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- Title
Psychological Resources, Constructive Conflict Management Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms: A Dyadic Analysis.
- Authors
Lee, Seonhwa; King, Victoria; Wickrama, Kandauda K. A. S.; O'Neal, Catherine Walker
- Abstract
This study investigated the longitudinal associations between mastery, conflict management behaviors, and depressive symptoms using an actor–partner interdependence model with 371 middle‐aged couples over a span of 24 years. Results indicated that for both husbands and wives, individuals who possessed higher levels of mastery generally displayed more constructive conflict management behaviors during marital conflicts in middle years. In turn, individuals with more constructive behaviors averaged fewer depressive symptoms in their later adulthood. A partner effect was also noted, as individuals' constructive behaviors were linked to their spouse's depressive symptoms. This finding emphasizes the importance of utilizing a dyadic context to understand intra‐individual and inter‐individual (or crossover) influences between husbands and wives in enduring marriages. A better understanding of how couples affect each other's mental health can inform the development and implementation of health promotion interventions and prevention efforts targeting middle‐aged couples.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression risk factors; MARRIAGE &; psychology; CONFLICT management; HEALTH promotion; INTERPERSONAL relations; MENTAL health; PSYCHOLOGY of Spouses
- Publication
Family Process, 2020, Vol 59, Issue 3, p1293
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/famp.12486