Can Spouses Buffer the Impact of Discrimination on Depressive Symptoms? An Examination of Same-sex and Different-sex Marriages.

IF 3 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Society and Mental Health Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Epub Date: 2018-09-21 DOI:10.1177/2156869318800157

Rachel Donnelly, Brandon A Robinson, Debra Umberson

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Discrimination due to personal characteristics (e.g., gender, sexuality, appearance) is a common yet stressful experience that is detrimental to mental health. Prior work has not considered how spouses in same- and different-sex marriages help each other cope with discrimination despite the importance of marriage for managing stress and adversity. We analyze survey data collected from both spouses in same-sex and different-sex marriages within the United States (N = 836 individuals) to examine whether support from spouses weakens the impact of discrimination on depressive symptoms. Results suggest that discrimination contributes to depressive symptoms, but greater support from spouses buffers the mental health consequences of discrimination. Individuals in same-sex marriages report more spousal support than individuals in different-sex marriages, even after accounting for experiences of discrimination. Same-sex couples may get needed spousal support, whereas women married to men receive the least spousal support and may be vulnerable to stressors that challenge mental health.

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配偶能缓冲歧视对抑郁症状的影响吗？同性婚姻和异性婚姻研究。

由于个人特征（如性别、性取向、外表）造成的歧视是一种常见但有压力的经历，对心理健康有害。先前的工作没有考虑同性婚姻和异性婚姻中的配偶如何帮助彼此应对歧视，尽管婚姻对管理压力和逆境很重要。我们分析了从美国同性婚姻和异性婚姻的配偶双方（N=836人）收集的调查数据，以检验配偶的支持是否会削弱歧视对抑郁症状的影响。结果表明，歧视会导致抑郁症状，但配偶的更多支持会缓冲歧视对心理健康的影响。同性婚姻中的个人报告的配偶支持比不同性别婚姻中的人更多，即使考虑到歧视经历。同性伴侣可能会得到所需的配偶支持，而与男性结婚的女性得到的配偶支持最少，可能容易受到挑战心理健康的压力。

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Society and Mental Health SOCIOLOGY-

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9.50

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期刊介绍： Official journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health. Society and Mental Health (SMH) publishes original and innovative peer-reviewed research and theory articles that link social structure and sociocultural processes with mental health and illness in society. It will also provide an outlet for sociologically relevant research and theory articles that are produced in other disciplines and subfields concerned with issues related to mental health and illness. The aim of the journal is to advance knowledge in the sociology of mental health and illness by publishing the leading work that highlights the unique perspectives and contributions that sociological research and theory can make to our understanding of mental health and illness in society.