Building happier bonds: gratitude as a mediator between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction in romantic couples.

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 diff

SUBMITTER: Roth M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671809 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature