Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health.
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
J Fam Psychol. 2019 Aug;33(5):597-606. doi: 10.1037/fam0000512. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
The present study expanded upon existing literature to investigate a broader construct of negativity, marital tension, and its implications for marital well-being across the early years of marriage. Marital tension captures feelings of irritation, resentment, and disappointment surrounding the relationship, and is distinct from conflict and specific conflict strategies. Longitudinal data spanning 16 years from the Early Years of Marriage Study (n = 373 couples) were analyzed using actor-partner interdependence models. Competing hypotheses derived from the enduring dynamics and emergent distress models of marriage were tested using measures of both partners' marital tension in Year 1 of marriage, as well as changes in marital tension from Year 1. Husbands and wives who reported greater marital tension in Year 1 of marriage, or showed increases in tension from Year 1, reported lower marital well-being. The link between respondents' own Year 1 tension and marital well-being was strengthened by their partners' reports of tension, but an amplification effect of both partners' changes in marital tension was observed only among wives. These results persisted even after accounting for the influence of destructive conflict. Findings provide evidence for both models of marriage, indicating that negativity should be assessed more broadly, include both members of the couple, and recognize the critical role of early marital tension as well as increased tension for marital well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
本研究在现有文献的基础上进行了扩展，探讨了更广泛的消极性、婚姻紧张以及它们对婚姻幸福的影响，这些影响跨越了婚姻的早期阶段。婚姻紧张感捕捉到了围绕着夫妻关系的烦躁、怨恨和失望的感觉，与冲突和具体的冲突策略不同。使用来自婚姻持久动态和新兴困扰模型的假设，使用来自婚姻早期研究（n = 373 对夫妇）的 16 年纵向数据，通过演员-伙伴相互依存模型进行了分析。使用配偶双方在婚姻第一年的婚姻紧张感以及从第一年开始的紧张感变化来检验来自持久动态和新兴困扰模型的竞争假设。在婚姻第一年报告婚姻紧张感较大或紧张感增加的夫妻，其婚姻幸福感较低。受访者自身在第一年的紧张感与婚姻幸福感之间的联系因他们伴侣的紧张感报告而得到加强，但只有在妻子中观察到双方婚姻紧张感变化的放大效应。即使考虑到破坏性冲突的影响，这些结果仍然存在。这些发现为婚姻的两种模式提供了证据，表明应该更广泛地评估消极性，包括夫妻双方，并认识到早期婚姻紧张感以及紧张感增加对婚姻幸福感的重要作用。
