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Observational studyAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2017

Observed Relationship Behaviors and Sleep in Military Veterans and Their Partners.

Jennifer Fillo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Amy DeSantis, Anne Germain, Daniel J Buysse, Karen A Matthews, Wendy M Troxel

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Observational study in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer FilloResearch Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA.
Stephanie Brooks HollidayRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.
Amy DeSantisRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA.
Anne GermainDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Daniel J BuysseDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Karen A MatthewsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Wendy M TroxelRAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, USA. wtroxel@rand.org.
RAND Corporation · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING ON ALCOHOL ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENTT32AA007583 · NIAAA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI Gregory G Homish, Jennifer P Read · 2000 to 2026
$8.5M
Security and Vigilance in Military Couples: A Dynamic Model of Sleep, InterpersonR01HL112646 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TROXEL, WENDY M · 2011 to 2014
$1.3M
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute HL112646National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism T32-AA007583NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112646NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmerging research has begun to examine associations between relationship functioning and sleep. However, these studies have largely relied on self-reported evaluations of relationships and/or of sleep, which may be vulnerable to bias. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to examine associations between relationship functioning and sleep in military couples. This is the first research to examine associations between observed relationship behaviors and subjective and polysomnographically measured sleep in a sample at-risk for both sleep and relationship problems.

methodsThe sample included 35 military veterans and their spouses/partners. Marital functioning was coded from a videotaped conflict interaction. Analyses focused on behavioral codes of hostility and relationship-enhancing attributions. Sleep was assessed via self-report and in-home polysomnography.

resultsGreater hostility was associated with poorer sleep efficiency for oneself (b = -0.195, p = .013). In contrast, greater relationship-enhancing attributions were associated with higher percentages of stage N3 sleep (b = 0.239, p = .028). Partners' hostility was also positively associated with higher percentages of stage N3 sleep (b = 0.272, p = .010). Neither hostility nor relationship-enhancing attributions was associated with self-reported sleep quality, percentage of REM sleep, or total sleep time.

conclusionsBoth partners' positive and negative behaviors during conflict interactions were related to sleep quality. These findings highlight the role that effective communication and conflict resolution skills may play in shaping not only the marital health of veterans and their spouses but also the physical health of both partners as well. Understanding the links between relationship functioning and sleep may be important targets of intervention in the aftermath of war.

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Family ConflictHostilityInterpersonal RelationsSpousesVeteransAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnographySleep StagesCouplesMarital conflictMarital functioningMilitarySleep

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