Polenick Courtney A, Seidel Amber J, Birditt Kira S, Zarit Steven H, Fingerman Karen L
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State York.
Gerontologist. 2017 Jun 1;57(3):417-428. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv138.
Although prior research suggests that high filial obligation has an adverse impact on psychological well-being, little is known about the implications of these beliefs for marital quality during midlife. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine dyadic associations between middle-aged husbands' and wives' filial obligation beliefs and their marital satisfaction.
Using a sample of 132 middle-aged husbands (M = 51.45 years) and wives (M = 49.75 years) drawn from Wave 1 of the Family Exchanges Study, we tested actor-partner interdependence models to determine associations between husbands' and wives' filial obligation beliefs and marital satisfaction in both spouses. We also examined associations between spousal dissimilarity in filial obligation and marital satisfaction.
Wives' greater filial obligation was associated with their own lower marital satisfaction. Conversely, husbands' greater filial obligation was associated with their own higher marital satisfaction. Greater spousal dissimilarity in filial obligation was associated with lower levels of marital satisfaction for husbands but not for wives.
Given that support provided to aging parents most often occurs within the context of marriage, findings highlight the importance of examining dyadic associations between filial obligation beliefs and marital quality among middle-aged couples.
尽管先前的研究表明，较高的孝道义务对心理健康有不利影响，但对于这些观念在中年时期对婚姻质量的影响却知之甚少。因此，本研究的目的是检验中年夫妻的孝道义务观念与其婚姻满意度之间的二元关联。
我们从家庭交流研究的第一波中选取了132名中年丈夫（平均年龄51.45岁）和妻子（平均年龄49.75岁）作为样本，测试了行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型，以确定夫妻双方的孝道义务观念与婚姻满意度之间的关联。我们还研究了夫妻在孝道义务上的差异与婚姻满意度之间的关联。
妻子较高的孝道义务与她们较低的婚姻满意度相关。相反，丈夫较高的孝道义务与他们较高的婚姻满意度相关。夫妻在孝道义务上的差异越大，丈夫的婚姻满意度越低，但妻子并非如此。
鉴于对年迈父母的支持大多发生在婚姻背景下，研究结果凸显了审视中年夫妻孝道义务观念与婚姻质量之间二元关联的重要性。
