Jarnecke Amber M, Reilly Meghan S, South Susan C
Purdue University.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2016 Jul;42(3):509-24. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12153. Epub 2015 Dec 30.
Marital outcomes are associated with internalizing and externalizing symptoms; however, the processes by which these domains are associated with marital outcomes are not well understood. This study examined how demand-withdraw (DW) couple communication accounts for the association between symptoms of mental illness and marital distress. A mediational model was tested in a sample of 100 newlywed couples to determine: (a) whether internalizing and externalizing symptoms influenced own and partner's level of DW communication, and (b) whether this communication pattern was associated with relationship outcomes, including lower marital satisfaction and presence of conflict. Results suggested that DW communication had significant effects on both partner's marital outcomes and mediated the association between externalizing symptoms (for husbands) and marital distress.
婚姻结局与内化和外化症状相关；然而，这些领域与婚姻结局相关的过程尚未得到充分理解。本研究考察了要求-退缩（DW）夫妻沟通如何解释精神疾病症状与婚姻困扰之间的关联。在100对新婚夫妻的样本中测试了一个中介模型，以确定：（a）内化和外化症状是否影响自身及伴侣的DW沟通水平，以及（b）这种沟通模式是否与关系结局相关，包括较低的婚姻满意度和冲突的存在。结果表明，DW沟通对双方伴侣的婚姻结局均有显著影响，并介导了外化症状（对丈夫而言）与婚姻困扰之间的关联。
