ABSTRACT Uncertainty is inherent to the illness experience; for those who are not ill themselves, the inability to directly access another person’s embodied experiences can heighten feelings of uncertainty. Doubt about the extent to which others are ill is a common and consequential form of partner uncertainty that we focus on in this study. Guided by Goldsmith’s (2001, 2004, 2016) normative framework, we analyzed data from interviews with 32 individuals (M age = 35.28, SD = 9.91; 72% female), uncovering how participants struggled to manage their doubt of family members’ health and to respond in normatively supportive ways to family members’ health claims. Each uncertainty management strategy for seeking and avoiding information, obtaining social support, and adjusting to chronic doubt often risked valued identities and relationships. This study illuminates the underrepresented perspective of individuals who doubt family members’ health issues and the challenges they face as support providers.

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对家庭成员的健康投诉进行质疑的困境：一种规范方法

摘要不确定性是疾病经验所固有的；对于那些没有病的人来说，无法直接获得他人的内在经历会加剧不确定感。对他人患病程度的怀疑是我们在研究中重点关注的伴侣不确定性的常见和必然形式。在戈德史密斯（2001，2004，2016）的规范框架的指导下，我们分析了来自32位个体的访谈数据（M年龄= 35.28，SD = 9.91； 72％为女性），揭示了参与者如何努力应对家庭成员的健康和以规范支持的方式应对家庭成员的健康主张。寻求和避免信息，获得社会支持以及适应长期疑问的每种不确定性管理策略通常都会冒着宝贵的身份和人际关系的风险。