رسالة جامعية
Testing Relational Proximity as a Moderator of Associations Between Marital Satisfaction and Health
| العنوان: | Testing Relational Proximity as a Moderator of Associations Between Marital Satisfaction and Health |
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| المؤلفون: | Yoder, Wren |
| المساهمون: | Du Bois, Steve N |
| المصدر: | Illinois Institute of Technology ; PSYC / Psychology |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | repository.iit (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Clinical psychology, long distance relationships, marital satisfaction, mental health, physical health, relational proximity, satisfaction with functioning |
| الوصف: | Individuals with high marital satisfaction tend to have better health and engage in healthier behaviors than those with low marital satisfaction. Multiple studies have explored satisfaction-health associations for married individuals in proximal relationships (PR), but no known study has tested these associations for married individuals in long distance relationships (LDR). LDR is a relationship arrangement that challenges traditional conceptions of romantic relationships and physical closeness. Related, recent empirical work indicates marital satisfaction-health associations may be weaker in LDR than PR due to unique relational and individual factors. The current study tested whether marital satisfaction-health associations are moderated by relational proximity (i.e. LDR vs. PR). We used an adult, married sample of individuals in LDR and PR (N=293) who completed an online survey on relationships and health. Unexpectedly, moderation results suggested that associations between marital satisfaction and health did not differ by relational proximity. One potential difference emerged: Marital satisfaction was associated with satisfaction with functioning for those in PR, but not LDR. Overall, study findings challenge recent empirical work reporting between-group, relationship-health differences between PR and LDR. Clinicians can utilize our findings to improve treatment for couples and families in LDR. Future research should utilize actor-partner interdependence models and longitudinal studies to further elucidate the associations between marital satisfaction and health for individuals in this unique but increasingly prevalent relationship arrangement. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | thesis |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | islandora:1000787; http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1000787Test; http://repository.iit.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3A1000787/datastream/TN/view/Testing%20Relational%20Proximity%20as%20a%20Moderator%20of%20Associations%20Between%20Marital%20Satisfaction%20and%20Health.jpgTest |
| الإتاحة: | http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1000787Test http://repository.iit.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3A1000787/datastream/TN/view/Testing%20Relational%20Proximity%20as%20a%20Moderator%20of%20Associations%20Between%20Marital%20Satisfaction%20and%20Health.jpgTest |
| حقوق: | In Copyright ; http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0Test/ ; Restricted Access |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.5460A89E |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |