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Perceived similarity and understanding in dyadic coping among young and mature couples
Author(s) -
IAFRATE RAFFAELLA,
BERTONI ANNA,
DONATO SILVIA,
FINKENAUER CATRIN
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
personal relationships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.81
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-6811
pISSN - 1350-4126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01369.x
Subject(s) - dyad , psychology , similarity (geometry) , congruence (geometry) , social psychology , developmental psychology , partner effects , coping (psychology) , stereotype (uml) , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
The study examined perceived similarity and understanding in dyadic coping among 197 young and 192 mature couples. Perceived similarity and understanding were computed through a dyad‐centered approach. To separate 2 equally important components of dyadic congruence (i.e., unique and stereotypical similarity) stereotype adjusted and unadjusted scores were computed. Results indicated that stereotype effects were higher among young couples than among mature couples; perceived stereotypical similarity was higher in young couples than in mature couples and stereotypical and partner‐specific understanding were higher in mature couple relationships. Stereotypical understanding was positively associated with relationship quality but only among mature couples. Partner‐specific understanding was not associated with relationship quality in mature couples, but it was negatively associated with relationship quality in young couples.