Jackman-Cram Susan, Dobson Keith S, Martin Rachel
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
J Abnorm Psychol. 2006 May;115(2):380-4. doi: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.2.380.
The present study examined the effects of depression and marital distress on behavior during a marital problem-solving interaction. A complete factorial design combined the presence or absence of a depressed wife with the presence or absence of marital distress, to produce four groups of participant couples. An increase in depressive behavior was the sole unique contribution of a depressed wife, occurring regardless of the level of marital distress. Increased aggressive behavior and decreased facilitative behavior were found to characterize the interactions of maritally distressed couples and were not influenced by depression. Resolution-oriented behavior remained unchanged as a result of either depression or marital distress. The results indicate that marital distress, in addition to depression, should be considered as a source of dysfunctional behavior in marital interactions involving depressed individuals.
本研究考察了抑郁和婚姻困扰对婚姻问题解决互动中行为的影响。一个完全析因设计将抑郁妻子的有无与婚姻困扰的有无相结合，产生了四组参与夫妻。抑郁行为的增加是抑郁妻子的唯一独特影响，无论婚姻困扰程度如何都会出现。发现攻击性行为增加和促进性行为减少是婚姻困扰夫妻互动的特征，且不受抑郁影响。以解决问题为导向的行为不因抑郁或婚姻困扰而改变。结果表明，除抑郁外，婚姻困扰也应被视为涉及抑郁个体的婚姻互动中功能失调行为的一个来源。
