Ily and Pat are both feeling stressed out. Lily has a horrible boss and Pat just lost his job. Lily considers herself a very spiritual person and attends church regularly, while Pat is not at all spiritual or religious. All else being equal, which of the following outcomes is most likely?

Lily will probably cope better than Pat because she is religious

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that Lily will probably cope better than Pat because she is religious. Religious individuals usually believe that everything happens for a reason and look to their deity for guidance on what to do next and how to feel better, which would give Lily a way to cope. While Pat needs to find a way to cope in another non-religious way.

if interdependence implies a two-way dependence, and if each partner is equally dependent on the other for success, then there is an equal commitment to the making the partnership successful. the advantage is sustainability of the relationship, the disadvantage is that decisions are "democratic" and therefore may take longer to reach and more likely to be a compromise (which is not always the best solution). as the interdependence moves away from equality, the decisions become more influenced by the more independent partner. in the extreme the relationship becomes more dictatorial and more like "master-slave". generally the relationship has less commitment in both directions and is more likely to be temporary.

if one generalizes (and one shouldn't), equity partnerships, which is probably what is implied by interdependence, can be slow to progress or change but durable. the extreme alternative, independent-dependent partnerships tend to be efficient but more fragile.

hope this but you will have to site your own evidence. : )