scholarly journals The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Marital Satisfaction Using the Actor-partner Interdependence Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-63
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Riahi ◽  
Mahmood Golzari ◽  
Fereshteh Mootabi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
The Relationship

Emotion regulation and satisfaction in long-term marital relationships: The role of emotional contagion

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 2880-2895
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzuca ◽  
Konstantinos Kafetsios ◽  
Stefano Livi ◽  
Fabio Presaghi
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Cognitive Reappraisal ◽  
Emotional Contagion ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion

How couples regulate their emotions and how they converge emotionally with one another can critically affect relationship quality. We examined individual differences in two different classes of interaction-relevant processes—emotion regulation (ER) and emotional contagion (EC), the tendency to catch and converge with the emotions of others—in long-term marital relationships. Results from the actor–partner interdependence model analyses indicated that (a) actors’ and partners’ levels of cognitive reappraisal (but not suppression) and EC were independently associated with higher marital satisfaction and (b) both partners’ and actors’ levels of EC moderated associations between cognitive reappraisal (but not suppression) and marital satisfaction, such that this association significantly increased for lower levels of EC. EC at couple level had a direct effect on marital satisfaction and overrode individual-level effects of EC. These results indicate that both automatic (EC) and controlled (ER) processes have independent and conjoint effects on marital satisfaction in long-wed couples and, to an extent, coincide in attempts to synchronize couples’ emotional linkage. The results point to intrapersonal and interpersonal mechanisms in the regulation of emotion in longer term marital relationships.

Marital Satisfaction, Conflict Resolution Styles, and Religious Attendance Among Latino Couples

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan A. Stinson ◽  
J. María Bermúdez ◽  
Jerry Gale ◽  
Denise Lewis ◽  
Andrea S. Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Family Therapists ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Conflict Resolution Styles ◽  
Latino Couples ◽  
The Relationship

Research related to the process of communication among couples is central to the work of couple and family therapists. This study examines the relationship between couple’s conflict resolution styles, weekly church attendance, and marital satisfaction. Specifically, we surveyed 191 Latino couples using Gottman’s typology of conflict resolution styles (e.g., validator, avoidant, and volatile) to identify which style predicted marital satisfaction for both partners. Using the actor–partner interdependence model, we find a multifaceted picture of how partner’s conflict resolution style influences theirs and their partner’s marital satisfaction.

scholarly journals Not All in the Same Boat. Socioeconomic Differences in Marital Stress and Satisfaction During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Nicoleta Turliuc ◽  
Octav Sorin Candel
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
External Stress ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

The Covid-19 pandemic is a global threat that affects a large part of the population, but the risks associated with it are higher for some people compared with others. Previous studies show that lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with more chronic stress and less marital satisfaction. Thus, the uncertainty caused by the pandemic might greatly affect those who were already vulnerable. This longitudinal study explores the extent to which stress originated outside (external) and inside (internal) the relationship is associated with marital satisfaction during the Covid-19 pandemic and whether the associations are different based on the socioeconomic status of the participants. The study was conducted at two points in time (first, immediately after the national lockdown was instituted; second, after the lockdown ended) with a sample of 144 married Romanian couples. We used the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model with Mediation and multi-group SEM analysis. Higher levels of external stress were associated with subsequent lower marital satisfaction for women with higher SES. For the couples with lower SES, men's level of internal stress during the first assessment mediated the relationship between their higher level of external stress at the first time point and their partner's lower marital satisfaction during the second assessment. Our results show that men and women respond differently during a crisis and that couples with lower SES are more prone to greater stress and lower levels of marital satisfaction. We finally suggest that the therapists, health professionals, policy makers, and researchers should take into account the existing vulnerabilities of a couple when offering psychological and health services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The Effect of Internal Minor Stress on Marital Satisfaction in Indonesian Intercultural Couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 00002
Author(s):  
Dian Wisnuwardhani ◽  
Natazsa Octria Putri
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Intercultural Couples ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Partner Effect ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Minor Stress

Intercultural couples face cultural conflicts in their marriage, resulting in internal minor stress. Stress as a dyadic phenomenon – commonly found in marriage – affects both individuals involved in the relationship. As a result, couples experience low levels of marital satisfaction. Forty-five intercultural couples from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi Bandung, and Pekanbaru completed this study. The highlight of this study was the use of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model in the data analysis, using the APIM_SEM application. The result from this study implied that internal minor stress affected marital satisfaction at an individual level, however, no significant effects were found in the partner-effect. 

scholarly journals The relationship between marital satisfaction and depression in infertile couples: an actor–partner interdependence model approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Maroufizadeh ◽  
Mostafa Hosseini ◽  
Abbas Rahimi Foroushani ◽  
Reza Omani-Samani ◽  
Payam Amini
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Infertile Couples ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Model Approach
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