Abstract
Based upon the idea that preventive programs for couples should help to stabilize close relationships and should enable them to take a more positive course, a new approach to helping couples to better deal with everyday stress is proposed. The components of the training are discussed and several targets briefly presented (the improvement of individual and dyadic coping, the enhancement of own stress communication, the enhancement of decoding stress signs in the partner, etc.). The training is based upon empirical data from several studies conducted in our lab and data from other researchers in the domain of individual stress and stress in the relationship.
Bodenmann, Guy