A substantial body of research supports a positive association between interpersonal gratitude and relationship satisfaction in couples;however,dyadic coping-based gratitude(DC-G)has not been investigated from a dyadi...A substantial body of research supports a positive association between interpersonal gratitude and relationship satisfaction in couples;however,dyadic coping-based gratitude(DC-G)has not been investigated from a dyadic stress and coping perspective.The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of DC-G between trait affectivity and relationship satisfaction in couples.We collected data from both members of dyads(N=300 married couples)for the study variables as a pre-requisite for conducting dyadic data analysis using an actor-partner interdependent mediation model(APIMeM).The findings suggest that husbands’positive affect significantly predicted wives’relationship satisfaction via DC-G(actor-partner effect).However,the mediating effect of DC-G appeared to be stronger for the actor-actor and partner-partner effects compared with the cross-partner effect,which supports the actor-only effect.Further,wives’DC-G mediated between husbands’negative affect and wives’relationship satisfaction,suggesting a mediating effect of DC-G for wives but not for husbands.The implications are discussed within the context of couples’relationships.展开更多
文摘A substantial body of research supports a positive association between interpersonal gratitude and relationship satisfaction in couples;however,dyadic coping-based gratitude(DC-G)has not been investigated from a dyadic stress and coping perspective.The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of DC-G between trait affectivity and relationship satisfaction in couples.We collected data from both members of dyads(N=300 married couples)for the study variables as a pre-requisite for conducting dyadic data analysis using an actor-partner interdependent mediation model(APIMeM).The findings suggest that husbands’positive affect significantly predicted wives’relationship satisfaction via DC-G(actor-partner effect).However,the mediating effect of DC-G appeared to be stronger for the actor-actor and partner-partner effects compared with the cross-partner effect,which supports the actor-only effect.Further,wives’DC-G mediated between husbands’negative affect and wives’relationship satisfaction,suggesting a mediating effect of DC-G for wives but not for husbands.The implications are discussed within the context of couples’relationships.
