Linking stress to the emergence of relational turbulence in marriage

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI:10.1111/pere.12515

K. S. Brisini, D. Solomon, Miriam Brinberg

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Abstract

The assumption that stress negatively impacts marital relationships is widely accepted; however, the majority of research has focused on marital satisfaction as the outcome of interest. Relational turbulence is a quality of romantic associations on par with—but distinct from—satisfaction, in which partners conceptualize their relationship as chaotic or tumultuous. This paper draws on relational turbulence theory (RTT) and stress spillover research to propose that day‐to‐day stress corresponds with perceptions of relational uncertainty and interdependence, which contributes to increases in relational turbulence. We evaluated these assumptions using data from 64 heterosexual married partners who experienced work‐related disruptions due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Spouses completed a pre‐test survey, 10 weekly surveys, and a post‐test survey over 12 weeks from June to August 2020. Results from longitudinal actor‐partner interdependence models indicated that (a) wives' weekly stress corresponded positively with their own partner uncertainty, relationship uncertainty, and perceptions of partner interference, and (b) the magnitude of wives' stress spillover and husbands' change in relational turbulence were positively associated. Implications for RTT and research on stress spillover are discussed.

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将压力与婚姻关系动荡的出现联系起来

压力对婚姻关系产生负面影响的假设被广泛接受；然而，大多数研究都将婚姻满意度作为兴趣的结果。关系动荡是一种浪漫联想，与满足感不相上下，但又不同，在满足感中，伴侣将他们的关系概念化为混乱或动荡。本文借鉴关系湍流理论（RTT）和压力溢出研究，提出日常压力与对关系不确定性和相互依存性的感知相对应，这有助于关系湍流的增加。我们使用64名异性恋已婚伴侣的数据评估了这些假设，这些伴侣因2019冠状病毒病疫情而经历了与工作相关的中断。配偶完成了一项测试前调查、10项每周调查和12项测试后调查 2020年6月至8月的几周。纵向行动者-伴侣相互依存模型的结果表明，（a）妻子每周的压力与自己伴侣的不确定性、关系的不确定性和对伴侣干扰的感知呈正相关，（b）妻子的压力溢出幅度和丈夫在关系动荡中的变化呈正相关。讨论了RTT和压力溢出研究的意义。

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2.40

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.