文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Longitudinal Dyadic Trajectories of Marital Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms Among Couples Living With Chronic Illness

作者：Xie, Zhaoyang[1,2];Wang, Kanglin[3];Wang, Qilong[4];Tang, Sijian[5];Sun, Jian[1]

第一作者：Xie, Zhaoyang

通信作者：Xie, ZY[1];Sun, J[1];Xie, ZY[2]

机构：[1]Xihua Univ, Sch Mus & Dance, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China;[2]Univ Auckland, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Auckland, New Zealand;[3]Wuhan Univ Technol, Sch Phys Educ, Wuhan, Peoples R China;[4]Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Clin Coll 1, Lanzhou, Peoples R China;[5]East China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol & Cognit Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China

第一机构：Xihua Univ, Sch Mus & Dance, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China

通信机构：[1]corresponding author), Xihua Univ, Sch Mus & Dance, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China;[2]corresponding author), Univ Auckland, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Auckland, New Zealand.

年份：2026

外文期刊名：FAMILY RELATIONS

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-105045477323);WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001828924400001)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：Chinese; chronic illness; depressive symptoms; dyadic latent class growth analysis; marital satisfaction

摘要：Objective This study used longitudinal dyadic data to examine heterogeneous trajectories of marital satisfaction and their associations with depressive symptoms among Chinese couples coping with chronic illness.Background Chronic illness imposes substantial psychological and caregiving burdens on both patients and spouses. However, limited research has examined marital satisfaction trajectories, their heterogeneity, and their links with depressive symptoms in Chinese couples living with chronic illness.Methods Dyadic latent growth curve modeling and Dyadic Latent Class Growth Analysis (DLCGA) were conducted among 3751 couples to examine average and heterogeneous developmental patterns of marital satisfaction. Parallel process latent growth modeling was used to investigate the co-development of marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms. Distal depressive outcomes were compared across trajectory classes using the BCH approach, and covariates of class membership were examined using R3STEP.Results Marital satisfaction remained relatively stable on average for both patients and spouses, but three distinct trajectory classes emerged: Patient-Moderate Increasing/Spouse-Low Increasing (11.01%), Patient-High Stable/Spouse-High Declining (79.37%), and Patient-Low Declining/Spouse-High Declining (9.62%). Depressive symptoms declined over time in both partners. Higher initial marital satisfaction was associated with lower initial depressive symptoms, and depressive changes were synchronized within couples. Distal depressive outcomes and trajectory membership differed by demographic, illness-related, and psychological factors.Conclusions Marital satisfaction may function as a protective relational resource in couples coping with chronic illness.Implications Greater attention to dyadic marital patterns may inform family-based interventions and help identify vulnerable couples.