ABSTRACT

This study examined the relationship between marital warmth (e.g., openly expressing affection, supportive behaviors) and assessments of coping (i.e., challenges coping with military life and self-efficacy in the context of stress) and mental health (i.e., depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms) in a sample of active duty men and their spouses/romantic partners (N = 234 military couples). Results from a series of multivariate analysis of variance tests indicate that service members and spouses who reported higher levels of marital warmth also reported better coping skills and mental health compared to individuals in couple relationships that demonstrated lower levels of marital warmth. Intervention and prevention implications targeting social support and marital warmth are provided.

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这项研究探讨了婚姻温暖（例如，公开表达感情、支持性行为）和应对评估（例如，应对军事生活的挑战和压力背景下的自我效能）和心理健康（例如，抑郁症状和焦虑）之间的关系。症状）在现役男子及其配偶/浪漫伴侣的样本中（ N = 234 军人夫妇）。一系列多变量方差分析测试的结果表明，与婚姻关系中婚姻温暖程度较低的个人相比，婚姻温暖程度较高的军人和配偶也报告了更好的应对技巧和心理健康状况。提供了针对社会支持和婚姻温暖的干预和预防影响。