Starks Tyrel J, Doyle Kendell M, Millar Brett M, Parsons Jeffrey T
Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY USA.
Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, NY USA.
Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2017 Jun;4(2):241-250. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000225.
Research suggests connections or links between the mental health of both partners in a romantic relationship, as partners often report similar mental health problems, with implications for relationship functioning. The current study utilized the framework of interdependence theory to explore associations among intimacy development, as conceptualized by Erikson, relationship satisfaction, and depression in a sample of 128 same-sex male couples. In each couple, one partner was recruited first through active or passive outreach conducted online and in-person, and after completion of the online survey, was then invited to send his partner a link to the study. The 256 male respondents (mean age = 32.6 years) all reported a U.S. residence and had an average relationship length of five years. Utilizing the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, analyses indicated that participants' intimacy development directly predicted their own relationship satisfaction (B = 1.84, < .01) as well as their partner's relationship satisfaction (B = 1.61, <.01). Similarly, both the actor (B = -0.04, < .01) and partner (B = -0.04, < .05) effects of relationship satisfaction on depression were significant. Consistent with the interdependent concept of joint control, three indirect pathways linked Eriksonian intimacy to depression through relationship satisfaction. These findings suggest that individual development may become linked to mental health through pathways involving dyadic functioning. This pattern implies highly inter-connected links between the intra-personal and inter-personal, which have implications for mental health intervention with gay men in relationships.
研究表明，恋爱关系中双方的心理健康之间存在联系，因为伴侣们经常报告相似的心理健康问题，这对关系的运作有影响。本研究利用相互依赖理论框架，在128对同性男性伴侣样本中，探讨了埃里克森所概念化的亲密关系发展、关系满意度和抑郁之间的关联。在每对伴侣中，首先通过线上和线下的主动或被动宣传招募一方，在完成线上调查后，再邀请其向伴侣发送研究链接。256名男性受访者（平均年龄 = 32.6岁）均报告居住在美国，平均恋爱时长为五年。利用行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型进行分析，结果表明参与者的亲密关系发展直接预测了他们自己的关系满意度（B = 1.84，< .01）以及伴侣的关系满意度（B = 1.61，< .01）。同样，关系满意度对抑郁的行为者效应（B = -0.04，< .01）和伴侣效应（B = -0.04，< .05）均显著。与共同控制的相互依赖概念一致，有三条间接路径通过关系满意度将埃里克森式亲密关系与抑郁联系起来。这些发现表明，个体发展可能通过涉及二元功能的途径与心理健康联系起来。这种模式意味着个人内部和人际之间存在高度相互关联的联系，这对处于恋爱关系中的男同性恋者的心理健康干预具有启示意义。
