Roth Michelle, Landolt Selina A, Nussbeck Fridtjof W, Weitkamp Katharina, Bodenmann Guy
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Department of Psychology, Methods for Intensive Data in Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Int J Appl Posit Psychol. 2025;10(1):8. doi: 10.1007/s41042-024-00201-1. Epub 2024 Dec 2.
Growing evidence challenges the longstanding assumption of a universal decline in relationship satisfaction for all couples by demonstrating variability in the change. However, knowledge about how differential long-term trajectories of relationship satisfaction are associated with positive individual functioning is lacking. Using dyadic latent class growth analysis, we studied long-term trajectories of relationship satisfaction of = 300 mixed-gender couples over 10 years and examined positive outcomes in latent subgroups. At the final assessment, partners reported on positive outcomes, specifically affect, mental health, and life satisfaction. Depending on their subgroup membership, couples systematically differed: Couples in the subgroup with high initial and relatively stable relationship satisfaction reported the most favorable outcomes-more positive affect, better mental health, and higher life satisfaction-as compared to subgroups with declining and/or lower relationship satisfaction. The findings show the importance of considering the variability in long-term relationship satisfaction trajectories and point to their relevance for positive functioning.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41042-024-00201-1.
越来越多的证据对长期以来关于所有夫妻关系满意度普遍下降的假设提出了挑战，这些证据表明变化存在差异。然而，关于关系满意度的不同长期轨迹如何与积极的个体功能相关联的知识却很缺乏。我们使用二元潜在类别增长分析，研究了300对异性恋夫妻在10年期间关系满意度的长期轨迹，并考察了潜在亚组中的积极结果。在最终评估中，伴侣们报告了积极结果，特别是情感、心理健康和生活满意度。根据他们所属的亚组，夫妻们存在系统性差异：与关系满意度下降和/或较低的亚组相比，初始关系满意度高且相对稳定的亚组中的夫妻报告了最有利的结果——更积极的情感、更好的心理健康和更高的生活满意度。研究结果表明了考虑长期关系满意度轨迹差异的重要性，并指出了它们与积极功能的相关性。
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