Correlates of depression and marital dissatisfaction: Perceptions of marital communication style
Correlates of depression and marital dissatisfaction: Perceptions of marital communication style
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DOI：
10.1177/0265407503206003
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Whisman, MA
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作者：
Uebelacker, LA;Courtnage, ES;Whisman, MA
有人提出，预测婚姻不满的变量也可能有助于预测抑郁症状，尤其是女性。目前的研究在已婚个体的社区样本中探讨了婚姻不满、抑郁症状和对婚姻沟通方式（即自我沉默和需求撤回沟通模式）的看法之间的关联。按性别分别进行分析，以测试预期的性别差异。对于男性和女性来说，抑郁症状与自我沉默、妻子需求和丈夫退缩沟通相关。此外，对于女性来说，自我沉默介导了婚姻不满与抑郁症状之间的关联。正如预期的那样，与男性相比，女性的抑郁症状与担任要求较高的角色的相关性更高。结果表明，在考虑男性和女性的抑郁和婚姻不满时，对与配偶互动的看法以及对丈夫和妻子应如何互动的性别相关期望可能是需要解决的重要现象。
It has been suggested that variables that predict marital dissatisfaction may also serve to predict depression symptoms, especially in women. The current study explored, in a community sample of married individuals, the associations among marital dissatisfaction, depression symptoms, and perceptions of marital communication styles (i.e., self-silencing and the demand-withdraw communication pattern). Analyses were conducted separately by sex in order to test for expected sex differences. For men and women, depression symptoms were correlated with self-silencing and wife-demand and husband-withdraw communication; furthermore, for women, self-silencing mediated the association between marital dissatisfaction and depression symptoms. As expected, depression symptoms were more highly associated with being in the demanding role for women than for men. Results suggest that perceptions of interactions with one's spouse, as well as gender-related expectations of how both husband and wife should interact, may be important phenomena to address when considering depression and marital dissatisfaction in both men and women.