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Partner unmitigated communion moderates communal coping benefits in type 2 diabetes.

Helgeson VS, Seltman H, Korytkowski MT, Hausmann LR. Partner unmitigated communion moderates communal coping benefits in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology. 2020 Apr 1; 25(5):674-683.

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Abstract:

The study goal was to determine whether partner's level of unmitigated communion moderated the relation of partner communal coping to patient health. Couples in which one person was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (? = 123) were interviewed separately and asked to discuss a diabetes-related problem. Communal coping behavior (from videotaped discussions) interacted with partner communal coping, such that partner communal coping was related to lower patient distress, higher patient self-efficacy, and higher patient medication adherence only when partners scored lower on unmitigated communion. The extent to which perceived emotional responsiveness and overprotective behavior mediated these relations was explored.





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