Exposure and Emotional Reactivity to Daily Stressors in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages

IF 3.5 1区社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Marriage and Family Pub Date : 2026-07-11 Epub Date: 2026-01-26 DOI:10.1111/jomf.70058

Michael A. Garcia, Rachel Donnelly, Debra Umberson

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Abstract

Objective

This study examines differences in exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors for women and men in same-sex and different-sex marriages.

Background

Prior research on daily stress processes in marriage suggests that women may face heightened exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors compared to men. However, prior studies have focused on women and men in different-sex couples, raising questions about whether and how gendered daily stress processes unfold differently for women and men in same-sex marriages.

Method

Ten days of dyadic diary data were used to examine variation in daily stress processes in same-sex and different-sex married couples (n = 756 individuals; 378 couples). Mixed effects multilevel modeling was used to estimate individual gender and dyad gender (i.e., same-sex vs. different-sex) effects on (1) exposure and (2) emotional reactivity to daily stressors (i.e., same-day association between daily stressor exposure and daily psychological distress).

Results

Women reported more daily stressors than men, regardless of marriage composition. Emotional reactivity to daily stressors was especially heightened for women in different-sex marriages and, to a lesser extent, women and men in same-sex marriages compared to men in different-sex marriages.

Conclusion

Results highlight the importance of a dyadic perspective and underscore the need to include same-sex couples in studies of gendered daily stress processes in marriage.

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同性与异性婚姻对日常压力源的暴露与情绪反应。

目的：本研究探讨同性和异性婚姻中女性和男性在日常压力源暴露和情绪反应方面的差异。背景：先前对婚姻中日常压力过程的研究表明，与男性相比，女性可能面临更高的日常压力源暴露和情绪反应。然而，之前的研究集中在不同性别伴侣中的女性和男性，提出了关于同性婚姻中女性和男性的日常压力过程是否以及如何不同的问题。方法：利用10天的双元日记数据，研究同性和异性已婚夫妇（n = 756个人；378对夫妇）日常压力过程的变化。使用混合效应多层模型来估计个体性别和双性别（即同性与异性）对(1)暴露和(2)对日常压力源的情绪反应（即每日压力源暴露与每日心理困扰之间的同日关联）的影响。结果：无论婚姻构成如何，女性报告的日常压力比男性多。异性婚姻中的女性对日常压力源的情绪反应尤其强烈，而同性婚姻中的女性和男性对日常压力源的情绪反应程度较异性婚姻中的男性要低。结论：结果强调了二元视角的重要性，并强调了将同性伴侣纳入婚姻中性别日常压力过程研究的必要性。

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Journal of Marriage and Family Multiple-

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12.20

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： For more than 70 years, Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) has been a leading research journal in the family field. JMF features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families.In 2009, an institutional subscription to Journal of Marriage and Family includes a subscription to Family Relations and Journal of Family Theory & Review.