Being One and Staying Two as a Couple: Turkish Married Couples’ Sense of We-Ness, Psychological Distress, and Common Dyadic Coping

Aydogan D., Üçok S. B., Randall A. K.

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, vol.23, no.4, pp.282-304, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15332691.2024.2406812
  • Journal Name: Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, CINAHL, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.282-304
  • Keywords: actor-partner interdependence mediation model, common dyadic coping, psychological distress, We-ness
  • TED University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study was to investigate the mediating role of common dyadic coping in the relationship between partners’ psychological distress symptoms and sense of we-ness in a sample of 100 married couples. The Actor–Partner Interdependence Mediation Model revealed that psychological distress was negatively associated with common dyadic coping for wives and husbands. Additionally, significant results were found between common dyadic coping and sense of we-ness in couples living in Türkiye. Results indicated that wives’ common dyadic coping mediated the association between wives’ psychological distress and sense of we-ness. Implications of the current findings for couple relationships and therapy are discussed.