Childhood Adversity, Daily Stress, and Marital Strain in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2347741
AutoresR Donnelly (0000-0003-1374-0131, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, autor de correspondencia), Debra Umberson (0000-0002-1317-3934, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA), Rhiannon A Kroeger (0000-0002-3146-6589, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA)
Año2018
Volumen39
Número7
Páginas2085-2106
Fecha de publicación2018-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x17741177
PMID29910525
OpenAlexW2336135818
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas40

Childhood adversity has enduring consequences for individuals throughout life, including increased reactivity to stress that may contribute to marital strain in adulthood. Past research on gendered experiences of heterosexual spouses raises questions about how the influence of childhood adversity might differ for men and women in same-sex marriages. We analyze dyadic diary data from 756 individuals in 106 male same-sex, 157 female same-sex, and 115 different-sex marriages to consider how childhood adversity moderates the association between daily stress and marital strain. Results suggest that the negative consequences of daily stress for marital strain are amplified by past childhood adversity with variation for men and women in same- and different-sex unions, such that women and those in same-sex marriages may experience some protection from the adverse consequences of childhood adversity

Developmental psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology