婚姻品質與憂鬱傾向：多變量潛在成長曲線模式的分析

Marital Quality and Depression: An Analysis of Latent Growth Curve Models

黃芳銘(Fang-Ming Hwang) ； 蕭英玲(Ying-Ling Hsiao)

《αβγ量化研究學刊》 3卷1期 (2011/06) Pp. 78-102

摘要

本研究主要目的是瞭解婚姻關係中正面及負面經驗變化與個人憂鬱傾向的關係，亦即檢視新婚夫妻在三年間個人內在婚姻品質（包括正面及負面婚姻經驗）與憂鬱傾向的變化情形、及二者變化軌跡之間的關係。本研究使用台北市新婚夫妻結婚三年間的縱貫性資料，有效樣本共計128對夫妻。從潛在曲線成長模式的分析中發現，新婚三年夫妻正面婚姻經驗逐年呈直線下降，而負面婚姻經驗及憂鬱傾向並無系統性的變化。夫妻正面婚姻經驗與憂鬱傾向二者的起始地位有顯著的負相關，只有妻子正面婚姻經驗的變化軌跡與憂鬱傾向的變化軌跡有顯著的負向關係，丈夫則無此關連。夫妻負面婚姻經驗與憂鬱傾向二者的起始地位有顯著的正相關，負面婚姻經驗的變化與憂鬱傾向的變化亦有顯著的正向關係。過去的研究顯示婚姻品質與妻子憂鬱傾向的關連性較強，其實是正面婚姻經驗對女性而言較為重要，婚姻衝突則對夫妻雙方的心理健康都有極大的殺傷力。

關鍵字

婚姻品質 ； 憂鬱傾向 ； 縱貫性研究 ； 多變量潛在成長曲線模式

並列摘要

Using latent growth curve modeling, this research examines intraindividual changes in marital quality (positive and negative marital experiences) and depression as well as investigates the associations between trajectories of changes in each dimension of marital quality and depression. A total of 128 newlywed couples from Taipei city area provided 3 waves of data. Husbands and wives showed a liner decline in positive marital experiences but revealed no systematic changes in negative marital experiences and depression. The results also indicated that the initial levels of both positive and negative marital experiences of husbands and wives are associated with their initial levels of depression. The association between trajectories of changes in positive marital experiences and depression was confirmed only for wives. However, the relationships between trajectories of changes in negative marital experiences and depression existed for both husbands and wives.

並列關鍵字

marital quality ； depression ； panel study ； multivariate latent growth curve models