Dominance in the Marriages of Affective Patients

Hoover, Carol F.; Fitzgerald, Roy G.

doi:10.1097/00005053-198110000-00005

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“…Similarly, Szinovacz (1981) has expanded upon this definition and operationalized power inequality as discrepancies between the real and ideal distribution of decision making (discussed as role satisfaction in the present study). Consequently, the current finding is in keeping with past research which has found that power inequality (operationalized as inequality in decision making or related factors) is associated with lower levels of marital satisfaction (see reviews by Gray-Little &Burks, 1983 andHuston, 1983) and higher levels of depression (Hinchliffe, Hooper & Roberts, 1978;Hoover & Fitzgerald, 1981). However, these later studies did not look at the potential mediating impact of marital distress, which the results of the present study suggest may impact the relationship between decision making and depression.…”

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confidence: 89%

Depression, Marital Satisfaction, and Marital and Personality Measures of Sex Roles*

Whisman

Jacobson

1989

J Marital Family Therapy

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The present study examined the relationship between depression, marital satisfaction, and marital and personality measures of sex roles. Subjects included 50 couples in which the woman was clinically depressed (and of which 26 were maritally distressed), and 24 nondepressed, nondistressed control couples. Results indicated that compared to nondepressed couples, husbands and wives in relationships in which the wife was depressed showed greater inequality in decision making and dissatisfaction with the distribution of decision making and household tasks; wives additionally indicated greater dissatisfaction with distribution of childrearing responsibilities. The relationship between marital roles and depression was largely mediated by the impact of marital distress in the clinic couples. In addition, depressed wives were less masculine than nondepressed wives, and women with high levels of masculinity reported less depression than women with low levels.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Depression, Marital Satisfaction, and Marital and Personality Measures of Sex Roles*

Whisman

Jacobson

1989

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…We perceive the risk of promoting dysfunctional self-blame in wives disposed toward depressive symptomatology. Previous research (Hinchliffe et al, 1978;Hoover & Fitzgerald, 1981) has shown that power imbalances in intimate relationships are associated with higher levels of depression, although Whisman and Jacobson (1989) found that this relationship was mediated by the impact of marital distress. Rather than supporting traditional power imbalances, our focus on gender differences was intended to emphasize wives' vulnerability to such imbalances and the need to support women in challenging husbands' behaviors contributing to their distress.…”

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Marriage, Depression, and Cognition: Unraveling the Gordian Knot‐reply to Ettinger Et Al.

Snyder¹,

Heim

1992

J Marital Family Therapy

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Heim and Snyder (1991) explicitly applied a multidimensional assessment and data‐analytic strategy to predict husbands' and wives' depressive symptoms from measures of marital disaffection, overt marital conflict, appraisals of relationship prognosis, characterizations of the spouse, and causal attributions. For both genders, the best single predictor of depression was a measure of marital disaffection—accounting by itself for approximately one third of the variance in subjects' depressive symptoms. Additional attributional predictors of depression for married women indicated the need for therapists to support wives' assertive expression of relationship concerns and confrontation of husbands' behaviors contributing to their distress. We reiterate the complex and recursive relationships among marital difficulties, depression, congnitive processes, and their antecedents and consequences and encourage focused research on components of this intricate puzzle.

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“…Quite often they are expected to maintain dependent attitudes toward their superiors and husbands, yet seek independence as a working women. Those who are prone to depression may have difficulty in resolving this type of conflict (Hoover & Fitzgerald, 1981).…”

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Gender-related Stress among Japanese Working Women

Ogiwara¹,

Tsuda

Akiyama³

et al. 2008

Transcult Psychiatry

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This article addresses gender-related stresses of working women in Japan. We conducted a study of 399 employees in Japan using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health General Job Stress questionnaire. The results suggest that for women the most significant factor related to depression is interpersonal conflict, whereas for men, it is professional matters. In addition, we conducted interviews with Japanese female employees about their occupational stress. Our interviews indicated that for the occupational mental health of working women, the establishment of modified and supportive interpersonal relations within workplace environments may be required because of the gender roles expected of women in a male-dominant socioculture.

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Dominance in the Marriages of Affective Patients

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Depression, Marital Satisfaction, and Marital and Personality Measures of Sex Roles*

Depression, Marital Satisfaction, and Marital and Personality Measures of Sex Roles*

Marriage, Depression, and Cognition: Unraveling the Gordian Knot‐reply to Ettinger Et Al.

Gender-related Stress among Japanese Working Women

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