Will Improving My Marriage Improve My Sleep?

An essential component to overall health and well-being is sleep. Likewise, being happily married is associated with better physical, mental, and emotional health. In the present study, we examined links between marital satisfaction (MS) and aspects of sleep quality (SQ) among married individuals (N = 88) aged 39 to 64 years. Data were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Regression analyses showed that MS at baseline was positively associated with overall SQ and sleep disturbance frequency at baseline and was negatively associated with minutes to fall asleep at follow-up. Results suggested that participants with greater MS at baseline reported better overall SQ at baseline and falling asleep faster at follow-up. However, results varied when controlling for other relevant covariates (e.g., age, depression, pain). Additionally, a negative change in MS between baseline and follow-up was a positive predictor of sleep disturbance frequency at follow-up, suggesting that participants whose MS decreased over time were more likely to report more frequent sleep disturbances 6 months later. Findings indicate that MS is linked with various aspects of SQ in married, middle-aged adults. Clinical implications, limitations of the current study, and areas for future research are discussed.     

老年人夫妻依恋稳定性及其与配偶支持的关系

通过追踪研究,考察了老年人夫妻依恋的稳定性及配偶支持情况对夫妻依恋稳定性的影响.共有75名配偶健在的老年人参与了间隔3年的两次调查,第一次参与研究时的年龄范围为60~84岁.老年人夫妻依恋问卷和配偶支持问卷分别用来测量夫妻依恋和经历生活事件时夫妻间的支持情况.结果表明:(1)老年人夫妻依恋安全、依恋焦虑和依恋回避的跨时间稳定性较低;(2)对于依恋的变化,配偶支持是较生活事件发生数量更有效的预测指标,觉知到的配偶支持水平和支持满意度能够显著预测依恋安全、依恋焦虑和依恋回避分数的改变.     

父母婚姻质量与儿童行为问题的追踪研究：儿童努力控制的调节作用

本研究采用母亲报告法,对474名学前儿童进行了为期一年的追踪研究,考察完整家庭中父母婚姻质量对儿童行为问题的影响,以及儿童努力控制的调节作用。结果表明:(1) 父母婚姻质量对学前儿童的外显和内隐行为问题均有即时的负向预测作用;(2) 儿童的努力控制对其当前、后期的外显和内隐行为问题均有负向预测作用;(3) 第一年儿童的努力控制对父母婚姻质量与儿童行为问题之间关系的调节作用成立。     

父母婚姻问题对子女心理成长的影响及表现——基于箱庭作品特征的视角

基于初始箱庭作品的视角,考察父母婚姻问题对子女心理成长的影响及表现。采用实验组VS对照组研究设计,对两组共60名被试的初始箱庭作品进行数据分析。结果发现：与对照组大学生相比,实验组大学生的箱庭作品在玩具选择类别和数量、箱庭场景和主题、动沙方式和制作时间方面存在显著差异。研究结论：初始箱庭作品能在一定程度上反映实验组被试内心不够丰富、防御性强、自我不够稳定、创伤感比较突出等心理特点。     

父母婚姻满意度及其相似性对协同教养的影响:基于成对数据的分析

采用婚姻满意度问卷、协同教养问卷调查全国336对青少年的父母,基于成对数据分析的行动者-对象互依性模型(APIM),探讨青少年家庭中父母婚姻满意度与协同教养之间的关系,检验其中的父母差异及婚姻满意度相似性对协同教养的影响。结果表明:(1)父母婚姻满意度与协同教养之间,既存在外溢效应,也存在交叉效应;(2)婚姻满意度与协同教养间的外溢效应与交叉效应,在父亲与母亲之间不存在差异;(3)父母婚姻满意度相似性越高,母亲协同教养的冲突行为越少,但父母婚姻满意度的相似性对父亲的协同教养行为没有显著影响。     

父母冲突、亲子关系与青少年抑郁的关系:独生与非独生的调节作用

以452名青少年及其父母为被试,采用问卷法考察亲子关系在父母冲突与青少年抑郁关系间的中介作用,以及独生与非独生对上述中介作用的调节作用。结果发现：（1）独生家庭的母子关系和父子关系显著优于非独生家庭;独生与非独生家庭的父母冲突没有显著差异;（2）父母冲突正向预测青少年抑郁,母子亲密与母子冲突在父母冲突与青少年抑郁间发挥着中介作用,父子亲密与父子冲突的中介作用不显著;（3）母子亲密在父母冲突预测青少年抑郁中的中介作用在独生子女与非独生子女上没有差异,母子冲突的中介作用仅在独生子女上显著。研究结果显示,对于独生子女家庭而言,母亲应尤其注意将父母冲突所带来的消极情感消化在夫妻系统内部。     

The effects of cystic fibrosis on couples: marital satisfaction, emotions, and coping strategies

An earlier diagnosis and better overall multidisciplinary care enable people suffering from Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to have a life expectancy of 40. Consequently, new populations and questions about the development of the life of couples have arisen. This study by questionnaires takes a first look at marital adjustment, anxiety, depression, and emotion focused, social support focused, and problem focused coping strategies in 16 CF patients and their partners. As a whole, the couples' marital adjustment level was good; it was higher for men who were patients than men who were partners, and vice versa for women. Anxiety was high for at least one partner in 10 of the couples; depression, for at least one partner in seven of them. The participants seem to use coping strategies to a lesser extent than the general population. The results are discussed in terms of how the quality of life as a couple with one partner suffering from CF is affected by the proper mutual adjustment of the partners.