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Author: August Jenkins Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Although there are well-established bidirectional associations between depressive symptoms and martial satisfaction among romantic couples, it is unknown whether this bidirectional association exists among Black couples, specifically, and how the nature of this relation might depend on contextual factors. To address these questions, the current study was designed to assess the prospective associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction over a one-year period in a sample of 168 married or cohabitating heterosexual, Black, romantic couples and to explore moderation of these associations by (a) experiences of discrimination and (b) racial centrality within a dyadic context. Depressive symptoms predicted lower marital satisfaction for self and partner one year later, and wives satisfaction positively predicted husbands satisfaction but not vice versa. Moderation analyses revealed that, for both husbands and wives, ones own experiences of discrimination moderated the effect of ones partners satisfaction on ones own depressive symptoms but that there were different patterns for husbands and wives. Specifically, at high levels of husbands discrimination, the association between wives satisfaction and husbands depressive symptoms was negative, and the association was positive at low levels of husbands discrimination. In contrast, at high levels of wives discrimination, the association between husbands satisfaction and wives depressive symptoms was positive and was negative at low levels of wives discrimination. Wives racial centrality also moderated the effect of wives depressive symptoms on husbands subsequent satisfaction, such that the association between wives depressive symptoms and husbands satisfaction emerged at high, but not at low, levels of wives racial centrality. Findings suggest that practitioners working with African American individuals and couples should attend to the interdependence between spouses mental health and relationship satisfaction and consider the broader social context in which Black individuals and couples are situated to improve both individual and relational well-being.
Author: August Jenkins Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Although there are well-established bidirectional associations between depressive symptoms and martial satisfaction among romantic couples, it is unknown whether this bidirectional association exists among Black couples, specifically, and how the nature of this relation might depend on contextual factors. To address these questions, the current study was designed to assess the prospective associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction over a one-year period in a sample of 168 married or cohabitating heterosexual, Black, romantic couples and to explore moderation of these associations by (a) experiences of discrimination and (b) racial centrality within a dyadic context. Depressive symptoms predicted lower marital satisfaction for self and partner one year later, and wives satisfaction positively predicted husbands satisfaction but not vice versa. Moderation analyses revealed that, for both husbands and wives, ones own experiences of discrimination moderated the effect of ones partners satisfaction on ones own depressive symptoms but that there were different patterns for husbands and wives. Specifically, at high levels of husbands discrimination, the association between wives satisfaction and husbands depressive symptoms was negative, and the association was positive at low levels of husbands discrimination. In contrast, at high levels of wives discrimination, the association between husbands satisfaction and wives depressive symptoms was positive and was negative at low levels of wives discrimination. Wives racial centrality also moderated the effect of wives depressive symptoms on husbands subsequent satisfaction, such that the association between wives depressive symptoms and husbands satisfaction emerged at high, but not at low, levels of wives racial centrality. Findings suggest that practitioners working with African American individuals and couples should attend to the interdependence between spouses mental health and relationship satisfaction and consider the broader social context in which Black individuals and couples are situated to improve both individual and relational well-being.
Author: Meng Fang Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Aaliyah Churchill Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 41
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Experiences of racial discrimination are particularly salient amongst African American youth (García Coll et al., 1996; Williams & Mohammed, 2009; English et. al 2014). Racial discrimination has been associated with poorer psychosocial development, including higher depressive symptoms, lower self-esteem, higher anxiety, etc, (Bank et al., 2006; Gaylord-Harden & Cunningham, 2009; English et al., 2014). Furthermore, literature provides sufficient evidence for the buffering effect of ethnic/racial socialization, in particular cultural socialization, and active coping skills on the mental health of African American youth in the context of perceived racial discrimination (Spencer et al., 1997; Wang & Benner, 2016). The current study aimed to investigate the impact of perceived racial discrimination (PRD) on depression across three years. Furthermore, this study explored the mediating role of active coping and the moderating role of cultural socialization on the the relationship between PRD and depression. These research aims were explored using the theoretical framework PVEST and theory provided by Cynthia García Coll, which consider the ecological factors that influence the development of children of color and the cultural specific coping mechanism that protect their well-being (García Coll et al., 1996; Spencer et al., 1997). The sample consisted of self-reports from 146 African American adolescents from the Maryland Adolescent Development in Context Study (MADICS; Eccles, 1992). Data was collected across three time points (Wave4, Wave5 and Wave6). In wave 4, participants were in their junior year of high school. Participants were reassessed when they were 1 year out of high school (Wave 5), and again three years after high school (Wave 6). During each time point, participants were assessed on their perceptions of discrimination, depressive symptoms, cultural socialization practices, and problem solving skills. Hierarchical regressions, cross-lagged analyses, and mediation and moderation models were used in the data analyses. Contrary to our hypothesis, only few paths between PRD and Discrimination were significant concurrently and longitudinally. Moreover, we found that active coping did not significantly mediate the relationship between PRD and discrimination over time. Lastly, cultural socialization did not moderate the relationship between this relationship over time.
Author: LeShai Renee' Hunt Publisher: ISBN: Category : African American couples Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Research indicated positive correlations between relationship satisfaction and mindfulness among White couples. However, researchers had not examined the relationship between mindfulness and relationship satisfaction among African Americans/Blacks who had experienced race-related stress. Race-related stress affects African Americans/Blacks in their daily lives and relationships. The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness, race-related stress, and relationship satisfaction among African Americans/Blacks. Mindfulness relationship theory and Africana womanism were used to guide the study. Survey data were collected from 51 African Americans/Black participants. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that mindfulness was a statistically significant predictor of relationship satisfaction among African Americans/Blacks and race-related stress was not. Findings from the hierarchical moderation regression analyses indicated that race-related stress was a moderator for mindfulness and relationship satisfaction among African Americans/Blacks. Findings may be used to facilitate continued exploration of patterns of behavior, social perceptions, and social interactions related to mindfulness, race-related stress, and relationship satisfaction among African Americans/Blacks who acknowledge being in a romantic relationship."--Abstract.
Author: Patrick W. Poyner-Del Vento Publisher: ISBN: Category : Depression, Mental Languages : en Pages : 0
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In an 18-month longitudinal study of 200 newlywed couples, growth curve analyses indicated that marital satisfaction and chronic stress interact to predict depressive symptoms. When chronic stress decreased over time, the association between changes in marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms was relatively weak, but when chronic stress increased, the association between marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms was stronger and more negative. Cross-spouse analyses generally indicated that when spouses experienced increases in chronic stress or higher average chronic stress across time points, the bidirectional association between wives' depressive symptoms and husbands' marital satisfaction became weaker and less negative. In sum, increases in chronic stress over the first year of marriage strengthened the within-spouse association between marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms but weakened the bidirectional cross-spouse association between husbands' marital satisfaction and wives' depressive symptoms. This highlights how the broader social context may put maritally distressed spouses at greater risk for depression.
Author: Sabrina Townsend Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 119
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The current study examined marital satisfaction and determined if racial identity or level of religiosity had an impact overall on marital satisfaction among married African American couples. The following instruments were used to measure marital satisfaction, racial identity, level of religiosity, and social desirability: the Marital Satisfaction Inventory- Revised (Snyder, 1997), Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (Sellers, Rowley, Chavous, Shelton, & Smith, 1998), Religious Life Inventory (Batson, Schoenrade & Ventis, 1993), and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (Reynolds, 1982). The majority of the 140 participants consisted of married couples recruited from three major Christian churches in Philadelphia, a local insurance company, and from multiple community based organizations. Results indicate that no single factor alone is predictive of marital satisfaction but a combination of factors produced a moderately significant multiple correlation. Significant relationships were found among marital satisfaction and the following factors: number of children, multiple subscales on the MIBI, and the external subscale on the Religious Life Inventory. Couples who had more children reported higher levels of marital satisfaction. Results also showed a significant relationship between marital satisfaction in couples who had similar views on racial identity when subscales were used as the sole measure of marital satisfaction and racial identity. Finally, there was a significant relationship between couples who report higher levels of marital satisfaction and also use religion as a means to satisfy their own needs through socialization, etc.
Author: Jessica Andrea Hughes Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 60
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The present study builds on prior research that has evaluated the longitudinal association between relationship adjustment and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and the postpartum period by focusing on a group of women at high risk for perinatal depression, in this case, Latinos. Most studies have evaluated the association between relationship functioning and depressive symptoms during the postpartum period. However, depression occurs as frequently during pregnancy as in the postpartum period (Evans et al., 2001) and has been shown to be an important predictor of postpartum depression (Milgrom et al., 2008) in Caucasian samples. Since poor communication has been linked to higher levels of marital dissatisfaction in Caucasian samples, it is crucial to explore how communication may play a role in the relationship between marital dissatisfaction and depression in Latinos. Additionally, acculturation levels may not only impact the relationship between marital satisfaction and depression, it may also impact communication. Knowledge in this area could contribute more information on how to effectively intervene with Latinos, and the variables that need to be targeted in order to prevent the onset, recurrence, and greater severity of depression. 175 couples living in a small Southeastern city participated in the study as part of a larger longitudinal study. SEM analyses indicated that relationship satisfaction did not mediate the relationship between communication and postpartum depression. Results also indicated that acculturation did not moderate the relationship between communication and relationship satisfaction, and that the indirect effect was not significant at varying levels of acculturation. However, communication did significantly predict relationship satisfaction for men but not women. Further exploratory analyses indicated that women's level of acculturation marginally predicted women's depressive symptoms at 12 months following enrollment. Specifically, the less acculturated women were, the more depressed they were. Findings also replicate previous findings from Caucasian samples that show that satisfaction and communication are significantly related across time points both within their own repots as well as with reports of their partner. Implications are discussed.
Author: Jill Logan Publisher: ISBN: Category : Depression, Mental Languages : en Pages : 0
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I examined contemporaneous and time-lagged associations between capitalization perceptions and marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms in 193 newlywed couples over two years and whether chronic stress moderated the effects of capitalization perceptions. Within-spouse multi-level analyses indicated that capitalization perceptions predicted contemporaneous and time-lagged changes in marital satisfaction. Although capitalization perceptions did not predict contemporaneous changes in depression symptoms, capitalization perceptions predicted subsequent decreases in wives' depression symptoms. Further, as wives' chronic stress increased, there was a stronger positive association between capitalization perceptions and contemporaneous marital satisfaction and a stronger negative association between capitalization perceptions and contemporaneous depression symptoms. Results highlight how celebrating successes and good fortune can set spouses on a trajectory towards individual and relationship well-being.
Author: August Jenkins
Author: August Jenkins
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Author: Meng Fang
Author: Aaliyah Churchill
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