Understanding how Marital Satisfaction is Linked to Partners' Wellbeing

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议研究的目标是研究婚姻满意度如何与伴侣的幸福感联系在一起。虽然婚姻满意度与伴侣的心理健康密切相关，但人们对潜在的途径并不了解。拟议的研究将试图通过使用纵向和行为遗传技术来描绘所涉及的途径。本研究将探讨如何：配偶幸福感的变化影响伴侣婚姻满意度和幸福感随时间的变化（具体目标1）;为幸福感而进行的自愿交配解释了伴侣的婚姻满意度（具体目标2）;童年时期的父母温暖解释了婚姻满意度和成年幸福感之间的关联（具体目标3）。为了实现既定的研究目标，拟议的研究是出于以下三个培训目标：发展和应用理论和教学技能的寿命发展（培训目标1）;学习和应用技能的纵向数据分析技术（培训目标2）;和学习和应用技能的独立交配建模技术（培训目标3）。这项拟议中的研究将使用来自两个免费样本的现有数据：青少年发展中的非共享环境（NEAD; R 01 MH 43373，R 01 MH 48825和R 01 MH 59014）项目：瑞典中年和老年配偶的纵向样本以及双胞胎和后代研究（TOSS; R 01 MH 54601）：中年成年同性双胞胎及其配偶或伴侣的横断面样本。根据国家老龄问题研究所的战略方向A-1，研究结果将有助于确定将积极的社会互动与福祉联系起来的多种途径，从而有助于确定改善成年人心理健康和生活质量的干预目标（2008年）。 公共卫生相关性：该项目的目的是使用纵向和行为遗传技术来研究婚姻满意度与伴侣幸福感之间的联系，目的是帮助确定干预目标，以改善成年人的幸福感和生活质量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed research is to examine how marital satisfaction is linked to partners' wellbeing. While it has been well established that marital satisfaction is strongly linked to partners' mental health, the underlying pathways are not well understood. The proposed study will attempt to delineate the pathways involved by using longitudinal and behavioral genetic techniques. This research will examine how: change in spouses' wellbeing influences change in partners' marital satisfaction and wellbeing over time (Specific Aim 1); assortative mating for wellbeing accounts for partners' marital satisfaction (Specific Aim 2); and parental warmth in childhood accounts for the association between marital satisfaction and wellbeing in adulthood (Specific Aim 3). To achieve the stated research goals, the proposed study is motivated by the following three training aims: to develop and apply theoretical and didactic skills in lifespan development (Training Aim 1); to learn and apply skills in longitudinal data analytic techniques (Training Aim 2); and to learn and apply skills in assortative mating modeling techniques (Training Aim 3). The proposed research will use existing data from two complimentary samples: the Nonshared Environment in Adolescent Development (NEAD; R01MH43373, R01MH48825, and R01MH59014) project: a longitudinal sample of spouses in middle and older adulthood and the Twin and Offspring Study in Sweden (TOSS; R01MH54601): a cross-sectional sample of middle adult same-sex pairs of twins and their spouses or partners. In line with Strategic Direction A-1 of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), findings will help to identify multiple pathways through which positive social interactions are linked to wellbeing, thus helping to identify intervention targets to improve adults' mental health and quality of life (2008). PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The aim of this project is to examine pathways through which marital satisfaction is linked to partners' wellbeing using longitudinal and behavioral genetic techniques, with the aim of helping to identify targets of intervention to improve adults' wellbeing and quality of life.