ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024
Building happier bonds: gratitude as a mediator between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction in romantic couples.
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- A Blueprint for Connection: Mapping Interconnected Patterns of Relationship Change in Couples Using the Agapé App.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The science of variation in gratitude: demographic variable-based variations in gratitude among Indians.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Adult attachment and intimate relationship satisfaction among university students: the chain mediating roles of appreciation and sense of giving.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring domains and ways of expressing gratitude in older couples: A qualitative study.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Gratitude has been found to be relevant for relational well-being, and there has been ongoing interest in uncovering the mechanisms by which gratitude functions in interpersonal relationships. Only recently, gratitude has been studied within the context of dyadic coping-the interpersonal process of how partners communicate their stress, support each other during stressful times, and jointly cope with stress-in romantic couples. Drawing up on theoretical models on the functions of gratitude within close relationships and previous research, we aimed to advance this line of research and examined the potential mediating role of gratitude between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction applying a dyadic perspective. For a more nuanced understanding of gratitude, we differentiated between felt and expressed dyadic coping-related gratitude. Methods: We used data of 163 romantic mixed-gender couples living in Switzerland. To examine the mediation model dyadically, we applied the Actor Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM). Results: While in the presence of gratitude as a mediator, almost no significant direct effects from dyadic coping on relationship satisfaction were found, evidence pointed to a mediating role of gratitude within this process: Provided dyadic coping was related to higher gratitude, which was in turn related to higher own and partner relationship satisfaction. The results were similar for felt and expressed dyadic coping-related gratitude. Discussion: The finding that gratitude plays an important mediating role within the dyadic coping process offers important future directions for research as well as preventative and clinical work with couples.
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