Druley J A, Townsend A L
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Ohio 44242, USA.
Health Psychol. 1998 May;17(3):255-61. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.17.3.255.
This study examined whether self-esteem mediated the effects of both self-reported positive and negative marital interactions on depressive symptoms and whether the relationships among marital interactions, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms were stronger for individuals (n = 90) coping with arthritis compared with individuals (n = 90) not coping with a chronic illness. Data were drawn from the 1986 Americans' Changing Lives national survey. The results of multigroup structural equation analysis suggest that mediation depends on the type of marital interaction being considered and the group being examined. For the arthritis group, self-esteem mediated the relationship between negative marital interactions and depressive symptoms, whereas for the healthy group self-esteem played no role in mediating the relationship between marital interactions and depressive symptoms. Findings underscore the importance of testing moderated-mediation models of social support.
本研究考察了自尊是否介导了自我报告的积极和消极婚姻互动对抑郁症状的影响，以及与未应对慢性病的个体（n = 90）相比，应对关节炎的个体（n = 90）的婚姻互动、自尊和抑郁症状之间的关系是否更强。数据取自1986年的“美国人生活变化”全国调查。多组结构方程分析结果表明，中介作用取决于所考虑的婚姻互动类型和所考察的群体。对于关节炎组，自尊介导了消极婚姻互动与抑郁症状之间的关系，而对于健康组，自尊在介导婚姻互动与抑郁症状之间的关系中不起作用。研究结果强调了检验社会支持的调节中介模型的重要性。
