Conditions of Relational Turbulence as Antecedents and Outcomes of Relationship Maintenance Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 4.9 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Research Pub Date : 2025-12-05 DOI:10.1177/00936502251378583

Hannah E. Jones, Jennifer A. Theiss

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Abstract

This study utilizes relational turbulence theory to explore how conditions of relational turbulence are associated with relationship maintenance behaviors as a form of relationship functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 151 dyads (302 individuals) completed four weekly online surveys between March and June 2020. Data were analyzed using multi-level modeling to examine actor and partner effects and over-time effects. Results revealed associations between relational uncertainty, interdependence, negative emotions, stress, and relational turbulence for both actors and partners. In addition, actors’ perceived relational turbulence was negatively associated with relationship maintenance behaviors. Finally, actors’ relationship maintenance behaviors in one week were positively associated with improved relationship qualities in the following week across all models, and partners’ maintenance behaviors predicted actors’ subsequent perceptions of interference and facilitation. The findings are discussed in terms of theoretical implications for relational turbulence theory and practical implications for helping romantic partners navigate challenging transitions.

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COVID-19大流行期间关系动荡条件作为关系维持行为的前因和结果

本研究利用关系湍流理论探讨了在COVID-19大流行期间，作为一种关系功能形式，关系湍流条件如何与关系维持行为相关联。在2020年3月至6月期间，151对夫妇（302人）完成了每周4次的在线调查。采用多层次模型分析数据，以检验行动者和伙伴效应以及随时间效应。结果揭示了关系不确定性、相互依赖、负面情绪、压力和关系动荡对行为者和伴侣的影响。此外，行为者感知的关系动荡与关系维持行为呈负相关。最后，在所有模型中，参与者在一周内的关系维持行为与接下来一周的关系质量改善呈正相关，并且伴侣的维持行为预测了参与者随后的干预和促进感知。研究结果对关系动荡理论的理论意义和帮助浪漫伴侣度过具有挑战性的转变的实际意义进行了讨论。

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期刊介绍： Empirical research in communication began in the 20th century, and there are more researchers pursuing answers to communication questions today than at any other time. The editorial goal of Communication Research is to offer a special opportunity for reflection and change in the new millennium. To qualify for publication, research should, first, be explicitly tied to some form of communication; second, be theoretically driven with results that inform theory; third, use the most rigorous empirical methods; and fourth, be directly linked to the most important problems and issues facing humankind. Critieria do not privilege any particular context; indeed, we believe that the key problems facing humankind occur in close relationships, groups, organiations, and cultures.