Depression, marital satisfaction and communication in couples : investigating gender differences
(2010) Behavior Therapy — Vol. 41, n° 3, p. 306-316 (2010)
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- The correlation between depression and dysfunctional marital interaction is well documented, but only a few studies have examined gender-related differences in marital interaction patterns of couples with a depressed partner. In this paper we examined differences in observed marital communication in a sample of 62 Swiss couples presenting for treatment of depression. There were 16 maritally distressed couples with a depressed wife, 21 maritally nondistressed couples with a depressed wife, 18 maritally distressed couples with a depressed husband, and 7 maritally nondistressed couples with a depressed husband. Marital interaction behavior was found to depend on gender, depression, marital distress, as well as gender of the depressed partner. Our results suggest the need for a gender-sensitive model of the link between marital interaction and depression.
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University of Georgia, USA Institute for behavioral research
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Gabriel, B., Beach, S. R. H., & Bodenmann, G. (2010). Depression, marital satisfaction and communication in couples : investigating gender differences. Behavior Therapy, 41(3), 306-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2009.09.001 (Original work published 2010)