Using self-reported data on dyadic coping from 153 premarital couples and their parents, this study investigates (a) how similar individuals are to their parents and partner and (b) whether parent–child similarities in dyadic coping vary as a function of child’s gender and the type of dyadic coping model parents represent. Similarities were computed using an idiographic approach, and 2 components of dyadic similarity—unique and stereotypical—were distinguished. Results indicate that internalization of parental models and partner’s reciprocation are relevant sources of dyadic coping acquisition, that different processes are implicated in the acquisition of positive versus negative dyadic coping, and that children’s gender and their ability to discriminate between parental models influence such an acquisition.
Donato, S., Iafrate, R., Bradbury, T., Scabini, E., Acquiring dyadic coping: Partners and parents as models, <<PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS>>, 2012; 19 (2): 386-400. [doi:10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01368.x] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/11151]
Acquiring dyadic coping: Partners and parents as models
Donato, Silvia;Iafrate, Raffaella;Scabini, Eugenia
2012
Abstract
Using self-reported data on dyadic coping from 153 premarital couples and their parents, this study investigates (a) how similar individuals are to their parents and partner and (b) whether parent–child similarities in dyadic coping vary as a function of child’s gender and the type of dyadic coping model parents represent. Similarities were computed using an idiographic approach, and 2 components of dyadic similarity—unique and stereotypical—were distinguished. Results indicate that internalization of parental models and partner’s reciprocation are relevant sources of dyadic coping acquisition, that different processes are implicated in the acquisition of positive versus negative dyadic coping, and that children’s gender and their ability to discriminate between parental models influence such an acquisition.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.