Zamir Osnat, Gewirtz Abigail H, Labella Madelyn, DeGarmo David S, Snyder James
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
J Fam Issues. 2018 Apr;39(5):1191-1212. doi: 10.1177/0192513x17698182. Epub 2017 Mar 31.
This study assessed the mediating pathways of observed couple communication on the dyadic associations between experiential avoidance (EA) and relationship quality. A sample of 228 military couples following combat deployment participated in a conflict discussion and completed self-report measures to assess EA and relationship quality. Results of an actor-partner interdependence model using structural equation modeling indicated that for both dyad members greater EA was associated with their own lower relationship quality. Higher EA in men was associated with more observed negative communication, as well as lower relationship quality in their female partners. Positive couple communication was associated with higher relationship quality in men and in women. Overall, EA demonstrated associations with relationship quality above and beyond couple communication skills. This study points to the importance of EA for the marital system and suggests that interventions targeting EA and positive couple communication skills may strengthen military marital relationships following deployment to war.
本研究评估了观察到的夫妻沟通在经验性回避（EA）与关系质量的二元关联中的中介途径。228对经历过战斗部署的军人夫妻参与了一场冲突讨论，并完成了自我报告测量，以评估经验性回避和关系质量。使用结构方程模型的行为者-伙伴相互依赖模型结果表明，对于二元组的两个成员来说，更高的经验性回避与他们自身较低的关系质量相关。男性更高的经验性回避与更多观察到的负面沟通相关，也与他们女性伴侣较低的关系质量相关。积极的夫妻沟通与男性和女性更高的关系质量相关。总体而言，经验性回避显示出与夫妻沟通技巧之外的关系质量存在关联。本研究指出了经验性回避对婚姻系统的重要性，并表明针对经验性回避和积极夫妻沟通技巧的干预措施可能会加强部署到战争地区后的军人婚姻关系。
