Diamond Lisa M, Hicks Angela M, Otter-Henderson Kimberly D
Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2008 Aug;95(2):385-403. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.95.2.385.
This study investigated changes in day-to-day affect, behavior, and physiology (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis activity) associated with temporary physical separations from romantic partners (such as those brought about by work-related travel). Daily diaries and measures of salivary cortisol were collected from 42 couples over a 21-day period that was timed to coincide with a naturally occurring 4- to 7-day separation. There were significant changes from preseparation to separation and from separation to reunion in the quality of partners' interactions, their positive and negative affect, sleeping problems, subjective stress, physical symptoms, and cortisol levels. Separation and reunion effects were generally more pronounced in homebound partners, partners with high attachment anxiety, and partners who had less contact with each other during the separation. Separation and reunion effects were not moderated by relationship length, relationship satisfaction, how often couples underwent separations, or the presence of children in the home. The results are discussed with respect to the role of daily proximity and contact between partners for day-to-day affective and physiological regulation.
本研究调查了与恋人暂时身体分离（如因工作出差导致的分离）相关的日常情感、行为和生理变化（下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺皮质轴活动）。在21天的时间里，从42对情侣那里收集了日常日记和唾液皮质醇测量数据，这段时间与自然发生的4至7天分离期相吻合。从分离前到分离期间，以及从分离到团聚，伴侣间互动质量、他们的积极和消极情绪、睡眠问题、主观压力、身体症状以及皮质醇水平都有显著变化。分离和团聚效应在居家一方、有高依恋焦虑的伴侣以及在分离期间彼此联系较少的伴侣中通常更为明显。分离和团聚效应不受恋爱时长、关系满意度、情侣分离频率或家中是否有孩子的影响。我们从伴侣间日常亲近和接触在日常情感和生理调节中的作用方面对研究结果进行了讨论。
