OBJECTIVE Same-sex couples face unique minority stressors that affect relationship functioning, yet remarkably little research has examined the mechanisms by which individual and partner experiences of internalized stigma affect relationships over time. Using actor-partner interdependence models, the present study examined the effects of internalized stigma on relationship satisfaction, and whether depressive symptoms and couple conflict mediated these effects. Hypotheses were tested cross-sectionally and prospectively across a 5-year period. METHOD Participants were 330 same-sex couples (n = 660 individuals; Mage = 39.5 years, SD = 10.8) who were assessed annually over a 5-year period. There were 109 male couples, 216 female couples, and five couples in which one partner did not identify with these labels. RESULTS There was a significant actor effect of internalized stigma on lower relationship satisfaction cross-sectionally and prospectively, and significant indirect actor-actor and actor-partner effects of internalized stigma on satisfaction via couple conflict cross-sectionally and prospectively. Finally, there was a cross-sectional indirect actor-actor effect of internalized stigma on relationship satisfaction via depressive symptoms, though depressive symptoms did not mediate any effects over time. CONCLUSIONS These findings highlight the importance of considering both individual and interpersonal mediators of minority stress, particularly when investigating partner effects of minority stress on relationship satisfaction. Implications for research and clinical practice with same-sex couples are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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内化污名对同性关系满意度的前瞻性影响：抑郁症状和夫妻冲突的中介作用。

目标 同性伴侣面临着影响关系功能的独特少数压力源，但很少有研究研究个人和伴侣的内化耻辱经历随着时间的推移影响关系的机制。使用演员-伴侣相互依赖模型，本研究检验了内化污名对关系满意度的影响，以及抑郁症状和夫妻冲突是否介导了这些影响。假设在 5 年期间进行了横断面和前瞻性测试。方法 参与者是 330 对同性伴侣（n = 660 人；Mage = 39.5 岁，SD = 10.8），他们在 5 年内每年接受评估。有 109 对男性伴侣，216 对女性伴侣，以及 5 对伴侣不认同这些标签的伴侣。结果 内化污名在横截面和前瞻性方面对较低的关系满意度有显着的行为者效应，在横向和前瞻性方面，内化污名对夫妻冲突的满意度有显着的间接行为者-行为者和行为者-合作伙伴影响。最后，通过抑郁症状，内化污名对关系满意度存在横截面间接行为者效应，尽管随着时间的推移，抑郁症状并没有中介任何影响。结论 这些研究结果强调了考虑少数群体压力的个人和人际中介因素的重要性，特别是在调查少数群体压力对关系满意度的合作伙伴影响时。讨论了对同性伴侣的研究和临床实践的影响。