Table 2.

Means of stress communication and dyadic coping variables.

	PWD (n = 37)		IC (n = 37)
	M	SD	M	SD
SCrec	3.03	0.85	3.21	0.89
SCprov	3.28	0.95	2.79	0.77
SDCrec	3.69	0.78	2.83	1.24
SDCprov	3.59	0.83	3.83	0.66
DDCrec	3.96	0.88	2.74	1.19
DDCprov	3.62	0.99	4.39	0.64
NDCrec	2.01	0.72	1.97	0.84
NDCprov	2.22	0.81	1.90	0.77
TDCrec	3.63	0.51	3.24	0.75
TDCprov	3.56	0.58	3.70	0.48

SC = stress communication; DC = dyadic coping; SDC = supportive dyadic coping; DDC = delegated dyadic coping; NDC = negative dyadic coping; TDC = total dyadic coping; rec = received; prov = provided.