Preventing negative health outcomes following marital transitions can promote personal recovery and well-being. We used the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) (2012, 2014) to test whether social relationship quality moderated the association between marital transition and change in depressive symptomology among U.S. adults aged 50 and older (n = 3,705). Marital status transitions between 2012 and 2014 included remained married/partnered, divorced/separated, and widowed. Depressive symptomology was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 8 Short Form (CES-D 8). Social support, social contact, and social strain were indicators of social relationship quality. Change in depressive symptomology was modeled using autoregressive multiple regression. Social relationship quality appeared to influence depressive symptomatology for those experiencing divorce/separation. Compared to individuals who remained married/partnered, depressive symptomatology in those experiencing separation/divorce decreased among those reporting low social support, increased among those reporting high social support, and increased among those who reported low social strain. Limitations and clinical implications are discussed.

防止婚姻过渡后的负面健康结果可以促进个人康复和幸福。我们使用健康与退休研究 (HRS) (2012, 2014) 来测试社会关系质量是否会调节 50 岁及以上美国成年人 (n = 3,705) 的婚姻过渡与抑郁症状变化之间的关联。2012 年至 2014 年间的婚姻状况转变包括保持已婚/伴侣、离婚/分居和丧偶。使用流行病学研究中心抑郁量表 8 简表 (CES-D 8) 测量抑郁症状。社会支持、社会接触和社会压力是社会关系质量的指标。使用自回归多元回归对抑郁症状的变化进行建模。社会关系质量似乎会影响那些经历离婚/分居的人的抑郁症状。与保持已婚/伴侣关系的人相比，那些经历分居/离婚的人的抑郁症状在报告社会支持低的人中减少，在报告社会支持高的人中增加，在报告社会压力低的人中增加。讨论了局限性和临床意义。