Effects of a brief web-based interpersonal conflict cognitive reappraisal expressive-writing intervention on changes in romantic conflict during COVID-19 quarantine.

IF 1.9 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES Couple and Family Psychology-Research and Practice Pub Date : 2021-06-10 DOI:10.1037/cfp0000173

Lindsey M. Rodriguez, S. Stewart, C. Neighbors

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Romantic conflict is known to have escalated during the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research investigates whether a single-session online writing intervention results in changes in romantic conflict among American adults cohabitating during COVID-19 quarantine (May 2020). Participants (N = 716, 50% female;mean age = 51.8 years) completed a baseline assessment which was followed by a brief (5–8 min) writing task in Qualtrics. Participants were randomized to one of five conditions, where they were asked to write about (a) a conflict with their romantic partner using cognitive reappraisal;(b) a conflict with their romantic partner expressing their deepest thoughts and feelings;(c) a conflict with someone other than their partner using cognitive reappraisal;(d) a conflict with someone other than their partner and a conflict with their partner expressing their deepest thoughts and feelings;or (e) mundane tasks like laundry, house cleaning, or lawn care. In the reappraisal conditions, participants were asked to use this perspective with the target person in the upcoming weeks. Two weeks later, participants were invited to complete a follow-up survey identical to baseline, where they were asked about conflict with their partner during the follow-up period. Results indicated that participants in the romantic partner cognitive reappraisal condition reported fewer disagreements, fewer relationship aggression events, and lower levels of conflict relentlessness with their partner relative to at least one of the control conditions. Results demonstrate preliminary support for a brief, cost-effective, and accessible tool that can help couples mitigate downstream effects of negative interactions during this stressful time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) © 2021 American Psychological Association

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据悉，在新冠肺炎疫情封锁期间，爱情矛盾进一步升级。本研究调查了单次在线写作干预是否会导致2019冠状病毒病隔离期间(2020年5月)同居的美国成年人的浪漫冲突发生变化。参与者(N = 716, 50%为女性，平均年龄51.8岁)完成了基线评估，随后在质量测试中完成了简短的写作任务(5-8分钟)。参与者被随机分为五种情况，他们被要求写下(a)用认知重评法与恋人发生冲突;(b)用认知重评法与恋人表达内心最深处的想法和感受;(c)用认知重评法与伴侣以外的人发生冲突;(d)与伴侣以外的人发生冲突，与伴侣表达内心最深处的想法和感受;或(e)平凡的任务，比如洗衣服，打扫房子，或打理草坪。在重新评估条件下，参与者被要求在接下来的几周内对目标人物使用这种观点。两周后，参与者被邀请完成一项与基线相同的后续调查，在那里他们被问及在随访期间与伴侣的冲突。结果表明，与至少一种控制条件相比，在浪漫伴侣认知再评估条件下，参与者报告的分歧、关系攻击事件和与伴侣的冲突持续程度较低。研究结果初步支持了一种简单、经济、方便的工具，可以帮助夫妻减轻在这段紧张时期负面互动的下游影响。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利)©2021美国心理协会

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期刊介绍： Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice ® (CFP) is a scholarly journal publishing peer-reviewed papers representing the science and practice of family psychology. CFP is the official publication of APA Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology) and is intended to be a forum for scholarly dialogue regarding the most important emerging issues in the field, a primary outlet for research particularly as it impacts practice and for papers regarding education, public policy, and the identity of the profession of family psychology. As the official journal for the Society, CFP will provide a home for the members of the division and those in other fields interested in the most cutting edge issues in family psychology. Unlike other journals in the field, CFP is focused specifically on family psychology as a specialty practice, unique scientific domain, and critical element of psychological knowledge. CFP will seek and publish scholarly manuscripts that make a contribution to the knowledge base of family psychology specifically, and the science and practice of working with individuals, couples and families from a family systems perspective in general.