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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Relationship Science

Background:

  • Dyadic coping is crucial for relationship maintenance.
  • Effective communication of stress is vital for couples.
  • Understanding the mechanisms linking stress communication and satisfaction is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if explicit stress communication predicts relationship satisfaction.
  • To investigate if perceived responsiveness in dyadic coping mediates this association.
  • To explore the role of communication in dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of daily diary data from 55 married couples.
  • Multilevel modeling to analyze within- and between-couple effects.
  • Assessment of explicit stress communication, dyadic coping, and relationship satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • Explicit stress communication did not directly predict relationship satisfaction.
  • Explicit stress communication positively predicted perceived responsiveness in dyadic coping.
  • Responsive dyadic coping behaviors mediated the link between stress communication and relationship satisfaction.

Conclusions:

  • Explicit stress communication facilitates perceived responsiveness in dyadic coping.
  • Responsive dyadic coping, fostered by communication, enhances relationship satisfaction.
  • Communication skills are essential for effective dyadic coping and relationship well-being.