Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries

Randall, Ashley K. and Leon, Gabriel and Basili, Emanuele and Martos, Tamas and Boiger, Michael and Baldi, Michela and Hocker, Lauren and Kline, Kai and Masturzi, Alessio and Aryeetey, Richmond and Bar-Kalifa, Eran and Boon, Susan D. and Botella, Luis and Burke, Tom and Carnelley, Katherine and Carr, Alan and Dash, Arobindu and Fitriana, Mimi and Gaines, Stanley O. and Galdiolo, Sarah and Claire, Hart M. and Joo, Susanna and Kanth, Barani and Karademas, Evangelos and Karantzas, Gery and Landolt, Selina A. and McHugh, Louise and Milek, Anne and Murphy, Eddie and Natividade, Jean C. and Portugal, Alda and Quinones, Alvaro and Relvas, Ana Paula and Rumondor, Pingkan C. B. and Rusu, Petruta and Sallay, Viola and Saul, Luis Angel and Schmitt, David P. and Sels, Laura and Shujja, Sultan and Taylor, Laura K. and Ozguluk, S. Burcu and Verhofstadt, Leslie and Yoo, Gyesook and Zemp, Martina and Donato, Silvia and Totenhagen, Casey J. and van Eickels, Rahel L. and Anaba, Emmanuel Anongeba and Beauchemin-Roy, Sarah and Berry, Anna and Brassard, Audrey and Chesterman, Susan and Ferguson, Lizzie and Fonseca, Gabriela and Gaugue, Justine and Geonet, Marie and Hermesch, Neele and Knox, Laura and Lafontaine, Marie-France and Lawless, Nicholas and Londero-Santos, Amanda and Major, Sofia and Marot, Tiago A. and Mullins, Ellie and Otermans, Pauldy C. J. and Ariela, Pagani F. and Parise, Miriam and Parvin, Roksana and De, Mallika and Peloquin, Katherine and Rebelo, Barbara and Righetti, Francesca and Romano, Daniel and Salavati, Sara and Samrock, Steven and Serea, Mary and Seok, Chua Bee and Sotero, Luciana and Stafford, Owen and Thomadakis, Christoforos and Topcu-Uzer, Cigdem and Ugarte, Carla and Yun, Low Wah and Simon-Zambori, Petra and Siau, Ching Sin and Duca, Diana-Sinziana and Filip, Cornelia and Park, Hayoung and Wearen, Sinead and Bodenmann, Guy and Chiarolanza, Claudia (2022) Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39 (1). pp. 3-33. ISSN 0265-4075, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211034236.

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Abstract

Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the ``new normal''-social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator between experiences of COVID-19 psychological distress and relationship quality. To examine these associations, self-report data from 14,020 people across 27 countries were collected during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic (March-July, 2020). It was hypothesized that higher symptoms of psychological distress would be reported post-COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 restrictions (Hypothesis 1), reports of post-COVID-19 psychological distress would be negatively associated with relationship quality (Hypothesis 2), and perceived partner DC would moderate these associations (Hypothesis 3). While hypotheses were generally supported, results also showed interesting between-country variability. Limitations and future directions are presented.

Item Type: Article
Funders: American Psychological Association's Office of International Affairs
Uncontrolled Keywords: COVID-19; distress; Dyadic coping; Multination; Relationship quality
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > Communication. Mass media
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2022 07:17
Last Modified: 25 Apr 2022 07:17
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/33790

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