Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275, USA.
J Fam Psychol. 2012 Oct;26(5):678-87. doi: 10.1037/a0029364. Epub 2012 Aug 6.
Spouses tend to gain weight over the early years of marriage. Given that maintaining a healthy weight is a common goal among newlyweds, and given the importance of partner support to goal achievement, the current study examined whether the quality of spouses' supportive behaviors in early marriage predicted weight gain over the first 4 years of marriage. We observed 169 newlywed couples discussing a personal goal, coded those discussions for the quality of both partners' support behaviors, and assessed weight every 6 months for 4 years. Husbands and wives both tended to gain more weight to the extent that they engaged in behaviors indicative of a lack of motivation while seeking support, such as whining, complaining, and avoiding responsibility. Among husbands, but not wives, this effect was moderated by their partners' tendencies to engage in oppositional behaviors like criticism, confrontation, and rejection while providing support. These effects held controlling for marital satisfaction, depressive symptoms, neuroticism, and both partners' income. These findings demonstrate the importance of spouses' supportive behaviors for goal achievement, illuminate the dyadic nature of weight gain, and demonstrate the benefits of negativity in some contexts.
配偶往往会在婚姻的早期增加体重。鉴于保持健康体重是新婚夫妇的共同目标，并且伴侣支持对于目标实现很重要，因此当前的研究考察了配偶在婚姻早期的支持行为的质量是否可以预测婚后头 4 年的体重增加。我们观察了 169 对新婚夫妇讨论个人目标，对双方支持行为的质量进行了编码，并在 4 年内每 6 个月评估一次体重。丈夫和妻子的体重都增加了，因为他们在寻求支持时表现出缺乏动力的行为，例如抱怨、发牢骚和逃避责任。在丈夫中，但不在妻子中，这种影响受到伴侣在提供支持时表现出的对立行为（如批评、对抗和拒绝）的倾向的调节。这些影响在控制了婚姻满意度、抑郁症状、神经质以及双方的收入后仍然存在。这些发现表明了配偶支持行为对于目标实现的重要性，阐明了体重增加的二元性质，并证明了在某些情况下消极的好处。
