ABSTRACT This study engages the frameworks of relational turbulence theory and the experiencing life transitions model to shed light on the associations between parents’ relationship-focused communication and marital qualities during major transitions for their child. An online survey asked parents (N = 311) to evaluate their marital relationship experiences surrounding a period of change during their child’s life. Analyses, which focused on participants who reported a major life event (N = 235), identified 11 categories of transitions. Across the transitions, perceptions of a partner’s engagement in transition processing communication was negatively associated with partner uncertainty and interference from a partner, and positively associated with facilitation from a partner. In contrast to the hypotheses, participants’ own engagement in transition processing communication was positively associated with partner uncertainty. The discussion highlights the potential for relationship-focused communication to attenuate relational uncertainty and improve interdependence as parents navigate transitions associated with raising children.

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婚姻中的儿童过渡和关系动荡：过渡处理沟通能帮上忙吗？

摘要这项研究采用关系湍流理论和经历的生活转变模型的框架，以阐明父母在以孩子为主要转变过程中，以人际关系为重点的交流与婚姻素质之间的联系。一项在线调查要求父母（N = 311）评估他们在孩子一生中经历一段变迁时期的婚姻关系经历。针对报告重大生活事件（N = 235）的参与者进行的分析确定了11个转变类别。在整个过渡过程中，对合作伙伴参与过渡处理通信的看法与合作伙伴的不确定性和来自合作伙伴的干扰成反比，与与合作伙伴的促进成正比。与假设相反，参与者自己参与过渡处理沟通与合作伙伴的不确定性呈正相关。讨论强调了在父母抚养与抚养孩子有关的过渡过程中，以关系为中心的交流有可能减少关系的不确定性并改善相互依赖性。