1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The goal of this study is to examine the mutual contributions of both partners’ rumination to couples’ conflict, and to examine the moderating effect of RSA [Respiratory sinus arrhythmia].» (p. 640)

Questions/Hypothèses :
«Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is hypothesized to index a neurophysiological system that supports self-regulation and affiliative behaviors […], and may influence the maladaptive interpersonal consequences of rumination.» (p. 640)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon est composé de 83 couples hétérosexuels qui élèvent un jeune enfant. La région de provenance des participants n’est pas mentionnée dans l’article. La recherche a été conduite par une équipe de l’Université Concordia (Montréal).

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The findings highlight the interdependent nature of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and the role of the romantic partner in modulating the consequences of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies within close relationships.» (p. 646) «Each couple member’s rumination was independently associated with couples’ conflict. There were no main effects of actor or partner RSA on couples’ conflict. Actor RSA moderated the association between partner rumination and couples’ conflict, but not the association between actor rumination and couples’ conflict. Partner RSA did not moderate the associations between rumination and couples’ conflict. None of these associations were moderated by gender. These results indicate that when actor RSA was higher, there was a smaller association between partner rumination and actor-reported couples’ conflict. These findings provide further evidence that rumination is associated with impaired social functioning and highlight the role of the social context in moderating these outcomes. Furthermore, [these] findings suggest that RSA may modulate interpersonal emotion regulation processes.» (p. 645)