Çiftlerde depresyon, anksiyete ve stres seviyelerinin iletişim örüntüleriyle ilişkisi

The present study examined the relationship between the demand/ withdraw pattern and levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in newlywed couples. The sample consisted of 107 Turkish heterosexual couples that were part of another project at Ozyegin University. Scale data were collected online and the observational data in the laboratory. Participants were asked to complete the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and Demographic Information Form. Couple Interaction Rating System (CIRS) developed by Heavey, Gill, and Christensen (1998) was used to measure the demand/ withdraw pattern during two discussion sessions and each session included an important topic for each partner. Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) was conducted in the data analysis. For both the husbands' and wives' topics, the results indicated a negative significant relationship between husband demand/ wife withdraw pattern and men's depression levels (actor effect). Again for both the husbands's and wives' topics, the results for the partner effects showed a positive significant relationship between the wife demand/ husband withdraw pattern and men's level of anxiety, and a significant negative relationship with men's level of stress. Findings are discussed regarding the literature and possible implications in both research and clinical areas. Finally, the contributions of the current study, its limitations and possible directions for future research were discussed.