Topal Mustafa Anil, Buyukcan-Tetik Asuman, Eisma Maarten C
Psychology Program, Sabanci University.
Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen.
J Fam Psychol. 2025 Jun;39(4):478-490. doi: 10.1037/fam0001335. Epub 2025 Apr 10.
We aimed to investigate the bidirectional associations of repetitive thought (i.e., rumination, yearning) with individual (grief levels, depressive symptoms) and relational well-being in bereaved parents who lost their child during pregnancy, labor, or afterward. The Response Styles Theory posits a reciprocal link between repetitive thought and well-being. However, past studies provided mixed evidence for this claim for individual well-being, and no study has yet examined this claim for relational well-being. Moreover, reciprocal associations have not been investigated within dyads. In total, 483 Turkish bereaved parents (228 couples, 27 individuals) participated in a 7-day dyadic diary. We conducted Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model analyses. The study yielded limited evidence for the lagged daily effects in the whole sample: bereaved parents' higher-than-usual rumination predicted lower relational well-being in the partner the next day, but no lagged link appeared for individual well-being. Yet, sensitivity analyses revealed that higher-than-usual rumination predicted increased grief and reduced relational well-being in the partners of people who are recently bereaved or have experienced pregnancy loss. At the between-person level, bereaved parents' average repetitive thought was related to their own and their partner's individual but not relational well-being. Findings indicate that bereaved parents' interdependence in repetitive thought and well-being is more evident at the between-person level for individual well-being. Still, daily rumination is a risk factor for the partners' relational well-being. Both the persistent repetitive thought and daily fluctuations in rumination and well-being should be considered in supporting bereaved parents during their joint experience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
我们旨在调查重复性思维（即沉思、思念）与在孕期、分娩期间或之后失去孩子的丧亲父母的个人幸福感（悲伤程度、抑郁症状）和关系幸福感之间的双向关联。反应风格理论认为重复性思维与幸福感之间存在相互联系。然而，过去的研究为这一关于个人幸福感的说法提供了不一致的证据，而且尚未有研究考察这一关于关系幸福感的说法。此外，二元组内的相互关联尚未得到研究。共有483名土耳其丧亲父母（228对夫妇，27名单身人士）参与了一项为期7天的二元组日记研究。我们进行了随机截距交叉滞后面板模型分析。该研究在整个样本中发现了有限的滞后日效应证据：丧亲父母高于平常的沉思预示着第二天伴侣的关系幸福感较低，但未出现与个人幸福感的滞后联系。然而，敏感性分析显示，高于平常的沉思预示着近期丧亲或经历过流产的人的伴侣的悲伤增加和关系幸福感降低。在个体层面，丧亲父母的平均重复性思维与他们自己和伴侣的个人幸福感相关，但与关系幸福感无关。研究结果表明，丧亲父母在重复性思维和幸福感方面的相互依存关系在个体层面的个人幸福感上更为明显。尽管如此，日常沉思仍是伴侣关系幸福感的一个风险因素。在支持丧亲父母共同经历悲伤的过程中，应同时考虑持续的重复性思维以及沉思和幸福感的日常波动。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2025美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
