a School of Psychology , Bond University , Gold Coast , Australia.
b Southern Cross University , East Lismore , Australia.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2019 Mar;32(2):125-140. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1570804.
When couples face a stressful life event, this can adversely impact relationship satisfaction. Because savoring positive experiences is thought to enhance intimate relationships and there is evidence that savoring buffers the negative effects of stress at the intrapersonal level, this study examined savoring as an interpersonal resource for couples who experienced a stressful life event.
One hundred and twenty-eight opposite-sex couples completed measures of impact of event, savoring, positive affect, and relationship satisfaction.
Results from actor-partner interdependence models found that: (1) For couple members who reported a relatively low impact of event, their own savoring was positively predicted by their partner's impact of event; (2) For women, their own savoring the moment predicted their own and their partner's greater relationship satisfaction; (3) The relationship between one's own impact of event and relationship satisfaction was buffered by one's partner's savoring the moment; and (4) The relationship between one's own savoring and relationship satisfaction was mediated by one's own positive affect.
The findings support the study of savoring as an interpersonal resource in times of stress and have implications for couples-based interventions.
当夫妻双方面临压力生活事件时，这可能会对关系满意度产生不利影响。因为品味积极体验被认为可以增进亲密关系，并且有证据表明，品味可以缓冲个体层面压力的负面影响，所以本研究考察了品味作为经历压力生活事件的夫妻的一种人际资源。
128 对异性夫妻完成了事件影响、品味、积极情绪和关系满意度的测量。
来自演员-伙伴相互依赖模型的结果发现：（1）对于报告事件影响相对较低的夫妻成员，伴侣的事件影响正向预测了他们自己的品味；（2）对于女性，品味当下时刻正向预测了她们自己和伴侣更大的关系满意度；（3）一个人的事件影响与关系满意度之间的关系被伴侣品味当下时刻所缓冲；（4）一个人的品味与关系满意度之间的关系被他们自己的积极情绪所中介。
这些发现支持了在压力时期将品味作为人际资源的研究，并对基于夫妻的干预措施具有启示意义。
