Pathways between Self-Esteem and Depression in Couples

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Matthew D.; Galambos, Nancy L.; Finn, Christine; Neyer, Franz J.; Horne, Rebecca M.
Titel	Pathways between Self-Esteem and Depression in Couples
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 53 (2017) 4, S.787-799 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000276
Schlagwörter	Self Esteem; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Interpersonal Relationship; Correlation; Surveys; Spouses; Intimacy; Gender Differences; Risk; Coping; Stress Variables; Prediction; Foreign Countries; Self Concept Measures; Statistical Analysis; Error of Measurement; Goodness of Fit; Germany; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Korrelation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ehepartner; Intimität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risiko; Bewältigung; Vorhersage; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Messfehler; Deutschland
Abstract	Guided by concepts from a relational developmental perspective, this study examined intra- and interpersonal associations between self-esteem and depressive symptoms in a sample of 1,407 couples surveyed annually across 6 years in the Panel Analysis of Intimate Relations and Family Dynamics (pairfam) study. Autoregressive cross-lagged model results demonstrated that self-esteem predicted future depressive symptoms for male partners at all times, replicating the vulnerability model for men (low self-esteem is a risk factor for future depression). Additionally, a cross-partner association emerged between symptoms of depression: Higher depressive symptoms in one partner were associated with higher levels of depression in the other partner one year later. Finally, supportive dyadic coping, the support that partners reported providing to one another in times of stress, was tested as a potential interpersonal mediator of pathways between self-esteem and depression. Female partners' higher initial levels of self-esteem predicted male partners' subsequent reports of increased supportive dyadic coping, which, in turn, predicted higher self-esteem and fewer symptoms of depression among female partners in the future. Male partners' initially higher symptoms of depression predicted less frequent supportive dyadic coping subsequently reported by female partners, which was associated with increased feelings of depression in the future. Couple relations represent an important contextual factor that may be implicated in the developmental pathways connecting self-esteem and symptoms of depression. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01