Couples Coping with Stress The Role of Empathic Responding
Couples Coping with Stress The Role of Empathic Responding
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DOI：
10.1027/1016-9040.14.1.18
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Zwicker, Andamy
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作者：
O'Brien, Tess Byrd;DeLongis, Anita;Zwicker, Andamy
该研究的主要目的是增进对已婚夫妇压力和应对方式的人际维度的理解。我们的样本包括生活在继家庭环境中的 82 对夫妇。通过结构化电话访谈和每天两次的问卷调查收集数据，为期 1 周。该研究使用配对分层线性模型分析，研究了压力和应对过程在特定一天和夫妻之间的几天内如何展开。首先，我们研究了移情反应的前因，这是一种以关系为中心的应对方式。其次，我们研究了共情反应在夫妻间婚姻紧张局势变化中的作用。我们发现，当家庭压力源具有更大的个人意义时，丈夫和妻子往往会更多地使用移情反应。还考虑了婚姻调整对夫妻如何体验和管理家庭压力的背景影响。结果表明，夫妻双方的婚姻调整与共情反应的使用之间存在联系。此外，研究还表明，婚姻调整在决定压力的负面影响是否会持续数天方面发挥着重要作用。人们发现，更多地使用同理心反应与第二天婚姻紧张程度的降低有关。当考虑关系结果时，共情反应可能代表一种应对日常压力的适应性方式。我们的研究结果表明，对以关系为中心的应对方式的检查可能会增加当前压力和应对模型的理论和解释力。
The primary objective of the study was to increase understanding of interpersonal dimensions of stress and coping within married couples. Our sample included 82 couples living in a stepfamily context. Data were collected using structured telephone interviews and twice-daily questionnaires for a period of 1 week. Using matched-pair hierarchical linear modeling analysis, the study examined how stress and coping processes unfold over the course of a given day and across days within couples. First, we investigated antecedents of empathic responding, a form of relationship-focused coping. Second, we examined the role of empathic responding in within-couple variations in marital tension across days. We found that when greater personal significance was attached to family stressors, husbands and wives tended to increase their use of empathic responding. Also considered were the contextual effects of marital adjustment on how family stressors are experienced and managed by couples. The results indicate a link between marital adjustment and the use of empathic responding for both husbands and wives within couples. As well, the study suggests that marital adjustment plays an important role in determining whether the negative effects of stress will persist across days. Higher use of empathic responding was found to be associated with lower levels of next-day marital tension. When relational outcomes are considered, empathic responding may represent an adaptive way of coping with everyday stress. Our findings indicate that examination of relationship-focused coping may add to the theoretical and explanatory power of current models of stress and coping.