AUTHOR=Hilpert Peter , Randall Ashley K. , Sorokowski Piotr , Atkins David C. , Sorokowska Agnieszka , Ahmadi Khodabakhsh , Alghraibeh Ahmad M. , Aryeetey Richmond , Bertoni Anna , Bettache Karim , Błażejewska Marta , Bodenmann Guy , Borders Jessica , Bortolini Tiago S. , Butovskaya Marina , Castro Felipe N. , Cetinkaya Hakan , Cunha Diana , David Oana A. , DeLongis Anita , Dileym Fahd A. , Domínguez Espinosa Alejandra D. C. , Donato Silvia , Dronova Daria , Dural Seda , Fisher Maryanne , Frackowiak Tomasz , Gulbetekin Evrim , Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya Aslıhan , Hansen Karolina , Hattori Wallisen T. , Hromatko Ivana , Iafrate Raffaella , James Bawo O. , Jiang Feng , Kimamo Charles O. , King David B. , Koç Fırat , Laar Amos , Lopes Fívia De Araújo , Martinez Rocio , Mesko Norbert , Molodovskaya Natalya , Moradi Khadijeh , Motahari Zahrasadat , Natividade Jean C. , Ntayi Joseph , Ojedokun Oluyinka , Omar-Fauzee Mohd S. B. , Onyishi Ike E. , Özener Barış , Paluszak Anna , Portugal Alda , Relvas Ana P. , Rizwan Muhammad , Salkičević Svjetlana , Sarmány-Schuller Ivan , Stamkou Eftychia , Stoyanova Stanislava , Šukolová Denisa , Sutresna Nina , Tadinac Meri , Teras Andero , Tinoco Ponciano Edna L. , Tripathi Ritu , Tripathi Nachiketa , Tripathi Mamta , Vilchinsky Noa , Xu Feng , Yamamoto Maria E. , Yoo Gyesook 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01106

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01106

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objective:</bold> Theories 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.</p><p><bold>Method:</bold> In order to examine the cultural influence, using a sample of married individuals (<italic>N</italic> = 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.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Results 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.</p><p><bold>Conclusions:</bold> Cultural 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.</p>