ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2020
Dyadic coping mediates the effects of attachment on quality of life among couples facing ovarian cancer.
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- The Impact of Chronic Stress on Treatment Outcomes of Cancer Patients with Divergent Survival Rates: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- The Relationship of Dyadic Coping With Emotional Functioning and Quality of the Relationship in Couples Facing Cancer-A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- The coping experiences in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and their spouses following postoperative recurrence: A dyadic qualitative study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Relationship Dynamics and Chronic Illness in Psychological Outcomes Among Cohabiting Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Dyadic coping after cancer diagnosis - a longitudinal cluster analysis.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
- Lean on me: attachment and mental health in couples facing cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Dyadic Effects of Attachment on Illness Acceptance in Patients with Breast Cancer and Spousal Caregivers: Sense of Coherence as a Mediator.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- An Exploration of Common Dyadic Coping Strategies: A Perspective from Pakistani Couples Living with Chronic Conditions.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Attachment in Couples Coping with Cancer: Associations with Observed Communication and Long-Term Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Role of Attachment and Dyadic Coping in Shaping Relational Intimacy: Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Supportive, Delegated, and Common Dyadic Coping Mediates the Association between Adult Attachment Representation and Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Emotional distress and coping strategies in COVID-19 anxiety.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Active Engagement, Protective Buffering, and Depressive Symptoms in Young-Midlife Couples Surviving Cancer: The Roles of Age and Sex.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Cancer is an interpersonal stressor affecting both patient and spouse. To examine the pathways that insecure adult attachment can impact health outcomes by way of dyadic processes, this cross-sectional study used the actor-partner interdependence mediation model to examine whether common dyadic coping (CDC) mediated the associations between attachment and quality of life (QOL). Couples (N = 106) facing ovarian cancer were recruited from a comprehensive cancer center and completed self-report questionnaires. Results indicated that worse social and functional QOL were associated with both one's own and one's partner's greater insecure attachment, by way of one's own use of less CDC. Unexpectedly, greater CDC reported by one's partner was associated with one's own lower functional QOL. Although CDC has beneficial effects on QOL, CDC may also be experienced as draining. Effects of adult attachment on dyadic coping are a significant contributor to subjective health outcomes among couples facing ovarian cancer.
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