Immigration Stress and Relationship Satisfaction in Latino Couples: The Role of Dyadic Coping

• DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2013.32.8.813
• Publication Date: 2013-09-23T16:15:16Z
• Authors: Mariana K. Falconier; Fridtjof Nussbeck; Guy Bodenmann
• Keywords: Partner effects

This study examined (a) the relationship of Latino partners' overall immigration stress and each its different dimensions with their satisfaction (b) whether a partner's support (supportive dyadic coping) couple's conjoint efforts to cope (common can moderate those relationships. An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM; Kenny, 1996) was used analyze self-report data collected from 104 immigrant couples in U.S. Structural equation modeling results suggest that common coping supportive provided by male partner attenuate negative association various aspects Latinas' mostly her some extent as well. By contrast, female do not play any moderating role between most either satisfaction. Limitations, research, clinical implications are discussed.