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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2016

The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study.

Peter Hilpert, Ashley K Randall, Piotr Sorokowski, David C Atkins, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Khodabakhsh Ahmadi, Ahmad M Aghraibeh, Richmond Aryeetey, Anna Bertoni, Karim Bettache and 61 more

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Peter HilpertDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of WashingtonSeattle, DC, USA; Department of Psychology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland.
Ashley K RandallCounseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, USA.
Piotr SorokowskiInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
David C AtkinsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Seattle, DC, USA.
Agnieszka SorokowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
Khodabakhsh AhmadiBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad M AghraibehDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Richmond AryeeteySchool of Public Health, University of Ghana Legon, Ghana.
Anna BertoniDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan Milan, Italy.
Karim BettacheDepartment of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China.
Marta BłażejewskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
Guy BodenmannDepartment of Psychology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
Jessica BordersCounseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, USA.
Tiago S BortoliniGraduate Program in Morphological Sciences, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Unit, D'Or Institute for Research and EducationRio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marina ButovskayaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia.
Felipe N CastroLaboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal, Brazil.
Hakan CetinkayaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Languages History and Geography, Ankara University Ankara, Turkey.
Diana CunhaFaculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra Coimbra, Portugal.
Oana A DavidDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Anita DeLongisDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Fahd A DileymDepartment of Psychology, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alejandra D C Domínguez EspinosaDepartment of Psychology, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
Silvia DonatoDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan Milan, Italy.
Daria DronovaInstitute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia.
Seda DuralFaculty of Arts and Sciences, Izmir University of Economics Izmir, Turkey.
Maryanne FisherDepartment of Psychology, Saint Mary's University Halifax, NS, Canada.
Tomasz FrackowiakInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
Evrim GulbetekinDepartment of Psychology, Akdeniz University Antalya, Turkey.
Aslıhan Hamamcıoğlu AkkayaDepartment of Anthropology, Cumhuriyet University Sivas, Turkey.
Karolina HansenFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw Warsaw, Poland.
Wallisen T HattoriDepartment of Public Health, Medical School, Federal University of Uberlândia Uberlândia, Brazil.
Ivana HromatkoDepartment of Psychology, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia.
Raffaella IafrateDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan Milan, Italy.
Bawo O JamesDepartment of Clinical Services, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Benin-City, Nigeria.
Feng JiangDepartment of Organization and Human Resources Management, Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing, China.
Charles O KimamoDepartment of Psychology, University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya.
David B KingDepartment of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Fırat KoçDepartment of Anatomy, Baskent University Ankara, Turkey.
Amos LaarSchool of Public Health, University of Ghana Legon, Ghana.
Fívia De Araújo LopesLaboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal, Brazil.
Rocio MartinezDepartment of Social Psychology, University of Granada Granada, Spain.
Norbert MeskoInstitute of Psychology, University of Pécs Pécs, Hungary.
Natalya MolodovskayaInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
Khadijeh MoradiDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi University Kermanshah, Iran.
Zahrasadat MotahariInstitute of Psychology, University of Science and Culture Tehran, Iran.
Jean C NatividadeDepartment of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Joseph NtayiFaculty of Computing and Management Science, Makerere University Business School Kampala, Uganda.
Oluyinka OjedokunDepartment of Pure & Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria.
Mohd S B Omar-FauzeeSchool of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok, Malaysia.
Ike E OnyishiDepartment of Psychology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria.
Barış ÖzenerDepartment of Anthropology, Istanbul University Istanbul, Turkey.
Anna PaluszakInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw Wroclaw, Poland.
Alda PortugalFaculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira Funchal, Portugal.
Ana P RelvasFaculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra Coimbra, Portugal.
Muhammad RizwanInstitute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi Karachi, Pakistan.
Svjetlana SalkičevićDepartment of Psychology, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivan Sarmány-SchullerDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra Nitra, Slovakia.
Eftychia StamkouDepartment of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Stanislava StoyanovaDepartment of Psychology, South-West University "Neofit Rilski" Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Denisa ŠukolováDepartment of Psychology, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
Nina SutresnaFaculty of Sports and Health Education, Indonesia University of Education Bandung, Indonesia.
Meri TadinacDepartment of Psychology, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia.
Andero TerasInstitute of Psychology, University of Tartu Tartu, Estonia.
Edna L Tinoco PoncianoInstitute of Psychology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ritu TripathiOrganizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bangalore, India.
Nachiketa TripathiDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati, India.
Mamta TripathiDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati, India.
Noa VilchinskyDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Feng XuDepartment of Psychology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland; Department of Education for Students, Guangdong Construction PolytechnicGuangdong, China.
Maria E YamamotoLaboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal, Brazil.
Gyesook YooDepartment of Child & Family Studies, Kyung Hee University Seoul, South Korea.
Institute of Psychology · PLUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Zagreb · HRUniversity of Zurich · CHArizona State University · USIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati · INKing Saud University · SAUniversity of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Ghana · GHUniversity of Wrocław · PLAdekunle Ajasin University · NGAkdeniz University · TRAnkara University · TRBabeș-Bolyai University · ROBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRBar-Ilan University · ILBaşkent University · TRCentral University of Finance and Economics · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTheories about how couples help each other to cope with stress, such as the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping, suggest that the cultural context in which couples live influences how their coping behavior affects their relationship satisfaction. In contrast to the theoretical assumptions, a recent meta-analysis provides evidence that neither culture, nor gender, influences the association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction, at least based on their samples of couples living in North America and West Europe. Thus, it is an open questions whether the theoretical assumptions of cultural influences are false or whether cultural influences on couple behavior just occur in cultures outside of the Western world.

methodIn order to examine the cultural influence, using a sample of married individuals (N = 7973) from 35 nations, we used multilevel modeling to test whether the positive association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction varies across nations and whether gender might moderate the association.

resultsRESULTS reveal that the association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction varies between nations. In addition, results show that in some nations the association is higher for men and in other nations it is higher for women.

conclusionsCultural and gender differences across the globe influence how couples' coping behavior affects relationship outcomes. This crucial finding indicates that couple relationship education programs and interventions need to be culturally adapted, as skill trainings such as dyadic coping lead to differential effects on relationship satisfaction based on the culture in which couples live.

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