Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, Coping, Adjustment, and Parenting Among Married Couples in India: A Dyadic Approach.

The aim of the current study was to investigate the dyadic association between interpersonal emotion regulation, dyadic coping, dyadic adjustment, and parenting practices among married couples in India. Self-report data from 340 married couples (N = 680) were analyzed using the actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM). The results indicated that all the actor and partner effects among the study variable were significant except for the actor effects between interpersonal emotion regulation and dyadic coping. Furthermore, the associations between husbands' and wives' interpersonal emotion regulation and their partner's dyadic adjustment and parenting practices were mediated by their partner's dyadic coping but not by their own dyadic coping. These outcomes throw some light on the process of interpersonal emotion regulation and coping and its association with dyadic adjustment and parenting practices among married couples in non-Western cultures. Implications for research and practice are discussed. The present study highlights the significance of examining marital relationship processes in different cultures, especially non--Western cultures. IMPACT STATEMENT: The empirical synthesis of the dyadic association investigating various factors of a marital relationship and outcomes provides support for the need for effective coping behavior or practices for couples to enhance their marital and parental relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]