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Dyadic Coping, Dyadic Coping Based Gratitude (DC-G), and Relationship Satisfaction in Pakistani Couples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2022

Sultan Shujja Open the ORCID record for Sultan Shujja [Opens in a new window] ,
Guy Bodenmann Open the ORCID record for Guy Bodenmann [Opens in a new window] ,
Ashley K. Randall Open the ORCID record for Ashley K. Randall [Opens in a new window] ,
Adnan Adil Open the ORCID record for Adnan Adil [Opens in a new window]  and
Farah Malik Open the ORCID record for Farah Malik [Opens in a new window]
Sultan Shujja
Affiliation:
University of Sargodha (Pakistan)
Guy Bodenmann
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich (Switzerland)
Ashley K. Randall
Affiliation:
Arizona State University (USA)
Adnan Adil*
Affiliation:
University of Sargodha (Pakistan)
Farah Malik
Affiliation:
University of Punjab (Pakistan)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Adnan Adil. University of Sargodha. Department of Psychology. 40100 Sargodha, Punjab (Pakistan). E-mail: nomi.adil@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Dyadic coping-based gratitude (DC-G) refers to the reaction of appreciation and thankfulness in response to received problem-focused and emotion-focused positive dyadic coping (DC) behaviors by the partner. The actor-partner interdependent mediation model was used to test the mediating role of DC-G between DC and relationship satisfaction in a purposive sample of 300 Pakistani married couples, which were treated as indistinguishable following the use of a test for distinguishability. Mediation analysis demonstrated that DC-G partially mediated the couples’ DC and relationship satisfaction implying that the association between DC and relationship satisfaction strengthened as the DC-G intervenes in the path model. Additionally, the actor-actor or partner-partner indirect effects were stronger compared to the cross-partner effect suggesting that husbands or wives’ DC more strongly predicted corresponding relationship satisfaction via DC-G compared to husbands-wives’ DC. Implications are discussed within collectivistic cultural orientation and Islamic religious obligations regarding marital relationships in Pakistani couples.

Keywords

cultural orientationDC-based gratitude couples’ interdependencePakistanreligious obligations
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 25 , 2022 , e31
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid

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Funding Statement: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

Conflicts of Interest: None.

Data Sharing: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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