Couples Coping with Stress: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
About the Editors......Page 10
About the Contributors......Page 12
Foreword......Page 20
Foreword......Page 22
Preface......Page 24
Acknowledgments......Page 26
Introduction......Page 28
1 Coping in Couples: The Systemic Transactional Model (STM)......Page 32
2 Cultural Considerations in Understanding Dyadic Coping Across Cultures......Page 50
3 Measuring Dyadic Coping Across Cultures......Page 63
4 Dyadic Coping Among Couples in the U.S.......Page 81
5 Dyadic Coping in Latino Couples in the U.S.......Page 97
6 Dyadic Coping in Swiss Couples......Page 113
7 Dyadic Coping in Portuguese Couples......Page 132
8 Dyadic Coping in German Couples......Page 149
9 Dyadic Coping in Italian Couples......Page 164
10 Dyadic Coping in Greek Couples......Page 180
11 Dyadic Coping in Hungarian Couples......Page 197
12 Dyadic Coping in Romanian Couples......Page 214
13 Dyadic Coping in Pakistani Couples......Page 230
14 Dyadic Coping in Chinese Couples......Page 245
15 Dyadic Coping in Japanese Couples......Page 263
16 Dyadic Coping in African Couples......Page 280
17 Dyadic Coping in Australian Couples......Page 296
18 Including the Cultural Context in Dyadic Coping: Directions for Future Research and Practice......Page 312
Conclusion......Page 331
Author Index......Page 342
Subject Index......Page 345