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Improving Dyadic Coping in Couples With a Stress-Oriented Approach

A 2-Year Longitudinal Study

Guy Bodenmann

University of Fribourg, Switzerland, joseguy.bodenmann{at}unifr.ch

Sandrine Pihet

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Shachi D. Shantinath

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Annette Cina

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Kathrin Widmer

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

This study sought to assess the effectiveness of a marital distress prevention program for couples by examining how marital quality, especially marital competencies such as dyadic coping, could be improved by means of a prevention program focusing on the enhancement of coping resources (Couples Coping Enhancement Training). The study consisted of 59 couples in the intervention group and 59 couples in the matched comparison group. The results reveal that it is possible to improve marital quality, especially marital competencies, by means of one short-term intervention lasting 18 hr. However, the effects decreased after 2 years, raising the importance of booster sessions in helping to maintain effects over a longer period of time.

Key Words: prevention • marriage • dyadic coping • marital quality

Behavior Modification, Vol. 30, No. 5, 571-597 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445504269902
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