The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems
with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication.
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Quality of life of couples dealing
with cancer:
dyadic and individual
adjustment among breast and prostate cancer survivors and their spousal caregivers
Note that couple's individualism / collectivism significantly correlated
with both men and women's acculturation to the partner, and women's
dyadic adjustment, which means the greater similarity of couple's individualism / collectivism tendency, the greater acculturation to the partner for both men and women, and the greater
dyadic adjustment for women.
Multilevel modeling of data from 158 couples revealed that baseline spouses» reports of caregiving - related health problems were significantly associated
with 3 - month (p < 0.001) and 6 - month (p = 0.01) follow - up distress in both patients and spouses even when controlling for baseline distress and
dyadic adjustment.
The construction of safety within the therapeutic context appeared as an essential condition in the treatment process, especially for the case
with a lower level of
dyadic adjustment.
At the first stage of assessment self - report questionnaires were administered to examine the presence of maternal psychiatric symptoms (SCL -90-R), perceived social support (MSPSS), and marital
adjustment (
Dyadic Adjustment Scale); dyadic interactions were observed and rated with the Emotional Availability Scales (Biringen, 2008) at each stage of data colle
Dyadic Adjustment Scale);
dyadic interactions were observed and rated with the Emotional Availability Scales (Biringen, 2008) at each stage of data colle
dyadic interactions were observed and rated
with the Emotional Availability Scales (Biringen, 2008) at each stage of data collection.
Indeed, a recent study found remission of depression was associated
with improvements in
dyadic adjustment (e.g. Denton et al. 2010).
Subscales were added to compute a total
dyadic adjustment score,
with higher scores reflecting greater
adjustment.
Dyadic adjustment was measured using the Abbreviated
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Sharpley & Rogers, 1984; German translation, Köppe, 2001), and specifically quantified here as an individual's rating of agreement
with partner on the amount of time spent together on a 6 - point scale (0 = always disagree to 5 = always agree; M = 3.99, SD = 0.79).
Specifically, if
dyadic peer friendships are important predictors of later
adjustment, then intervening at the
dyadic level by assisting a child in developing one close, lasting, high quality friendship may have a lasting impact on
adjustment over time, although, this remains to be demonstrated
with an ADHD sample.
Multiple regression and structural equation modelling showed that partners in interethnic relationships defined personal commitment in different ways
with men emphasizing love and
dyadic adjustment, and women emphasizing love and acculturation to their partner.
Using grid - sequence analysis, we found that clusters
with different intradyad dynamics also differ on both men's and women's
dyadic adjustment (as indicated by perceptions of agreement on amount of time spent
with partner) and on men's subjective health.
Specifically, we illustrate the potential value of this new approach by identifying a taxonomy of dyad - level subtypes that differ in how their emotions (i.e., multiple within - day ratings of happiness — chosen here as an exemplar variable
with variance properties useful for methods development) vary through normal daily life, and examine how that taxonomy is related to a set of theoretically meaningful variables — subjective health,
dyadic adjustment (agreement on amount of time spent
with partner), and relationship satisfaction, all of which constitute important characteristics of older couples» well - being (Hoppmann & Gerstorf, 2016).