Table 2.

Coding framework

	Higher order theme	First order theme	Raw data theme
Global change through out the activity	Agents of changes	My change	My change through objectification work of Situation Cognition
			e.g. Wife B - “I realized that my demand for accepting my standard could be very stressful to him.”
		Your change	Awareness of spouse’s behavioral change throughout the activity
			e. g. Husband C - “My wife seemed to be relaxed and I felt my wife cares about me and cooked for me.”
		Our change	Mutual change through taking lessons and homework activities together
			e. g. Husband A - “I’m very pleased that we have lots of subjects to share while we exercise the breathing method together.”
	Contents of change	Physical change	Positive physical effect throughout the activity
			e. g. Wife A - “Breathing method helps me to sleep well.”
		Emotional change	Mutual change of emotional feeling
			e. g. Husband B - “My wife sent her picture to me via cell phone; She looked so different to me. She was so beautiful.”
		Behavioral change	Awareness of spouse’s behavioral change
			e. g. Wife C - “My husband did the laundry even though I didn’t asked for it. He started to do the housework by himself.”
		Relationship change	Sense of closeness between husband and wife
			e. g. Husband A - “When we were dancing together, we talked about many things. It seemed we were connected each other.”