A committed partner is a central relationship throughout adulthood and may have important health and relationship implications. More specifically, being pressured by a partner to change lifestyle behaviors (e.g., diet) can have negative effects on a relationship. Building on the life course perspective, this study examined individual mindfulness, the ability to remain aware in the present moment, as a buffer of the negative effects of partner pressure to change on relationship conflict. Data were collected from a community sample of younger and older adults (N = 362). Findings reveal that mindfulness moderated the association between partner pressure and relationship conflict for younger, but not older, adults. Specifically, younger adults with higher levels of mindfulness showed less relationship conflict with partner pressure, whereas younger adults with lower levels of mindfulness showed more relationship conflict. These findings have implications for interpersonal interactions and suggest that being aware and mindful may encourage better relationship quality, particularly for younger adults. More work is needed to understand the mechanisms that may be contributing to older adult relationship well-being.

忠诚的伴侣是整个成年期的核心关系，并且可能对健康和人际关系产生重要影响。更具体地说，在伴侣的压力下改变生活方式（例如饮食）可能会对恋爱产生负面影响。基于生活过程的观点，本研究检查了个人的正念，即当前保持清醒的能力，以缓冲伴侣压力改变对关系冲突的负面影响。数据是从年轻人和老年人的社区样本中收集的（N = 362）。研究结果表明，正念减轻了年轻人（而不是老年人）的伴侣压力和关系冲突之间的联系。具体来说，正念水平较高的年轻人与伴侣压力之间的恋爱冲突较少，正念程度较低的年轻人表现出更多的人际关系冲突。这些发现对人际交往有影响，并表明保持警觉和正念可能会促进更好的人际关系质量，特别是对于年轻人。需要做更多的工作来了解可能有助于老年人关系幸福的机制。