School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2018 Jul;47(7):1517-1530. doi: 10.1007/s10964-017-0797-y. Epub 2018 Jan 6.
Romantic relationships, although increasingly normative during adolescence, also present unique developmental challenges that can portend psychological difficulties. Underlying these difficulties may be the degree to which daily romantic transactions potentiate fluctuations in negative mood. The present study examined associations between adolescents' daily romantic relationship experiences and their same-day negative affective states (i.e., fluctuations in high-arousal, aversive mood). Using a dyadic ecological momentary assessment (EMA) design, this study followed an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of 98 adolescent romantic couples twice weekly for 12 weeks (n = 196 individuals; M = 16.74 years, SD = 0.90; 45% Latina/o, 45% White; 55% receiving free or reduced meals). The results indicated that various daily romantic experiences (e.g., conflict, feelings about the relationship) predicted greater same-day negative affect. Beyond the effects of these romantic experiences, adolescent couples were also synchronized in their fluctuating negative affective states, evidencing the presence of emotional contagion. Overall, the findings indicate the salience of romantic relationships in the everyday lives of adolescents.
浪漫关系虽然在青少年时期越来越普遍，但也带来了独特的发展挑战，可能预示着心理困难。这些困难的根源可能是日常浪漫关系交易对负面情绪波动的影响程度。本研究考察了青少年日常浪漫关系经历与当天负面情绪状态（即高唤醒、厌恶情绪的波动）之间的关联。本研究采用对偶生态瞬时评估（EMA）设计，对一个种族和社会经济多样化的青少年浪漫伴侣样本进行了为期 12 周的每周两次随访（n=196 人；M=16.74 岁，SD=0.90；45%拉丁裔/拉丁裔，45%白人；55%享受免费或减价餐）。结果表明，各种日常浪漫关系经历（例如，冲突、对关系的感受）预测了更大的当天负面情绪。除了这些浪漫经历的影响之外，青少年伴侣的负面情绪波动也具有同步性，这表明存在情感传染。总的来说，这些发现表明浪漫关系在青少年的日常生活中非常重要。
