 However, despite these differences in coping styles, communal coping is beneficial for the management of and recovery from a distressing event

Lyon et al (1998) suggested four factors that influence how people use communal coping – situation, cultural context, characteristics of the personal relationship and sex.For instance, in a study on the role of marriage on health behaviors, Lewis, McBride, Pollak et.al (2006) discovered the transformation of motivation influenced how one chooses to help the other cope through a stressor.