DETERMINANTS AND BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF STATE-LEVEL ANXIETY IN CLINICAL COUPLE INTERACTIONS
| dc.contributor.advisor | Epstein, Norman E. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Dezfulian, Taryn Marie | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Family Studies | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-10-11T10:53:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-10-11T10:53:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-08-19 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Extant research demonstrated that clinically diagnosable disorders such as depression and anxiety have detrimental effects on dyadic satisfaction in couple relationships, but studies have focused almost exclusively on trait-level emotional responses. Consequently, little is known about state-level emotional responses, including factors influencing negative emotional states during couple interactions, and associations between emotional states and the partners' subsequent communication behavior. This study investigated the associations between: (a) each partner's attachment security and negative attributions about the other's malicious intent for them; (b) the degree of state-level anxiety partners experience immediately before engaging in a discussion about a conflictual relationship issue; and (c) partners' use of constructive and destructive behaviors during the discussion. State-level anxiety mediated the relationship between partners' pre-existing attachment security and negative attributions about the partner and each partner's use of constructive and destructive communication. Implications for clinical assessment and intervention with state-level anxiety responses in distressed couples are discussed. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2999 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Health Sciences, Mental Health | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Anxiety | en_US |
| dc.subject.pquncontrolled | Couples | en_US |
| dc.title | DETERMINANTS AND BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF STATE-LEVEL ANXIETY IN CLINICAL COUPLE INTERACTIONS | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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