This preliminary study explored the role of relationship with God in couples’ adjustment to the threat of breast cancer. Women and their partners were assessed on positive and negative relationship with God, perceived and received couple support, and depression and marital adjustment prior to the women receiving their biopsy results. Analyses were conducted on women and partners separately to evaluate individual adjustment. In addition, analyses were conducted to explore the transactional relationship between each individual’s relationship with God and the other’s support and well-being. In terms of women’s adjustment, a negative relationship with God and feeling a burden in the couple relationship predicted greater depressive mood. For partners, their relationship with God did not predict their personal well-being after controlling for various support measures. In terms of transactional couple adjustment, women’s relationship with God did not predict partners’ well-being. However, the partner’s negative relationship with God significantly predicted poorer marital adjustment for women after controlling for the partners’ marital adjustment and support measures. Findings highlight the potential impact of spiritual struggle in the couple’s adjustment to a stressor such as the threat of breast cancer.

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与上帝的关系在夫妻适应乳腺癌威胁中的作用。

这项初步研究探讨了与上帝的关系在夫妻适应乳腺癌威胁中的作用。在女性收到活检结果之前，评估了女性及其伴侣与上帝的正面和负面关系、感知和接受了夫妻支持、抑郁和婚姻调整。分别对女性和伴侣进行分析以评估个体调整。此外，还进行了分析，以探讨每个人与上帝的关系与对方的支持和幸福之间的交易关系。在女性的适应方面，与上帝的消极关系和夫妻关系中的负担预示着更大的抑郁情绪。对于合作伙伴，在控制了各种支持措施后，他们与上帝的关系并没有预测他们的个人幸福。在交易性夫妻调整方面，女性与上帝的关系并不能预测伴侣的幸福感。然而，在控制了伴侣的婚姻调整和支持措施后，伴侣与上帝的负面关系显着预测了女性的较差的婚姻调整。调查结果强调了精神斗争在这对夫妇适应压力源（如乳腺癌威胁）方面的潜在影响。在控制了伴侣的婚姻调整和支持措施后，伴侣与上帝的负面关系显着预测了女性的较差的婚姻调整。调查结果强调了精神斗争在这对夫妇适应压力源（如乳腺癌威胁）方面的潜在影响。在控制了伴侣的婚姻调整和支持措施后，伴侣与上帝的负面关系显着预测了女性的较差的婚姻调整。调查结果强调了精神斗争在这对夫妇适应压力源（如乳腺癌威胁）方面的潜在影响。