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The Long Arm of Trauma During Childhood: Associations with Resources in Couple Relationships
Author(s) -
Banford Witting Alyssa,
Busby Dean
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/jmft.12354
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , sexual abuse , developmental psychology , independence (probability theory) , clinical psychology , social psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , psychiatry , statistics , environmental health , mathematics
Traumatic experiences within and outside the family of origin in childhood may disrupt couple functioning later in life. Using a sample of 3,958 couples assessed through the Relationship Evaluation Questionnaire ( RELATE ), an actor–partner independence model was fit to test direct and indirect associations between negative impact from one's family of origin (accounting for physical violence and sexual abuse) and resources in couple relationships. Resources were defined using intervention principles derived from the Conservation of Resources ( COR ) theory. Actor and partner effects suggested negative family impact associates with relationship instability and is mediated through negative couple communication. Actor effects suggested negative family impact associates with less calmness in one's self and is also mediated through negative couple communication.