ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2026
Communal coping with type 2 diabetes: A 5-year measurement burst study.
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objectiveCommunal coping is an interpersonal coping style that has been linked to positive psychosocial and health outcomes. The study goals were (a) to investigate changes in communal coping among persons with diabetes (PWD) over 5 years and (b) to assess how links of communal coping to outcomes change over that time.
methodA measurement burst design was used. Couples in which one person had Type 2 diabetes (64% White, 36% Black) completed a 14-day diary shortly after diagnosis (
resultsCommunal coping decreased across the 5 years among the 99 PWD. Consistent with past research, within- and between-person communal copings were linked to positive psychosocial outcomes and improved diet. Overall, between-person communal coping was more strongly linked to positive outcomes at Time 2 than Time 1. The opposite pattern was observed at the within-person level, but it was less consistent for diabetes outcomes, and several exceptions emerged.
conclusionsPerson-level communal coping becomes more important over time. Interventions aimed at sustaining communal coping may facilitate better health among people with Type 2 diabetes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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