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  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Relationship Science

Background:

  • Spousal support, or dyadic coping, impacts intimate relationships through direct and buffering effects.
  • Stress-coping theories posit that these effects operate at both between-person and within-person levels.
  • Empirical research often conflates these levels, potentially leading to inaccurate conclusions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate stress and coping dynamics in couples at both between-person and within-person levels.
  • To examine how spousal support buffers relationship stress.
  • To explore these processes in Chinese dual-earning couples.

Main Methods:

  • A 7-day diary study involving 84 Chinese dual-earning couples (N = 168 individuals).
  • Multilevel analyses were employed to differentiate between-person and within-person effects.
  • Data collected focused on daily stress, partner support, and relationship outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Between-person analyses confirmed that higher average partner support buffered the negative impact of average stress on relationship outcomes.
  • Within-person analyses revealed a significant buffering effect for women: relationship satisfaction was higher on days with increased stress and partner support.
  • No significant within-person buffering effect was found for men.

Conclusions:

  • Distinguishing between- and within-person effects provides a more nuanced understanding of dyadic stress-coping processes.
  • Spousal support plays a crucial role in mitigating stress within intimate relationships, with gender-specific patterns observed.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering individual daily experiences in relationship research, particularly in diverse cultural contexts.