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[en] This study was designed to explore individual and dyadic coping strategies in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Eighteen persons having experienced a physical assault or a road accident within six to twelve months before the study, and eighteen matched control persons were recruited together with their partners. Each participant and his/her partner filled in several questionnaires on individual and dyadic coping strategies, level of stress and PTSD-symptomatology. Results indicate that participants having experienced a trauma, compared to controls, report a general lack of dyadic coping and, when facing daily hassles, specific decreases in individual coping strategies. These differences are discussed in the context of marital coping processes. © by Verlag Hans Huber.
Kramer, Ueli; Institute for Psychotherapy, DP-CHUV, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, IUP-DP-CHUV, 1008 Prilly-Lausanne, Switzerland
Ceschi, Grazia; Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Bodenmann, Guy; Institute for Family Research and Counseling, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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