Relationship-Focused Coping Patterns of Japanese Child-Rearing Couples

Kurosawa, Tai; Kato, Michiyo; Kamiya, Tetsuji

doi:10.1017/jrr.2015.3

Cited by 7 publications

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“…Only one study has examined the role of protective buffering in couples in a non-medical context. This study examined Japanese couples with pre-school children (Kurosawa et al, 2015) and found no significant associations of protective buffering with either relationship satisfaction or well-being, suggesting the possibility that protective buffering may play a different role when coping with non-medical stressors. However, the same study found that couples with more serious stressors tended to use protective buffering as a coping strategy more often.…”

Section: Individual Negative Dc: Protective Buffering (Rfm)mentioning

confidence: 83%

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

2019

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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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Section: Individual Negative Dc: Protective Buffering (Rfm)mentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Only one study has examined active engagements as a DC strategy for couples to manage stress in general. In that study Kurosawa et al (2015) found that in Japanese couples with pre-school children active engagement was linked with higher relationship satisfaction.…”

Section: Individual Positive Dc: Active Engagement (Rfm)mentioning

confidence: 95%

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

2019

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“…The Japanese version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMS; Schumm et al., ) was used to measure perceived marital satisfaction (Kurosawa et al., ). The KMS consists of three items: “How satisfied are you with your marriage?” “How satisfied are you with your husband/wife as a spouse?” and “How satisfied are you with your relationship with your husband/wife?” The scale uses a seven‐point Likert scale (1 = extremely dissatisfied to 7 = extremely satisfied), resulting in scores ranging from 3 to 21.…”

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“…The Japanese version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMS; Schumm et al, 1986) was used to measure perceived marital satisfaction (Kurosawa et al, 2015). The KMS consists of three items: "How satisfied are you with your marriage?"…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although studies on marital satisfaction in Japan are limited, a few scholars have examined the relationship between marital satisfaction and parents’ adjustment toward childrearing. Kurosawa, Kato, and Kamiya () reported that in Japanese couples, higher levels of marital satisfaction were related to active engagement in childrearing from both spouses. Since expatriate Japanese families in the United States are primarily newly married couples and parents with young children without instrumental support from extended family members in Japan (Ozeki, ), evaluating marital relationships and family resilience in relation to children's adjustment is warranted.…”

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Family Resilience Among Sojourning Japanese Mothers: Links to Marital Satisfaction and Children's Behavioral Adjustment

Izumi

Gullón‐Rivera

2018

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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The purpose of this study was to explore sojourning Japanese mothers’ perceived family resilience. The study used Walsh's Framework of Family Resilience in relation to children's behavioral adjustment, perceived stress, and marital satisfaction. Using a quantitative approach, the findings based on responses from 70 mothers revealed the importance of having a strong “belief system” as an adaptive strategy in response to family relocation. The results also indicated that perceived stress, marital satisfaction, and family resilience were significant factors of children's adjustment to the relocation. Implications and recommendations for educators and employers were discussed.

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Oncofertility‐related psycho‐educational therapy for young adult patients with breast cancer and their partners: Randomized controlled trial

Koizumi

Sugishita

Suzuki‐Takahashi

et al. 2023

Cancer

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Background: A couples' psycho-educational program called Oncofertility! Psycho-Education and Couple Enrichment (O!PEACE) therapy was created and its effect when provided before cancer treatment was examined.Methods: This multicenter randomized controlled trial with nonmasking, parallel two-group comparison enrolled women aged 20 to 39 years with early-stage breast cancer and their partners. They were randomly assigned to receive O!PEACE (37 couples) or usual care (37 couples). Primary end points were cancer-related 2568

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Relationship-Focused Coping Patterns of Japanese Child-Rearing Couples

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

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

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

Family Resilience Among Sojourning Japanese Mothers: Links to Marital Satisfaction and Children's Behavioral Adjustment

Oncofertility‐related psycho‐educational therapy for young adult patients with breast cancer and their partners: Randomized controlled trial

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