Fincham F D, Bradbury T N
Psychology Department, University of Illinois, Champaign 61820.
Br J Clin Psychol. 1988 Feb;27(1):77-90. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00755.x.
Although a reliable association between attributions and concurrent marital satisfaction has been documented, the dominant role assigned to attributions in cognitively oriented accounts of marital dysfunction lacks a firm empirical foundation. To redress this imbalance, the major ideas guiding theoretical analyses of attributions in marriage are identified, namely, that attributions (a) initiate or maintain marital dissatisfaction and (b) mediate the behaviour exchanges characteristic of distressed and non-distressed marriages. Four studies are reported that provide initial support for these hypotheses. In view of these findings, the distinction between private and communicated attributions underlying this research is used to guide the development of an integrative framework relating attributions, behaviour and marital satisfaction. The relevance of this framework for future research and for marital therapy is discussed.
尽管已有文献记载归因与当下婚姻满意度之间存在可靠关联，但在以认知为导向的婚姻功能障碍描述中，归因所占据的主导作用缺乏坚实的实证基础。为纠正这种失衡，我们确定了指导婚姻中归因理论分析的主要观点，即归因（a）引发或维持婚姻不满，以及（b）调节困扰婚姻和非困扰婚姻中典型的行为交换。报告了四项研究，这些研究为这些假设提供了初步支持。鉴于这些发现，本研究中潜在的私人归因和传达归因之间的区别被用于指导一个将归因、行为和婚姻满意度联系起来的综合框架的发展。讨论了该框架对未来研究和婚姻治疗的相关性。
