Superwoman Schema and Relationship Satisfaction Among Black Women in the United States: The Mediating Role of Relationship Attachment

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI:10.1111/jmft.70036

Shemeka Thorpe, Kasey E. Vigil, Brenice Duroseau, Praise Iyiewuare, Natalie Malone, Jardin N. Dogan-Dixon, Jessica Ross

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Abstract

We examined insecure attachment styles as mediators of the link between Superwoman Schema (SWS) and relationship satisfaction among N = 288 Black women. We also examined partner race and gender as moderators of the indirect association between SWS and relationship satisfaction through relationship attachment. Avoidant attachment significantly mediated the relationship between SWS and relationship satisfaction. Anxious and avoidant attachment significantly mediated the relationship between SWS components and relationship satisfaction. Partner race (i.e., observed for participants with a Black partner) moderated the indirect effect of SWS on relationship satisfaction through avoidant attachment. While having a Black woman partner did not moderate the mediation of SWS on relationship satisfaction via avoidant attachment, a significant conditional indirect effect was observed. Findings highlight how SWS impacts Black women's relationship satisfaction. Addressing the structural and interpersonal dynamics of SWS could facilitate safe relational spaces that foster healthier, more fulfilling relationships for Black women.

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美国黑人女性的女超人图式与关系满意度：关系依恋的中介作用

本研究以288名黑人女性为研究对象，考察了不安全依恋类型在女超人图式（SWS）与关系满意度之间的中介作用。我们还研究了伴侣种族和性别作为SWS与关系依恋关系满意度之间间接关联的调节因子。逃避型依恋显著中介了SWS与关系满意度之间的关系。焦虑型和回避型依恋显著中介了SWS成分与关系满意度的关系。伴侣种族（即，观察到有黑人伴侣的参与者）通过回避依恋调节了SWS对关系满意度的间接影响。虽然黑人女性伴侣并没有调节SWS通过回避依恋对关系满意度的中介作用，但观察到一个显著的条件间接效应。研究结果强调了SWS如何影响黑人女性的关系满意度。解决SWS的结构和人际动态可以促进安全的关系空间，为黑人妇女培养更健康、更充实的关系。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Marital & Family Therapy (JMFT) is published quarterly by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is one of the best known and most influential family therapy journals in the world. JMFT is a peer-reviewed journal that advances the professional understanding of marital and family functioning and the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment of couple and family distress. Toward that end, the Journal publishes articles on research, theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.