Frech Adrianne, Williams Kristi
Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University, 300 Bricker Hall, 190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
J Health Soc Behav. 2007 Jun;48(2):149-63. doi: 10.1177/002214650704800204.
Past research has consistently documented the positive relationship between a transition to marriage and psychological well-being. In this study, we separate the depressed from the nondepressed to assess whether the benefits marriage has for psychological well-being depend on premarital depression. We also examine whether the effect of marital quality in moderating the psychological consequences of marriage differs for the depressed and the nondepressed. Results indicate that, on average, those who were depressed prior to marrying report larger psychological gains from marriage than those who were not depressed. The role of marital quality in moderating the effect of marriage on psychological well-being is similar for previously depressed and previously nondepressed respondents. These findings call into question the assumption that marriage is always a good choice for all individuals. What appear to be strong average benefits of marriage are actually highly dependent on a range of individual, interpersonal, and structural characteristics.
过去的研究一直记录了向婚姻过渡与心理健康之间的积极关系。在本研究中，我们将抑郁者与非抑郁者区分开来，以评估婚姻对心理健康的益处是否取决于婚前抑郁状况。我们还研究了婚姻质量在调节婚姻对心理影响方面的作用，对于抑郁者和非抑郁者是否有所不同。结果表明，平均而言，婚前抑郁的人比未抑郁的人从婚姻中获得更大的心理收益。婚姻质量在调节婚姻对心理健康影响方面的作用，对于之前抑郁和之前未抑郁的受访者来说是相似的。这些发现质疑了婚姻对所有人来说总是一个好选择的假设。婚姻看似强大的平均益处实际上高度依赖于一系列个人、人际和结构特征。
