Relationship enhancement protects against relationship-quality-associated weathering among Black adults in romantic partner relationships.

IF 2.3 2区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Family Psychology Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1037/fam0001328

Man-Kit Lei, Mei Ling Ong, Sierra E Carter, August I C Jenkins, Steven R H Beach

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Abstract

The study builds upon prior research demonstrating the long-term benefits of the Protecting Strong African American Families (ProSAAF) intervention on both relationship and individual functioning (e.g., Barton et al., 2021; Beach et al., 2023; Lei & Beach, 2023). The current findings extend prior findings by showing that participants in the ProSAAF condition exhibited attenuated correlations between poor relationship quality and accelerated biological aging (r = -.059, p = .582) relative to those in the control condition (r = .251, p = .006) (n = 208 individuals). A direct test of moderation showed that condition significantly moderated the association of relationship quality with change in biological aging, and the pattern was replicated across four indicators of relationship quality. ProSAAF demonstrates promise as a preventive intervention with significant implications for health disparities and relationship enhancement. Future directions include exploration of potential mechanisms of ProSAAF's moderating effects, such as increased attachment security and reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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在恋爱关系中的黑人成年人中，关系增强可以防止关系质量相关的风化。

该研究建立在先前的研究基础上，证明了保护强大的非裔美国家庭（ProSAAF）干预对关系和个人功能的长期益处(例如，Barton等人，2021；Beach et al., 2023；Lei & Beach, 2023)。目前的研究结果扩展了先前的研究结果，表明ProSAAF条件下的参与者表现出较差的关系质量与加速的生物衰老之间的相关性减弱（r = -）。059, p = .582)相对于对照组（n = 208）（r = .251, p = .006）。一项直接的调节测试表明，条件显著调节了关系质量与生物衰老变化的关联，并且这种模式在关系质量的四个指标上被复制。ProSAAF作为一种预防性干预措施，有望对健康差距和增进关系产生重大影响。未来的方向包括探索ProSAAF调节作用的潜在机制，如增加依恋安全性和降低下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴活性。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Journal of Family Psychology Multiple-

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3.40

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3.70%

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200

期刊介绍： Journal of Family Psychology offers cutting-edge, groundbreaking, state-of-the-art, and innovative empirical research with real-world applicability in the field of family psychology. This premiere family research journal is devoted to the study of the family system, broadly defined, from multiple perspectives and to the application of psychological methods to advance knowledge related to family research, patterns and processes, and assessment and intervention, as well as to policies relevant to advancing the quality of life for families.