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LINKS BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND MARITAL SATISFACTION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES August I. C. Jenkins, Steffany J. Fredman, Yunying Le, Xiaoran Sun, Olivenne D. Skinner, and Susan M. McHale (Funded by NICHD R01 HD32336) Background

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LINKS BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND MARITAL SATISFACTION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES

August I. C. Jenkins, Steffany J. Fredman, Yunying Le, Xiaoran Sun, Olivenne D. Skinner, and Susan M. McHale

(Funded by NICHD R01 HD32336)

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Background

■ Bidirectional associations between depression and relationship satisfaction for self and partner (e.g. Davila, Bradbury, Cohan, & Tochluk, 1997; Whisman & Uebelacker, 2009)

– associations for African American (AA) couples? – role of experiences of discrimination?

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Use longitudinal, dyadic approach to:

– examine depressive symptoms-marital satisfaction link among AA couples – explore moderation by discrimination

Current Study

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■ Data: 168 married or cohabitating heterosexual, AA couples

ver one-year span (McHale et al., 2006)

■ Data Analysis: autoregressive cross-lagged model using Actor-Partner Interdependence Model within Structural Equation Modeling framework – main effects model – moderation by discrimination

Method

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χ2(7) = 4.33, p = .74; RMESA = .00; CFI = 1.00

Dep Dep Sat Sat Dep Dep Sat Sat

For both husbands and wives:

Depressive symptoms

prospectively predicted lower satisfaction for both self and partner

Time 1 e 1 Time 2 e 2

Results

Satisfaction did not

predict depressive symptoms

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Husbands’ Discrimination Wives’ Discrimination

T1 Wives’ Martial Satisfaction T2 Husbands’ Depressive Symptoms T1 Husbands’ Marital Satisfaction T2 Wives’ Depressive Symptoms

Results: Moderation by Discrimination

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Summary

■ Depressive symptoms  Lower satisfaction – consistent with interpersonal theories of depression (Coyne, 1976; Hammen, 2006) ■ In presence of discrimination, effect of satisfaction

n depressive symptoms differs by gender

– consistent with Black Superwoman schema and tend-and-befriend theory (Woods-Giscombé, 2010; Taylor et al., 2001) – greater research on discrimination and gender dynamics in AA couples

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Questions for Discussion

■ What are the possible mechanisms through which depressive symptoms impact the couple relationship, and which are particularly relevant for AA couples? ■ How can we best adopt an intersectional perspective when studying the effects of racial trauma for AA couples?