Dyadic coping within couples dealing with breast cancer: A longitudinal, population-based study.

The way couples deal with stressors is likely to influence their adjustment after breast cancer diagnosis. Based on the systemic-transactional model, this study examined whether the supportive, delegated and negative dyadic coping provided by patients and partners and their common dyadic coping as a couple were associated with change in relationship quality and depressive symptoms over time.Women with breast cancer and their male partners (N =...