Author: Crystal Marie DehlePublisher:
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Category : Depression, Mental
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Marital Satisfaction and Depressed Mood
Author: Crystal Marie DehlePublisher:
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Category : Depression, Mental
Languages : en
Pages : 230
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Demand-withdraw in the Marital Context of Depression
Author: Jessica V. GintingPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Consistently researchers have demonstrated that marital interactions of couples with and without a depressed partner differ. Given the high comorbidity of depression and marital distress, it is unclear whether observed communication patterns are due to marital distress or depression. Recent investigations suggest that, after controlling for marital satisfaction, marital communication behaviours may not be specific to depression. However, depressed groups in these investigations may have consisted of individuals with a wide range of acute mood states, thus minimizing differences between depressed and non-depressed mood states. Consistent with cognitive vulnerability models of depression, depressed individuals' dysfunctional behaviours may manifest only during negative mood states. The first purpose of the present study was to use a mood induction procedure (MIP) to examine whether any marital communication were specific to depression, after controlling for marital satisfaction. The second purpose of the study was to examine whether communication behaviours predicted depressive symptoms at 6-month follow-up. The hypotheses were tested in a sample of 69 couples characterized by a wide range of wife depressive symptoms and couple marital satisfaction. Results of the current study showed that women who endorsed higher depressive symptoms were more likely to use high-level negative demands (e.g., use of angry, belligerent tone) and indirect demands (e.g., use of flirting, whining, or nagging tone) after they received a sad MIP, but depressive symptoms were not related to these behaviours when there was no MIP. Interestingly, depressive symptoms were positively correlated with low-level negative demands (attempts to influence one's partner in a frustrated, defensive manner) regardless of whether or not wives received a sad MIP. Results also showed that when wives were induced with a sad mood, husbands of wives who endorsed higher levels of depressive symptoms engaged in more positive demands (e.g., use of warmth and understanding). Additionally, preliminary longitudinal data suggest that, wives who engaged in higher levels of high-level negative demands report lower levels of subsequent depressive symptoms. These findings are discussed in light of interpersonal theories of depression.
Marital and Family Processes in Depression
Author: Steven R. H. BeachPublisher: Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN: 9781557986955
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"Research over the past two decades has revealed a robust reciprocal relationship between depression and marital dissatisfaction, but only recently have researchers been able to tease out the most clinically useful and coherent patterns in the data depicting this relationship." "In this volume, leading scholars synthesize these data, describe innovative data analysis strategies, and present original research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries to include perspectives from developmental psychopathology, social and personality psychology, and clinical research and practice. The recurrent nature of depression, the significant gender differences in interpersonal patterns, and the need to tailor marital therapy to account for differences among subgroups of depressed patients are among the themes explored by chapter authors. Their conclusions imply fundamental shifts in the way that we frame questions about families and pathology, conduct research, and attempt to intervene therapeutically in the lives or depressed patients."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Are Women Always More Depressed Than Men?
Author: Alana Katherine MatwychukPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Marital Satisfaction Among Couples in Rural and Urban China
Author: Meng FangPublisher:
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Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Robust evidence supports the bidirectional and prospective association between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in couple relationships (Davila et al., 2003; Morgan et al., 2018; Whisman & Uebelacker, 2009; Woods et al., 2019). Still, there is a need to investigate this longitudinal association for couples with distinct sociodemographic and sociocultural backgrounds (Whisman et al., 2021). Additionally, it is vital to examine how partners' marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms impact the other's marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms. Previous studies on Chinese couples found cross-sectional associations between depressive symptoms and marital distress, as well as unidirectional effects of marital distress on depression (Cao et al., 2017; Miller et al., 2013; Wang et al., 2014). However, the nature of the associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction among Chinese couples remains unclear.The present study aims to investigate the bidirectional association between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction among Chinese couples by controlling for potential confounding variables. A dyadic data analysis strategy was employed to test both actor and partner effects of the association. This study analyzed depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction over two years among 5,552 couples in rural (n = 4,021) and urban (n = 1,531) China. The results indicated a bidirectional association for Chinese couples overall. Specifically, a negative, bidirectional association between depression and marital satisfaction was found for Chinese couples. Both partners' depressive symptoms were negatively associated with their own levels of marital satisfaction at the baseline, and both partners' levels of marital satisfaction were linked to their own' initial levels of depressive symptoms, indicating that the actor effect was significant. Partner effects were insignificant when examining couples in rural and urban areas together. However, differences in the associations existed based on gender and household location. For couples in rural areas, male partners' depressive symptoms were associated with their own and their spouses' previous levels of marital satisfaction, while female partners' depressive symptoms were merely linked to their own levels of marital satisfaction at the baseline. Urban male partners' levels of depressive symptoms were not associated with either their own or their spouses' previous levels of marital satisfaction, in contrast to urban female partners' whose own levels of depressive symptoms were associated with previous levels of marital satisfaction. Other differences were also found in this study. Results revealed that the association between levels of marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms varied depending on the couples' personal characteristics. These findings strengthen the theoretical basis for applying couple therapy to treat both marital satisfaction and depression for Chinese couples. Future studies are needed to explore the factors and mechanisms causing the variations among couples in diverse sociodemographic regions.
Stress, Coping Resources, and Couple Satisfaction in Depressed Women
Author: Elisabeth Marlene RobbinsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Depression in Marriage
Author: Steven R. H. BeachPublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9780898622058
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
All practicing marital therapists and clinicians working with a depressed population see patients in whom depression and a dysfunctional relationship exist concurrently. Due to the unique problems they present, and the therapy process issues involved in seeing treatment through to successful completion, these cases are usually considered difficult. The first book to bring the relevant research literature to bear on this thorny clinical problem, DEPRESSION IN MARRIAGE views the marital relationship as a powerful point of therapeutic intervention for depression and offers step-by-step guidance to clinically flexible treatment. By utilizing a marital discord model of depression, therapists can tap the power of the marital relationship to promote growth and healing rather than work against the powerful forces of the marital dyad. Offering precise guidelines for assessment, intervention, and management, DEPRESSION IN MARRIAGE provides useful clinical measurement tools and uses case vignettes to illustrate practical issues. Interventions are described in detail, with references to the relevant research literature. Whether marital therapy is the primary treatment modality, or an adjunct to individual or somatic interventions, DEPRESSION IN MARRIAGE will help identify useful, practical intervention strategies. Providing a new understanding of the interpersonal aspects of depression, as well as ways in which this understanding can be put to work in therapy, DEPRESSION IN MARRIAGE will be of interest to a wide range of professionals working with depressed individuals or distressed couples. It can also be used as a text for graduate level courses in psychology, marriage and family therapy, and social work.
Stress Processes in the Marital Dyad
Author: Rand James GruenTokens of Affection
Author: Karen KleimanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135093601
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Postpartum depression is hard on a marriage. In their private practices, authors Karen Kleiman and Amy Wenzel often find themselves face-to-face with marriages that are suffocating, as if the depression has sucked the life out of a relationship that was only prepared for the anticipated joy of pending childbirth. What happens to marriage? Why do couples become angry, isolated, and disconnected? Tokens of Affection looks closely at marriages that have withstood the passing storm of depression and are now seeking, or in need of, direction back to their previous levels of functioning and connectedness. The reader is introduced to a model of collaboration that refers to 8 specific features, which guide postpartum couples back from depression. These features, framed as “Tokens,” are based on marital therapy literature and serve as a reminder that these are not just communication skill-building techniques; they are gift-giving gestures on behalf of their relationship. A reparative resource, Tokens of Affection helps couples find renewed harmony, a solid relational ground, and reconnection.
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