Disrupted physiological coregulation during a conflict predicts short-term discord and long-term relationship dysfunction in couples with personality pathology.

Schreiber, Alison M.; Wright, Aidan G.C.; Beeney, Joseph E.; Stepp, Stephanie D.; Scott, Lori N.; Pilkonis, Paul A.; Hallquist, Michael N.

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“…Indeed, theory and empirical research indicate that coregulation is involved in emotion regulation (Butler & Randall, 2013;Nelson et al, 2017). Likewise, previous work demonstrated disruptions to coregulation portended increases in negative affect among psychiatric outpatients (Schreiber et al, 2020).…”

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“…Consistent with this notion, physiological coregulation is associated with perspective taking and fewer negative behaviors during a conflict discussion (Nelson et al, 2017). In both healthy couples (Nelson et al, 2017) and those affected by personality pathology (Schreiber et al, 2020), poor physiological coregulation predicts larger increases in negative affect after a conflict discussion.…”

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“…To capture physiological coregulation, we used a stochastic differential equations model of dyadic heart rate dynamics that estimated the joint effects of self- and coregulatory influences (Schreiber et al, 2020; Steele et al, 2014). We focused on examining each individual’s physiological tendency to be coregulated by the partner, reflected by an individual’s heart rate becoming aligned with the partner’s heart rate.…”

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“…Because positive cross-partner influence would lead to a dyadic system in which an individual’s heart rate increasingly aligns with and becomes pulled toward the partner’s physiology, we frame greater cross-coupling as dependent coregulation. Conversely, because negative cross-partner influence would lead to a dyadic system in which an individual’s heart rate becomes misaligned with and pulls away from the partner’s physiology, we frame negative cross-coupling as contrarian coregulation (this nomenclature builds on Schreiber et al, 2020 and Steele et al, 2014).…”

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“…Because autonomic flexibility is involved in emotion regulation and is disrupted in psychiatric populations (Beauchaine, 2001;Beauchaine et al, 2007), coregulation of heart rate is particularly relevant to understanding relationship functioning in psychiatric populations (Butler & Randall, 2013). In a previous investigation of romantic relationships in PDs, disruptions to physiological coregulation during a conflict discussion accounted for the association between personality pathology and relationship dissatisfaction 12 months later (Schreiber et al, 2020). Building on evidence that attachment dynamics are a key component of interpersonal dysfunction in PDs, this study examined the role of physiological coregulation in attachment processes in couples with PDs.…”

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Dispositional attachment style moderates the effects of physiological coregulation on short-term changes in attachment anxiety and avoidance.

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Hallquist³

2021

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Individuals with personality disorders often experience romantic relationship dysfunction and have an insecure attachment style. Here, we examined attachment dynamics in dyadic interactions, focusing specifically on the role of physiological coregulation in state attachment processes in couples oversampled for personality pathology. A total of 121 couples completed a 10-minute discussion about an area of disagreement in their relationship and a 5-minute discussion in which they planned an event together. We used a dynamical model of heart rate changes to estimate coregulation. We found that (a) increases in state attachment avoidance were associated with contrarian coregulation (heart rate becoming misaligned with the partner's physiology) and (b) conversely, increases in state attachment anxiety were associated with dependent coregulation (heart rate becoming aligned with the partners' physiology). Dispositional attachment insecurity moderated the effects of state attachment insecurity on physiological coregulation. Whereas dispositional anxiety predicted individuals exhibiting dependent coregulation in response to state insecurity, dispositional avoidance predicted contrarian coregulation in response to state insecurity. This work provides insight into the role of physiological coregulation in attachment dynamics among couples oversampled for personality pathology, suggesting that disruptions to coregulation contribute to impaired emotion regulation during romantic conflicts.

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Disrupted physiological coregulation during a conflict predicts short-term discord and long-term relationship dysfunction in couples with personality pathology.

Abstract: Personality pathology is associated with dysfunctional romantic relationships. This study found that disruptions to physiological attunement during conflict predict short-term discord and long-term relationship dysfunction in couples affected by personality pathology.

Cited by 4 publications

References 68 publications

Dispositional attachment style moderates the effects of physiological coregulation on short-term changes in attachment anxiety and avoidance.

Dispositional attachment style moderates the effects of physiological coregulation on short-term changes in attachment anxiety and avoidance.

Validation of a behavioral coding system for measuring mutually responsive orientation in intimate relationships.

Integrating multiple time-scales to advance relationship science

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