People in the Indian sub-continent report unhealthy levels of stress, which is linked to health issues such as cardiovascular disease and relational issues such as domestic violence and abuse. The systemic transactional model of dyadic coping supports the notion of examining stress and coping as systemic constructs (i.e., between partners and within families).Originally developed in German, the Dyadic Coping Inventory (DCI; Bodenmann, 2008) is a self-report instrument designed to measure romantic partners’ stress communication and coping behaviours when one or both partners experience stress. It specifically measures one’s own behaviour when the partner is stressed (self), perceptions of partner’s coping when they are stressed (partner), and partners’ joint coping responses (common dyadic coping (CDC)). The DCI is widely used to examine dyadic coping behaviours, however, has not yet been validated in India. Given the epidemic of stress in India, and evidence suggesting that partners help mitigate the effects of stress, there is a need for an empirically validated self-report measure to assess coping between partners. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the DCI in Tamil (one of the widely spoken languages in south India), and examine its factorial structure and psychometric properties across gender and culture compared to the original Swiss sample. Data collection is currently on going, and we anticipate collecting data from 150 married individuals in India by August 2018. Following data collection, we will conduct confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to test the five-factor structure for DC (by self and partner) and the two-factor structure for CDC. Additionally, we will test for measurement invariance of the DCI across culture and gender. The results of this study will help us determine usefulness of the DCI to evaluate the ways in which Indian couples cope with stress