Karney B R, Bradbury T N
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1997 May;72(5):1075-92. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.72.5.1075.
Theories of how initially satisfied marriages deteriorate or remain stable over time have been limited by a failure to distinguish between key facets of change. The present study defines the trajectory of marital satisfaction in terms of 2 separate parameters--(a) the initial level of satisfaction and (b) the rate of change in satisfaction over time--and seeks to estimate unique effects on each of these parameters with variables derived from intrapersonal and interpersonal models of marriage. Sixty newlywed couples completed measures of neuroticism, were observed during a marital interaction and provided reports of marital satisfaction every 6 months for 4 years. Neuroticism was associated with initial levels of marital satisfaction but had no additional effects on rates of change. Behavior during marital interaction predicted rates of change in marital satisfaction but was not associated with initial levels.
关于最初满意的婚姻如何随着时间推移而恶化或保持稳定的理论，一直受到未能区分变化关键方面的限制。本研究根据两个独立参数定义了婚姻满意度的轨迹——（a）初始满意度水平和（b）随时间变化的满意度变化率——并试图用从婚姻的个人内和人际模型中得出的变量来估计对这些参数各自的独特影响。60对新婚夫妇完成了神经质测量，在婚姻互动期间接受观察，并在4年中每6个月提供一次婚姻满意度报告。神经质与婚姻满意度的初始水平相关，但对变化率没有额外影响。婚姻互动期间的行为预测了婚姻满意度的变化率，但与初始水平无关。
