Dyadic coping, dyadic coping based gratitude (dc-g), and relationship satisfaction in pakistani couples

• Sultan Shujja ^[1] ; Guy Bodenmann ^[2] ; Adnan Adil ^[1] ; Farah Malik ^[3] ; Ashley K. Randall ^[4]
  1. [1] University of Sargodha

     University of Sargodha

     Pakistán

     
  2. [2] University of Zurich

     University of Zurich

     Zürich, Suiza

     
  3. [3] University of Central Punjab

     University of Central Punjab

     Pakistán

     
  4. [4] Arizona State University

     Arizona State University

     Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 25, 2022, págs. 1-11
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Dyadic coping-based gratitude (DC-G) refers to the reaction of appreciation and thankfulness in response to received problem-focused and emotion-focused positive dyadic coping (DC) behaviors by the partner. The actor-partner interdependent mediation model was used to test the mediating role of DC-G between DC and relationship satisfaction in a purposive sample of 300 Pakistani married couples, which were treated as indistinguishable following the use of a test for distinguishability. Mediation analysis demonstrated that DC-G partially mediated the couples’ DC and relationship satisfaction implying that the association between DC and relationship satisfaction strengthened as the DC-G intervenes in the path model. Additionally, the actor-actor or partner-partner indirect effects were stronger compared to the crosspartner effect suggesting that husbands or wives’ DC more strongly predicted corresponding relationship satisfaction via DC-G compared to husbands-wives’ DC. Implications are discussed within collectivistic cultural orientation and Islamic religious obligations regarding marital relationships in Pakistani couples.