Depressive Symptoms and Conflict Behaviors: A Test of the Stress Generation Hypothesis in Romantic Couples During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1521/jscp.2022.41.6.517

Andy J Kim, Martin M. Smith, S. Sherry, Lindsey M. Rodriguez, S. Meier, R. Nogueira-Arjona, Hélène Deacon, A. Abbass, S. Stewart

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Abstract

Introduction: In early 2020, North American jurisdictions required households (e.g., romantic couples) to isolate together to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This study provides a first look at the interplay of depressive symptoms and conflict behaviors among isolating couples, including tests of predictions of the stress generation hypothesis. Methods: Mixed-gender couples residing in Canada (N = 711) completed online measures across two waves. We used the actor-partner interdependence mediation model, with Wave 1 depressive symptoms as the predictor, Wave 1 conflict enactment as the mediator, and Wave 2 depressive symptoms as the outcome. Results: Depressive symptoms showed stability across Wave 1 and 2. Wave 1 depressive symptoms showed associations with Wave 1 conflict enactment. For men (but not women), Wave 1 conflict enactment was associated with their own and their partner's Wave 2 depressive symptoms. For both partners, Wave 1 conflict enacted by men mediated the association between Wave 1 depressive symptoms and Wave 2 depressive symptoms. Discussion: Our study confirms and extends the stress generation hypothesis to the pandemic context, showing that depressive symptoms may partially contribute to conflict for isolating couples and that conflict behaviors enacted by men toward their partner can exacerbate depressive symptoms in both partners.

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抑郁症状与冲突行为:COVID-19大流行期间浪漫伴侣压力产生假说的检验

简介：2020年初，北美司法管辖区要求家庭（如情侣）一起隔离，以帮助缓解新冠肺炎的传播。这项研究首次揭示了孤立夫妇中抑郁症状和冲突行为的相互作用，包括对压力产生假说的预测测试。方法：居住在加拿大的混合性别夫妇（N=711）完成了两波在线测量。我们使用了行动者-伴侣相互依赖中介模型，以第1波抑郁症状为预测因素，第1波冲突发生为中介因素，第2波抑郁症状作为结果。结果：抑郁症状在第1波和第2波表现出稳定。第1波抑郁症状与第1波冲突的发生有关。对于男性（但不是女性）来说，第1波冲突的发生与他们自己和伴侣的第2波抑郁症状有关。对于伴侣双方来说，男性引发的第1波冲突介导了第1波抑郁症状和第2波抑郁症状之间的联系。讨论：我们的研究证实了压力产生假说，并将其扩展到了疫情背景下，表明抑郁症状可能会在一定程度上导致隔离夫妇的冲突，男性对伴侣的冲突行为会加剧双方的抑郁症状。

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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： This journal is devoted to the application of theory and research from social psychology toward the better understanding of human adaptation and adjustment, including both the alleviation of psychological problems and distress (e.g., psychopathology) and the enhancement of psychological well-being among the psychologically healthy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) traditionally defined psychopathology (e.g., depression), common emotional and behavioral problems in living (e.g., conflicts in close relationships), the enhancement of subjective well-being, and the processes of psychological change in everyday life (e.g., self-regulation) and professional settings (e.g., psychotherapy and counseling). Articles reporting the results of theory-driven empirical research are given priority, but theoretical articles, review articles, clinical case studies, and essays on professional issues are also welcome. Articles describing the development of new scales (personality or otherwise) or the revision of existing scales are not appropriate for this journal.