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protective buffering: a standalone construct

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protectivebuffering1 CONSTRUCTProtective bufferingCOYNE · HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

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Health psychology

hiding worries and giving in to avoid disagreement with an ill partner, a relationship coping style linked to greater distress.

In health psychology, protective buffering refers to hiding worries and giving in to avoid disagreement with an ill partner, a relationship coping style linked to greater distress. This meaning comes from Coyne (1991) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Coyne, J. C., & Smith, D. A. (1991). Couples coping with a myocardial infarction: A contextual perspective on wives' distress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61(3), 404-412. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.61.3.404

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