Abstract
Some studies suggest that religious people cope better with stress. For married couples, if partners perceive their relationship as sacred, supportive dyadic coping mediates the association of sanctification with marital satisfaction and well-being. In the current study, applying the actor–partner interdependence model to 116 Polish couples (n = 232), aged between 21 and 64 (males: M = 37.8, SD = 11.8; females M = 37.1, SD = 12.0), we examined the link between centrality of religiosity and dyadic coping. Although general dyadic analyses indicate that centrality of religiosity and dyadic coping are unrelated concepts, at the subscales level, we could observe few significant relationships. The results show that Polish religious men rate their common dyadic coping low. Actor effects in women are moderated by the type of relationship (cohabitation and civil marriage vs. catholic marriage).
Highlights
Religion plays an important role in the lives of many people
In model 1, which is the base actor–partner interdependence model (APIM) (Figure 1), we examine the effects of centrality of religiosity on dyadic coping
Religion promotes commitment to a relationship, marital unity, forgiveness, and mutual support (Czyzowska et al 2017) and it is associated with closeness and better communication (Sliwak et al 2017), greater harmony of relationships (Mahoney 2010), and less conflict (Gardner et al 2008), centrality of religiosity (CR) and dyadic coping (DC) seem to be unrelated concepts; this is not in line with Austin (Austin and Falconier 2013), who argued that the more spiritually oriented partners are, the more likely they are to engage in common DCs and to offer support to their partners using positive DC (Pargament et al 2017)
Summary
Religion plays an important role in the lives of many people. In the United States, approximately 96% of adults believe in God (Hackett and McClendon 2017) and 72% identify religion as the most important element influencing their lives (Bergin and Jensen 1990). Of the world’s population, 84% identify with a religious group and we are seeing an upward trend. Christians remain the world’s largest religious group (Waltner 2020), while in Europe, their numbers are falling. The second largest group in Europe are not followers of Islam, but people who do not profess any religion. The percentage of atheists/agnostics is high in many places, mainly in Western Europe, and in the Czech Republic (78.4% of the population)
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