THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NEGATIVE CONFLICT BEHAVIOR AND SUBCLINICAL LEVELS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY SYMPTOMS IN CLINIC COUPLES: AN ACTOR-PARTNER INTERDEPENDENCE MODEL APPROACH EXAMINING MEDIATION BY PERCEIVED CRITICISM AND MODERATION BY POSITIVE COMMUNICATION

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Norman Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Annaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and Community Healthen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-25T05:58:55Z
dc.date.available2015-06-25T05:58:55Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractPast research on family members as psychosocial stressors leading to increased symptom distress has been mostly limited to psychiatric populations and has been problem-focused. The current study used behavioral observations and partner reports to examine the relationship between positive and negative partner behavior and individual symptom distress, mediated by perceived criticism, in 96 clinical couples. Results of structural equation modeling showed that male negative behavior had a positive relationship with female symptom severity mediated by perceived criticism. Female negative behavior had a negative relationship with male symptom severity, not mediated by perceived criticism. Warmth displayed no significant relationship with perceived criticism or symptom severity for either gender. Recommendations for future research include examining the role of power in the relationship between negative partner behavior and symptom severity and assessing the ratio between positive and negative behaviors rather than as separate variables. Replication of these results is warranted.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2033T
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16573
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMental healthen_US
dc.titleTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NEGATIVE CONFLICT BEHAVIOR AND SUBCLINICAL LEVELS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY SYMPTOMS IN CLINIC COUPLES: AN ACTOR-PARTNER INTERDEPENDENCE MODEL APPROACH EXAMINING MEDIATION BY PERCEIVED CRITICISM AND MODERATION BY POSITIVE COMMUNICATIONen_US
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