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How parents cope with stress as a couple (i.e., dyadic coping [DC]) is related to mental health problems in children. But little is known about DC within first-time parents and child mental health problems in early childhood. This study investigated subgroups in DC trajectories across the transition to parenthood (TTP) and examined subgroup differences in child mental health problems. Mothers' and fathers' self-report of positive and negative DC (

Objective: The present study examines the impact of parents' perceptions of child-related stress on observed couple communication and their self-reported relationship satisfaction. Background: A considerable body of evidence indicates that challenges related to raising children can negatively affect parents' interactions and relationship satisfaction. Although some potentially underlying mechanisms have been explored in previous research, questions about the potential effect of child-related stress on the interparental relationship remain open. Method: Parents' perceptions of child-related stress and relationship satisfaction were assessed in a convenience sample of 118 parental couples living in Switzerland. Additionally, the couples participated in a conflict conversation task to obtain an observational measure of couples' communication quality. Data were analyzed with an actor-partner interdependence mediation model. Results: Child-related stress among parents was directly linked to lower relationship satisfaction in both partners and one partner's child-related stress was associated with the other partner's communication quality. The mediation analysis revealed that high levels of child-related stress were linked with relationship satisfaction by impairing the other partner's communication quality. Conclusion: The study suggests that child-related stress is among the challenges that may impair parents' relationship quality, partially mediated through worsened couple communication.

Romantic partners have different attitudes on what love is and what it means to be in a romantic relationship. These attitudes are conceptualized as love styles that relate to relationship‐maintenance behaviors and relationship satisfaction. Specifically, love styles could be associated with how partners cope with stress (dyadic coping), which in turn may be associated with relationship satisfaction. Using self‐report data from 92 heterosexual couples, findings showed that: (a) eros and agape love styles have positive direct effects on dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction, whereas ludus has a negative direct effect on dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction and (b) dyadic coping partially mediated the association between love styles and relationship satisfaction. Overall, associations were stronger for women than for men. published

In this study, we focus on self-reported negative and positive interaction behavior and their relationship with one’s own relationship satisfaction and intention to separate, controlling for perceived stress, well-being and satisfaction with life. Our aim is to analyze if negative or positive interaction behavior is more predictive for relationship satisfaction and intention to separate. For this purpose, we examined N = 2,583 married participants. Results indicate that negative and positive behaviors predict relationship satisfaction and intention to separate beyond the prediction by control variables. Comparing two forms of positive behavior (1. dyadic coping, 2. positive interaction behavior), dyadic coping was a better predictor of relationship satisfaction than positive interaction behavior. In sum, results show the importance of positive behavior for relationship quality in a convenience sample of married subjects. Implications for counseling, therapy, and future research are discussed. Zusammenfassung In dieser Studie wird der Zusammenhang von selbsteingeschätztem negativem und positivem Interaktionsverhalten mit der eigenen Partnerschaftszufriedenheit und Trennungsabsichten unter Kontrolle der Einflüsse von erlebtem Stress, allgemeinem Wohlbefinden und Lebenszufriedenheit analysiert. Hauptziel ist die Prüfung der Frage, ob negatives oder positives Interaktionsverhalten prädiktiver für die Partnerschaftszufriedenheit und die Trennungsabsichten ist. Dazu wurden N = 2‘583 verheiratete Personen zu ihrer Partnerschaft befragt. Die Resultate zeigen, dass selbsteingeschätztes eigenes negatives und positives Verhalten wie erwartet über die Kontrollvariablen hinaus mit Partnerschaftszufriedenheit und Trennungsabsichten zusammenhängt. Beim Vergleich der beiden untersuchten Bestandteile des positiven Verhaltens (1. dyadisches Coping; 2. positives Interaktionsverhalten) weist das dyadische Coping stärkere Effekte auf die Partnerschaftszufriedenheit auf, als positives Interaktionsverhalten. Insgesamt belegen die Ergebnisse die Bedeutung des positiven Verhaltens in klinisch unauffälligen Partnerschaftsbeziehungen. Implikationen für die Beratung, Psychotherapie und zukünftige Forschung werden diskutiert., Journal of Family Research, Vol 24 No 1 (2012)

Personal values and attitudes can help to explain food choice. This study confirmed a hierarchical organization of the value-attitude-behavior chain: Food-related values influence attitudes, and these, in turn, impact behavior. Contrary to previous findings, values are only partially mediated by attitudes: Some food-related values are fully mediated, whereas others are partially mediated, and still others have exclusively direct effects on purchase behavior. Questionnaire data from a roughly representative sample of 851 adults living in Switzerland was complemented with actual food purchase behavior measured by a loyalty card of a Swiss retailer over the period of one year. Four theoretically derived structural equation models were compared across eight different food product categories (organic, fair trade, low-budget, fresh convenience, ready-to-eat, light, functional foods, fruits and vegetables). The results question central assumptions of the theory of planned behavior and emphasize the role of food-related values in food consumption. Implications for marketing and future product developments of food companies are discussed. (C) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.