Experiential Avoidance, Dyadic Interaction and Relationship Quality in the Lives of Veterans and Their Partners

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ID2347701
AutoresOsnat Zamir (0000-0003-2542-040X, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, autor correspondente), Abigail H Gewirtz (0000-0001-7376-2952, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Madelyn Labella (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA), Madelyn H Labella (0000-0002-7984-9677, University of Minnesota), David S Degarmo (0000-0001-8449-3057, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA), James Snyder (Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA)
Ano2018
Volume39
Fascículo5
Páginas1191-1212
Data de publicação2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x17698182
PMID40874119
OpenAlexW2601383912
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas51

This study assessed the mediating pathways of observed couple communication on the dyadic associations between experiential avoidance (EA) and relationship quality. A sample of 228 military couples following combat deployment participated in a conflict discussion and completed self-report measures to assess EA and relationship quality. Results of an actor-partner interdependence model using structural equation modeling indicated that for both dyad members greater EA was associated with their own lower relationship quality. Higher EA in men was associated with more observed negative communication, as well as lower relationship quality in their female partners. Positive couple communication was associated with higher relationship quality in men and in women. Overall, EA demonstrated associations with relationship quality above and beyond couple communication skills. This study points to the importance of EA for the marital system and suggests that interventions targeting EA and positive couple communication skills may strengthen military marital relationships following deployment to war

Developmental psychology · Dyad · Marital relationship · Partner effects · Psychological intervention · Relationship education · Software deployment · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology