Lucas-Thompson Rachel G, George Melissa W, Quinn-Sparks Amy R
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University.
J Fam Psychol. 2016 Aug;30(5):625-32. doi: 10.1037/fam0000211. Epub 2016 Apr 21.
The goal of this study was to investigate an innovative approach to elicit marital conflict behaviors in response to a novel stressor. Past research has relied exclusively on assessments of marital conflict that measure reoccurring or past conflict. Couples engaged in 2 interactions: (a) a standardized conflict discussion and (b) the Timed Reconstruction of Unseen Structures Together (TRUST) task, in which couples worked together to solve an unfamiliar problem. Results indicated that the TRUST task was effective at eliciting both positive and negative conflict behaviors and explained unique variance in self-reports of marital conflict and resolution after controlling for behavior during the standardized conflict discussion. Couples on average displayed more positive and fewer negative conflict behaviors during the TRUST task relative to the conflict discussion task and also rated the novel task as more difficult and stressful. In bivariate analyses, negative behaviors during the TRUST task were related to self-reports of marital conflict and resolution in expected directions for both men and women. In contrast, men who displayed more positive behaviors during the TRUST task self-reported more frequent and intense marital conflict; positive behaviors during the TRUST task were unrelated to women's self-reports of marital conflict or resolution. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究的目的是探究一种创新方法，以引发夫妻在面对新的压力源时产生婚姻冲突行为。过去的研究完全依赖于对婚姻冲突的评估，这些评估衡量的是反复出现的或过去的冲突。夫妻参与了两种互动：（a）标准化冲突讨论，以及（b）共同限时重建未见结构（TRUST）任务，即夫妻共同努力解决一个不熟悉的问题。结果表明，TRUST任务在引发积极和消极冲突行为方面是有效的，并且在控制了标准化冲突讨论期间的行为后，解释了婚姻冲突和解决的自我报告中的独特差异。相对于冲突讨论任务，夫妻在TRUST任务中平均表现出更多的积极冲突行为和更少的消极冲突行为，并且也将新任务评为更困难和压力更大。在双变量分析中，TRUST任务期间的消极行为与男性和女性在预期方向上的婚姻冲突和解决的自我报告相关。相比之下，在TRUST任务中表现出更多积极行为的男性自我报告的婚姻冲突更频繁、更激烈；TRUST任务期间的积极行为与女性的婚姻冲突或解决的自我报告无关。讨论了未来研究的意义和方向。（PsycINFO数据库记录）
