Postler Kaicee Beal, Helms Heather M, Anastopoulos Arthur D
Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, USA.
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Fam Process. 2022 Dec;61(4):1456-1472. doi: 10.1111/famp.12798. Epub 2022 May 31.
This study examines the associations between marital quality and anxiety using meta-analytic techniques. A total of k = 151 effects published between the years 2000 and 2019 were analyzed. It was hypothesized that better overall marital quality would be associated with less anxiety. Results showed significant associations between marital quality and anxiety in such a way that higher overall marital quality was associated with lower anxiety. Post hoc analyses revealed that higher levels of positive marital behaviors (e.g., communication and intimacy) and fewer negative marital behaviors (e.g., criticism) were associated with lower anxiety. Additional results examined potential moderators of the association between marital quality and anxiety, including study design, direction of longitudinal associations (i.e., marital quality predicting anxiety or vice versa), gender, assessment of anxiety, and the use of control variables to account for comorbidities and demographic factors. Findings from this study provide a comprehensive review of the associations between marital quality and anxiety, which may be used to inform future research and treatment.
本研究采用元分析技术检验婚姻质量与焦虑之间的关联。共分析了2000年至2019年间发表的k = 151项研究结果。研究假设总体婚姻质量越高，焦虑程度越低。结果显示婚姻质量与焦虑之间存在显著关联，即总体婚姻质量越高，焦虑程度越低。事后分析表明，积极婚姻行为（如沟通和亲密感）水平较高且消极婚姻行为（如批评）较少与较低的焦虑相关。其他结果考察了婚姻质量与焦虑之间关联的潜在调节因素，包括研究设计、纵向关联的方向（即婚姻质量预测焦虑，反之亦然）、性别、焦虑评估以及使用控制变量来解释共病和人口统计学因素。本研究结果对婚姻质量与焦虑之间的关联进行了全面综述，可为未来的研究和治疗提供参考。
