 (1998) proposed mainly distinguished between communal coping and existing perception of coping as an individualistic or prosocial process.Also, the model provided a lens for examining other aspects of coping such as the benefits, cost and influential factors.Afifi, Hutchinson, and Krouse (2006) noted some of the achievements of the model is that it accounts for the relational process within coping and shifts the focus of researchers from treating the phenomenon as mainly a psychological process but also a relational or communication.