A Dyadic and Longitudinal Investigation of Adjustment in Couples Coping with Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can affect adjustment at both the individual and couple level.This study examined differences and associations between MS patient and spouse adjustment, and whether one partner's adjustment predicts the other partner's adjustment over time.A total of 160 couples at Time 1 and 98 couples at Time 2 completed questionnaires.Mixed-model ANOVAs found that patients reported poorer adjustment than their spouse on a range of...