The social ambivalence and disease model: Childhood trauma as an antecedent factor linking spousal ambivalence to inflammation.

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY

Health Psychology Pub Date : 2025-07-17 DOI:10.1037/hea0001532

Bert N Uchino, Tracey Tacana, Joshua Landvatter, Brian W Baucom, Timothy W Smith, Samantha Joel, Christopher Fagundes

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Abstract

Objective: Ambivalence in relationships is related to health-relevant biological outcomes. However, the antecedent processes that contribute to this association are unknown. The primary aim of this study was to test the prediction of the social ambivalence and disease model, which highlights the potential role of childhood trauma as an antecedent factor linking spousal ambivalence to inflammation.

Method: A sample of 107 heterosexual couples who had been married for at least 10 years was recruited. Participants completed the social relationship index to assess spousal ambivalence and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Blood was drawn to determine levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin-6 as measures of inflammation.

Results: Consistent with the social ambivalence and disease model, there was a significant indirect effect in which childhood trauma was related to greater spousal ambivalence which in turn was associated with higher hs-CRP levels. No evidence for the statistical mediational model was found for interleukin-6.

Conclusions: These results highlight the potential role of childhood trauma as an antecedent factor linking spousal ambivalence to hs-CRP. It also highlights potential pathways that might be targeted for interventions pending further work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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社会矛盾心理与疾病模型：童年创伤是将配偶矛盾心理与炎症联系起来的先行因素。

目的：恋爱中的矛盾心理与健康相关的生物学结果有关。然而，促成这种关联的先行过程是未知的。本研究的主要目的是测试社会矛盾心理和疾病模型的预测，该模型强调了童年创伤作为将配偶矛盾心理与炎症联系起来的先决因素的潜在作用。方法：招募了107对结婚至少10年的异性恋夫妇。被试完成社会关系指数评估配偶矛盾心理和童年创伤问卷。抽取血液以测定高敏c反应蛋白（hs-CRP）和白细胞介素-6的水平，作为炎症的测量指标。结果：与社会矛盾心理和疾病模型一致，儿童创伤与配偶矛盾心理相关，而配偶矛盾心理又与高hs-CRP水平相关，存在显著的间接影响。未发现白细胞介素-6存在统计学中介模型的证据。结论：这些结果强调了童年创伤作为将配偶矛盾心理与hs-CRP联系起来的先行因素的潜在作用。它还强调了有待进一步工作的干预措施可能针对的潜在途径。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Health Psychology 医学-心理学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

2.40%

发文量

170

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Psychology publishes articles on psychological, biobehavioral, social, and environmental factors in physical health and medical illness, and other issues in health psychology.