Partner phubbing (Pphubbing) means snubbing a romantic partner by using one's smartphone in his or her presence. Pphubbing behavior has been predicted by characteristics such as neuroticism or ...attachment insecurity and has been associated with lower relationship satisfaction. Little is known about the influence of Pphubbing in long-term couples. We used data of 163 German heterosexual couples with an average relationship duration of 22 years to investigate interrelations of perceived Pphubbing with relationship satisfaction, age, and attachment orientation. Pphubbing was associated with attachment orientation and with younger age in both sexes, and with lower relationship satisfaction in men, but not in women. Dyadic analyses showed an overall actor effect of attachment anxiety as well as a partner effect of attachment avoidance in women. We also identified interaction effects of attachment avoidance and sex. These findings are discussed in the light of long-standing attachment dynamics and gender roles in long-term couples, and regarding possible mechanisms by which attachment and perceived Pphubbing impact relationship satisfaction.
•Partner phubbing (Pphubbing), means snubbing a romantic partner via smartphone use.•Pphubbing has been linked to relationship outcomes.•Attachment anxiety is associated with perceived Pphubbing, especially in females.•Partner's attachment avoidance is associated with perceived Pphubbing in males.
Couple relationship education (RE) is the provision of structured education intended to promote healthy couple relationships, and prevent future relationship distress. There is a well-replicated ...finding that 9–20hours of curriculum-based RE produces short-term improvements in couple communication and relationship satisfaction, but that established finding does not test whether RE helps couples maintain high relationship satisfaction. The current paper summarizes 17 published studies evaluating RE that have follow up assessments of at least 1year, of which 14 studies found RE helped maintenance of relationship satisfaction. Couples with elevations of modifiable risk factors benefit substantially from RE, while benefits for couples with low risk have not yet been reliably demonstrated. Couples with elevations on risk factors not readily modified by current forms of RE are likely to show little or no benefit. Future research needs to clarify the mediators of RE effects, and how those mediators are moderated by couple risk profiles.
► Education enhances the relationships of couples with low satisfaction. ► Education helps some high risk couples maintain relationship satisfaction. ► The mediators of education effects are likely moderated by couple risk profiles. ► A stepped model of varying intensity education is recommended.
The present study was aimed at examining the role of explicit stress communication in the context of dyadic coping. The general aim of the present study was to test (a) whether explicit communication ...of daily stressful events predicted relationship satisfaction and (b) whether the perception of responsiveness in dyadic coping mediated the association between explicit stress communication and partners' satisfaction. We analyzed daily diary data from 55 married couples and multilevel analyses suggested that, although explicit stress communication was not associated with relationship satisfaction, it predicted both partners' responsiveness in dyadic coping behaviors. Finally, responsive dyadic coping behaviors mediated the relationship between explicit stress communication and relationship satisfaction. On the whole, our findings showed that perceived responsiveness in dyadic coping with daily stressors was facilitated by explicit stress communication and that this contributed to the effectiveness of dyadic coping behaviors in fostering partners' relationship satisfaction. We discussed how the current study contributes to the understanding of the dyadic coping process and its contribution to partners' satisfaction, underscoring the importance of communication skills.
Couple-focused interventions have shown limited success at preventing relationship satisfaction decline in couples during transition to parenthood. More knowledge on what constitutes relationship ...risk may inform future practice. This study investigated the role of underexplored individual and contextual risk factors through interactive and additive models. Participating couples (N = 228) completed questionnaires during pregnancy and at 6 and 30 months postpartum. The authors used bootstrapped Bayesian information criterion analyses to select significant and reliable predictors of change in relationship satisfaction within three predefined sets of factors representing components of the vulnerability-stress-adaptation model. Anxiety and depression symptoms during pregnancy, shorter length of the relationship, and lower levels of constructive communication predicted declines in relationship satisfaction from pregnancy to 30-months postpartum. When these risk factors were combined, additive rather than interactive risk models were supported. Practical implications of additive risk factors are discussed.
Abstract
Objective
This study explored the implementation climate of couple relationship education (CRE), specifically the positive role intimate partners, group members, and program facilitators ...have on one's beneficial involvement in programming.
Background
For CRE programs to be effective, participants need to be actively involved, yet little is known about social influences in the program encouraging participation in CRE. The perceived involvement of influential others was expected to moderate the relationship between intentions to participate and actual CRE involvement, with this involvement related to improvements in marital quality.
Method
Participants (584 men;
M
age
= 38.9 years and 627 women;
M
age
= 36.4 years) completed online surveys assessing study variables pre‐ and post‐CRE programming.
Results
Perceived intimate partner involvement contributed to better individual involvement and relationship quality for women with low intentions to participate in CRE, whereas both perceived partner and group involvement tended to have a protective effect for men's involvement.
Conclusion
This study primarily demonstrates the importance of the perception of one's intimate partner's involvement in predicting individual involvement in CRE programs.
Implications
Determining predictors of program involvement assists with understanding the context of CRE effectiveness and skill acquisition for those intended to benefit.
Background
The diagnosis of epilepsy in a child often and understandably causes psychological adjustment difficulties in the parents. To help parents of children with epilepsy cope with stress, it is ...important to understand how parents cope with the sickness of their child. The objective of this study was to assess factors related to the state of anxiety and depression among parents of children with epilepsy.
Methods
The present study was a cross‐sectional study, and the data were collected through an anonymous, Internet‐based survey platform between October 2018 and October 2019 from 250 participants aged 22–65 years. Participants were invited to fill questionnaires include socioeconomic questionnaire, anxiety, depression, and coping strategies scale.
Result
Among the parents of children with epilepsy, 48.8% (122/250) had depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 PHQ‐9 score >4) and 46.4% (116/250) had anxiety symptoms (7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD‐7 score >5). Depression among parents of children with epilepsy was significantly associated with comorbidity (odds ratio OR = 0.392, 95% CI = 0.182–0.846), a poor parental relationship (OR = 0.283, 95% CI = 0.130–0.614), positive coping (OR = 0.947, 95% CI = 0.903–0.992), and negative coping (OR = 1.287, 95% CI = 1.179–1.405). Anxiety among parents of children with epilepsy was significantly associated with a poor parental relationship (OR = 0.416, 95% CI = 0.207–0.835) and negative coping (OR = 1.155, 95% CI = 1.087–1.228).
Conclusions
The present study indicates the importance of couple support and providing effective coping to make parents of children with epilepsy more resilient in the presence of negative life events, especially for parents of children with comorbidity with cognitive deficiency.
Highlights
Parents of children with epilepsy are at high risk of experiencing anxiety and depression.
Negative coping strategies are related to higher self‐reported depression symptoms and positive coping strategies are related to lower self‐reported anxiety symptoms among parents of children with epilepsy.
Negative coping strategies are related to higher self‐reported anxiety symptoms among parents of children with epilepsy.
Comorbidity of cognitive deficiency and changes in the couple relationship are significantly associated with depression among parents of children with epilepsy.
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively consolidate the literature on the association between economic strain and couple relationship functioning (negative interactions, positive ...interactions, satisfaction, and stability) using the family economic stress model (FESM; Conger, Ge, & Lorenz, 1994) as a theoretical framework and evaluate report, methodological, and sociodemographic factors for moderating effects. Additionally, a key focus of this meta-analytic integration was to address discordant findings regarding various aspects of FESM and examine for the first time the differential effects of economic strain on each of the couple relationship functioning dimensions. Consistent with FESM, results from 29 independent samples with a combined total of 34,007 participants indicated a moderate negative relationship between economic strain and relationship functioning (r = −.24). Negative interaction was positively associated with economic strain (r = .25), whereas positive interactions (r = −.17), satisfaction (r = −.25), and stability (r = −.20) were negatively associated with economic strain. No differential effects of economic strain on the couple relationship functioning dimensions were found. Moderator analyses indicated no gender differences but significant effects of some report and sociodemographic factors (e.g., income level, nationality). Clinical and research implications are discussed.
Violence in couple relationships, both in Turkey and in the world, is amongst the major problems. There is a need for different studies revealing what affects the relationships between couples and ...how they are affected, how the relationships in the family origin of individuals are reflected on the relationships between couples and how to deal with this problem between couples. In this context, in this study, the causes of violence in couple relationships, strategies of coping with violence in the couple's relationship, and the effects of the origin family experiences of the couple on the couple relationship, unlike other studies in the literature, were examined. This study is a descriptive study and phenomenology, a qualitative research type, was used as the research design. The research data were obtained through semi-structured interviews, which are qualitative research methods. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. As a result of the research, it has been revealed that the violence experienced by married individuals in couple relationships reflects not only individual characteristics of individuals but also the relational experiences of couples and intergenerational family interaction.
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