate stress experiences with them, show practical advice or support, and take over the responsibilities in the time of stress (Qadir et al, 2013).…”

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Psychometric properties and validity of dyadic coping inventory-urdu version for use in Pakistan

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For married individuals living in Pakistan, stress within their relationship has emerged as a major source of marital conflicts and even relationship dissolution. However, research based on the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping (DC) suggests partners’ use of coping strategies may help in buffering these devastating effects of stress. The original German version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI) is a widely used self-report measure that has been translated in various languages, however, has not been validated for use with individuals living in Pakistan who speak Urdu. The purpose of the present study was to translate and validate the DCI into Urdu for use with married individuals living in Pakistan. Data were collected from 538 Pakistani married adults. Findings supported the original factor structure of the German and English version of the DCI. As such, results supported the 33-items DCI-Urdu as a valid and reliable measure to assess DC behaviors in Pakistani married individuals. Further, convergent and discriminant validity and measurement invariance (MI) across gender for the DCI-Urdu were consistent with that of DCI-English. A validated measure of the DCI in Urdu provides new directions for researchers and clinicians working with couples in Pakistan.

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“…The STM has been applied in studies of couples coping with a medical illness such as cancer (see Traa et al, 2015 for a systematic review) or COPD (Meier et al, 2012), but also with other non-medical stressors such as depression (e.g., Bodenmann et al, 2001), post-traumatic stress disorder (Witkovsky and Braakmann, 2015), immigration issues (Falconier et al, 2013a), coping with the death of a child (Bergstraesser et al, 2015), or even general stress (Rusu et al, 2016). All STM studies used the instrument developed by Bodenmann (2008) to assess DC: the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI).…”

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“…Studies on couples coping with stress in general show that providing delegated DC is positively associated with individual positive coping strategies for both men and women in Latino (Falconier et al, 2013b) and Romanian couples (Rusu et al, 2016). Delegated DC is also linked to constructive conflict resolution and relationship satisfaction for Latino (e.g., Falconier et al, 2013b) and Western European couples (e.g., Vedes et al, 2013), and exclusively to relationship satisfaction for Canadian and American couples (Randall et al, 2015) and Japanese men (Yokotani and Kurosawa, 2015).…”

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“…Hostile/ambivalent DC has been linked with negative individual and relational functioning. At the individual level this DC dimension is associated with higher verbal aggression, anger, insomnia, depression, men's physical symptoms, and women's social dysfunction in Swiss couples (Bodenmann et al, 2010a, 2011) and catastrophizing in Romanian couples (Rusu et al, 2016). No association has been found with individual positive forms of coping (e.g., Randall et al, 2015).…”

Section: Individual Negative Dc: Hostile/ambivalent DC (Stm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is consistent with the finding that lesbian couples reported receiving better DC and experiencing less conflict when compared to heterosexual couples (Meuwly et al, 2013). Nonetheless, some studies have failed to find any gender differences in some DC positive forms such as delegated DC (e.g., Rusu et al, 2016) or supportive DC (García-López et al, 2016).…”

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Dyadic Coping in Couples: A Conceptual Integration and a Review of the Empirical Literature

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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) describing, comparing, and integrating all the DC models, (b) presenting and integrating findings from studies based on DC models, and (c) suggesting directions for further research. The DC models identified and compared include: The congruence model (Revenson, 1994 ), the relationship-focused model (Coyne and Smith, 1991 ; O'Brien and DeLongis, 1996 ), the communal coping model (Lyons et al., 1998 ), the systemic-transactional model (Bodenmann, 1995 , 1997 ), the relational-cultural model (Kayser et al., 2007 ), and the developmental-contextual coping model (Berg and Upchurch, 2007 ). After discussing each DC model, we advance a conceptual integration of all models, which serves as the framework to organize the review of the empirical literature. This integration includes the following DC dimensions: (a) Stress Communication, (b) Positive DC by One Partner (supportive DC, empathic responding, delegated DC, active engagement), (c) Positive Conjoint DC (common, collaborative, communal, mutual responsiveness); (d) Negative DC by One Partner (protective buffering, overprotection, and hostility/ambivalence), and (e) Negative Conjoint DC (common negative DC, disengaged avoidance). Developmental, relational, and contextual variables are included as factors shaping DC. To be included in the empirical review, articles had to be published in or a peer-reviewed journal in English and/or German before 2017 and include an original empirical study guided by one of the DC models. The review included 139 studies and, with the exception of the congruence model whose findings were discussed separately, findings were presented for overall DC and each of the dimensions identified in the conceptual integration. Findings were grouped also according to whether the stressor related or not to a medical or mental health condition. Demographic and cultural factors affecting DC were discussed. Overall, the empirical review suggests that in Western couples, positive individual, and conjoint DC forms, taken together or separately, have individual and relational benefits for couples coping with stress in general and/or mental health or medical stressors. Research on DC can be expanded to include other populations and stressors and use improved designs.

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Economic strain and support in couple: The mediating role of positive emotions

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This study examined positive emotions as mediating mechanisms in the association between economic strain and spouses' supportive behaviour. Data were collected from 295 married couples living in Romania. Results from the Actor-Partner Mediator Model indicated that economic strain had a negative indirect effect on spouses' supportive dyadic coping due to its negative association with partners' positive emotions (joy, contentment, and pride). For both partners, positive emotions decreased when they experienced economic strain, which in turn reduced supportive dyadic coping in couples. These findings have theoretical implications in explaining the association of economic strain with partners' positive emotions and behaviours and also clinical implications for practitioners working with couples experiencing economic strain.

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Dyadic Coping in an Eastern European Context

Cited by 22 publications

References 15 publications

Psychometric properties and validity of dyadic coping inventory-urdu version for use in Pakistan

Psychometric properties and validity of dyadic coping inventory-urdu version for use in Pakistan

Dyadic Coping in Couples: A Conceptual Integration and a Review of the Empirical Literature

Economic strain and support in couple: The mediating role of positive emotions

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