Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, No. 3663, North Zhong Shan Road, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200335, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 10;14(1):21090. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71994-z.
There is a gap in whether relationship power affects the association between gratitude and relationship satisfaction in romantic relationships. Based on the relationship maintenance model and the social distance theory of power, the present study adopted a digital questionnaire design on an online platform to test the mediating role of perceived partner responsiveness between gratitude and satisfaction as well as the moderating role of relationship power. A total of 825 subjects (M = 27.2, SD = 10.6; female 46.9%) who had been in romantic relationships for more than six months participated in this study. Overall, the results of the moderator-mediator model indicated that, compared to individuals with low levels of relationship power, the relationship between gratitude and perceived partner responsiveness as well as that between perceived partner responsiveness and relationship satisfaction was weaker among those with high levels of power. These findings are revealing for interventions designed to promote satisfaction between couples with power imbalances.
在浪漫关系中,关系权力是否会影响感激和关系满意度之间的关联存在差距。基于关系维护模型和权力的社会距离理论,本研究采用在线平台上的数字问卷设计,测试了感知到的伴侣反应在感激和满意度之间的中介作用,以及关系权力的调节作用。共有 825 名(M=27.2,SD=10.6;女性占 46.9%)恋爱关系超过六个月的受试者参与了这项研究。总体而言,调节-中介模型的结果表明,与权力水平较低的个体相比,权力水平较高的个体中,感激与感知到的伴侣反应之间的关系以及感知到的伴侣反应与关系满意度之间的关系较弱。这些发现为设计旨在促进权力失衡夫妻之间满意度的干预措施提供了启示。