Druley Jennifer A, Stephens Mary Ann Parris, Martire Lynn M, Ennis Nicole, Wojno William C
Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Ohio 44115, USA.
Psychol Aging. 2003 Sep;18(3):406-14. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.406.
The authors examined congruence in the negative emotions (depression, anger) of 101 female osteoarthritis patients (M age = 69 years) and their caregiving husbands (M age = 71 years) and the extent to which patients' pain behavior (e.g., limping, rubbing joints) exacerbated linkages between partners' negative emotions. Associations between patients' and husbands' emotions were examined within domains (e.g., depression-depression) and across domains (e.g., depression-anger) over a 6-month interval. Regression analyses revealed that patients' initial levels of depressive symptoms and anger were related to increases in their husbands' anger over time. The associations between patients' depressive symptoms and their husbands' depressive symptoms and anger were conditioned by pain behaviors. Patients who were more depressed and who engaged in high levels of pain behavior had husbands who became more depressed and angry.
作者研究了101名女性骨关节炎患者（平均年龄69岁）及其作为照料者的丈夫（平均年龄71岁）在负面情绪（抑郁、愤怒）上的一致性，以及患者的疼痛行为（如跛行、揉搓关节）在多大程度上加剧了伴侣间负面情绪的关联。在6个月的时间里，研究了患者与丈夫在各领域内（如抑郁-抑郁）以及跨领域（如抑郁-愤怒）的情绪关联。回归分析显示，患者最初的抑郁症状和愤怒水平与丈夫随时间推移愤怒情绪的增加有关。患者的抑郁症状与丈夫的抑郁症状和愤怒之间的关联受疼痛行为的影响。抑郁程度较高且疼痛行为频繁的患者，其丈夫会变得更加抑郁和愤怒。
