Integrating relational turbulence theory and the theory of resilience and relational load to investigate the relationships of couples with chronic illness

IF 1.4 Q2 COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI:10.1080/01463373.2022.2100267

Kelly G. McAninch, Erin D. Basinger, Amy L. Delaney, Erin C. Wehrman

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ABSTRACT Chronic illness is both prevalent in U.S. adults and influential in people’s lives and relationships. In this study, we integrate relational turbulence theory with the theory of resilience and relational load to consider associations between perceptions of the relationship, relational maintenance, and two global relationship qualities: resilience and relational load. Results from a cross-sectional online survey of 100 dyads in which at least one partner reported a chronic condition suggest relational turbulence was associated with relational maintenance, which, in turn, was associated with relational load and resilience. Relational maintenance emerged as a mediator in the association between relational turbulence and resilience and relational load in several tests. Communal orientation was positively associated with relational maintenance and indirectly related to resilience and relational load in certain circumstances. We discuss these findings for each theory individually, the value of considering these theories concurrently, and pragmatic advice for couples navigating chronic illness.

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结合关系动荡理论、弹性理论和关系负荷理论研究慢性病夫妻关系

慢性疾病在美国成年人中普遍存在，并且影响着人们的生活和人际关系。在本研究中，我们将关系动荡理论与弹性和关系负荷理论相结合，考虑关系知觉、关系维持和两种整体关系质量:弹性和关系负荷之间的关联。一项对100对至少有一方患有慢性疾病的夫妻进行的横断面在线调查的结果表明，关系动荡与关系维护有关，而关系维护又与关系负荷和弹性有关。在多个测试中，关系维护在关系动荡、弹性和关系负荷之间的关系中起到中介作用。在特定情况下，公共取向与关系维持呈正相关，与弹性和关系负荷间接相关。我们单独讨论了这些发现，同时考虑这些理论的价值，以及对夫妻治疗慢性疾病的实用建议。

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