ArticleBehavior therapy2014
Perceived criticism and marital adjustment predict depressive symptoms in a community sample.
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- Genetic and subjective sensitivity, relationship dynamics, and psychological distress in couples.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2024Article
- Criticism in the Parkinson's Caregiving Relationship: A Key Target for Intervention.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2022Article
- Social criticism moderates the relationship between anxiety and depression 10 years later.Journal of affective disorders · 2020Article
- The Role of Dyadic Discord in Outcomes in Acute Phase Cognitive Therapy for Adults With Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder.Behavior therapy · 2019Article
- Perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness and suicidal ideation in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study.Rheumatology international · 2018Article
- The Relation of Marital Adjustment and Family Functions With Quality of Life in Women.Europe's journal of psychology · 2015Article
- The Relation Between Marital Adjustment and Posttraumatic Growth in Infertile Couples: The Mediatory Role of Religious Coping Strategies.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
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Abstract
Depressive symptoms are related to a host of negative individual and family outcomes; therefore, it is important to establish risk factors for depressive symptoms to design prevention efforts. Following studies in the marital and psychiatric literatures regarding marital factors associated with depression, we tested two potential predictors of depressive symptoms: marital adjustment and perceived spousal criticism. We assessed 249 spouses from 132 married couples from the community during their first year of marriage and at three time points over the next 10 years. Initial marital adjustment significantly predicted depressive symptoms for husbands and wives at all follow-ups. Further, perceived criticism significantly predicted depressive symptoms at the 5- and 10-year follow-ups. However, at the 1-year follow-up, this association was significant for men but not for women. Finally, a model where the contributions of marital adjustment and perceived criticism were tested together suggested that both play independent roles in predicting future depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the potential importance of increasing marital adjustment and reducing perceived criticism at the outset of marriage as a way to reduce depressive symptoms during the course of marriage.
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