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Relationship dynamics: understanding married women's mental health
1Nursing Department, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA 18612, USA. jsteel@misericordia.edu
ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|May 19, 2007
Summary
Married women
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Mental Health Research
Background:
- Married women face elevated depression risks.
- Understanding factors influencing their mental health is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate differentiation of self and relationship factors predicting married women's psychological well-being using Bowen Theory.
- To identify key predictors of mental health in married women.
Main Methods:
- Applied Bowen Theory framework.
- Utilized multiple regression analysis.
- Examined differentiation of self and relationship factors (e.g., need fulfillment).
Main Results:
- Interdependence in marriage significantly predicted well-being.
- Perceived fulfillment of interactional, emotional, and sexual needs was a key factor.
- These relationship dynamics explained a substantial portion of women's psychological well-being.
Conclusions:
- Marital interdependence and need fulfillment are vital for women's psychological well-being.
- Clinicians should identify at-risk women for counseling.
- Early intervention can support positive mental health outcomes.
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