Improving Dyadic Coping in Couples With a Stress-Oriented Approach

@article{Bodenmann2006ImprovingDC,
  title={Improving Dyadic Coping in Couples With a Stress-Oriented Approach},
  author={Guy Bodenmann and Sandrine Pihet and Shachi D Shantinath and Annette Cina and Kathrin Widmer},
  journal={Behavior Modification},
  year={2006},
  volume={30},
  pages={571 - 597}
}
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… 
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